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About Fabienne

Fabienne François Keck (she/her) is a Haitian-American writer based in the Boston area. She holds a BA in French and Spanish Literatures from Swarthmore College and an MFA from the Bennington Writing Seminars. She is an alum of the Tin House Summer Workshop. A world traveler and fluent speaker of three languages (English, French and Spanish), Fabienne celebrates the constraints and possibilities of the short story form. She is an avid reader of prose: some favorites are Duong Thu Huong, Clarice Lispector, Édouard Louis, Hanne Ørstavik and Samanta Schweblin. As an experienced writing coach, Fabienne offers substantive developmental editing consultations. She advises clients on a wide range of writing projects—from fellowship artist statements and MFA applications to academic portfolios and fiction manuscripts.