Writing with Jenna
Writing isn't just about publishing—but a way of living—built around teachings, community, and creativity. It's learning how to find inspiration when you're stuck, seeking out specks of truth in a world of chaos, and getting those few essential words on the page every single day.
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On this site you'll find information about my virtual writing workshops, weekly coaching circle, and annual Travel Writing Master Class trip in Turkey!
I hope you'll join me in one of these life-changing creative endeavors.
ABOUT ME
I'm Jenna Scatena, a journalist and writing teacher.
My career began in 2009 as a staff writer and editor at San Francisco magazine. In 2014, I pivoted to freelancing and began working as an international correspondent for Conde Nast Traveler and writing for The Atlantic, AFAR, Travel + Leisure, BBC Travel, San Francisco Chronicle, Wired, O the Oprah Magazine, Marie Claire, Vogue, and Lonely Planet.
A few years ago I moved to Istanbul where I've deepened my storytelling skills in one of the world's most complex regions. I also adopted a streetcat named Frida and moved to a 300-year-old stone cottage in a rural village!
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I've been teaching writing workshops for more than a decade and I've been a speaker at The Book Passage Travel Writers Conference, Women's Travel Fest, and Global Wellness Summit.
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My travel essays are anthologized in The Best American Science & Nature Writing, The Best Women's Travel Writing Vol. 9 and Vol. 11 and An Innocent Abroad, and have won three Solas Travel Writing Awards and one Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism award through the Society for American Travel Writers. I received my B.A. in nonfiction writing from Ithaca College.
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You can read and learn more about my work at jennascatena.com
My writing
cottage
in Turkey!
