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Liza Monroy
Liza Monroy's first novel, Mexican High, was just released by Spiegel & Grau (a division of Random House). Her articles and essays have appeared in The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, L.A. Times Magazine, Newsweek, Jane, Village Voice, and Time Out New York. The daughter of a U.S. Foreign Service officer, she has lived, worked, and studied in Mexico, Italy, Holland, the Czech Republic, Greece, and the United States. Liza's writing has also appeared in anthologies, including the New York Times The Best of Modern Love. She's been a travel writer for MTV and was recently awarded a residency by the Kerouac Project of Orlando. Visit her on the web at www.lizamonroy.com.

Testimonials


Liza brings a wealth of knowledge to the class. She suggested publications where our pieces would fit and has an address book of editors that is to die for. I sent my piece out the next day and it was published within a week. -- Tara Bishop

"The class gave me the tools to make my writing better. These are all things not just applicable to the course, but to my whole life as a writer. It's like the course that keeps on giving!" -- Amy Nathan

"I loved Liza's class. Her openness to share names and places for future submissions was most welcome as this is a difficult field to break into." -- Diane Singer

"Liza's class was a gem. I gained invaluble insights into where I might look to sell my piece. Liza was so full of knowledge and advice. She knows this market and wants to help you succeed." -- Amy Tucker Carroll

"I found both Liza and the class to be very stimulating and helpful in ideas on where and how to market my writing. The feedback on our assignments was insightful." -- Helen Miller

"Liza's astute and efficient observations about the students' material made for an engaging and beneficial class." -- Neil Gordon