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Jennifer Gryzenhout
Jennifer Gryzenhout is a writer of fiction and creative nonfiction from Calgary, Canada. She was formerly a teacher with the Amsterdam branch of the Writers Studio NYC and currently teaches English literature at the International School of Amsterdam. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia. She has short stories published in Ink Tears and The Avalon Literary Review, and is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize nomination. She is working on short fiction and a novel.
What Jennifer's students say
+I found Jennifer's critiques immensely valuable. She is precise and specific in where the writing can be improved but at the same time hugely supportive and encouraging.
Francesca
Student, 2020Jennifer created a safe environment for me to take my first steps as a fiction writer, after years of writing journalism. Her feedback was always precise and encouraging, and what’s more, she somehow managed to make solid critiquers out of our...Read more
Paulien Bakker
StudentJennifer made me feel I could actually write an appealing short piece. Her assignments were clear and her feedback was practical and stimulating. An experienced teacher, she doesn’t shy away from sharing her own writing struggles and victories. In...Read more
Marijke van Oosterzee
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