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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 McCormack Writing Center (formerly Tin House Summer Workshop) and a Volunteer Fiction Screener for Ploughshares. Her short fiction has appeared in The Southampton Review and elsewhere. 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, among others. 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.