Jessica Nordell is an American poet, journalist, and radio producer from Green Bay, Wisconsin.

Literary Friendships, a radio series she produced featuring writer-friends speaking about their work and their lives, won a 2006 Gracie Award.

Writing

Jessica was a writer for the National Public Radio show A Prairie Home Companion

A Prairie Home Companion

A Prairie Home Companion is a live radio variety show created and hosted by Garrison Keillor. The show runs on Saturdays from 5 to 7 p.m. Central Time, and usually originates from the Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, although it is frequently taken on the road...

for three years.

Articles

• "Home sweet 'Prairie Home'," Salon Article

• "Positions of Power: How female ambition is shaped," Slate.com (November 21, 2006) Article

External links

• A Prairie Home Companion
• Before the Mortgage