Jasmin Sandelson

Jasmin Sandelson is a writer and editor whose work focuses on storytelling and social justice. Her first book, My Girls (University of California Press, 2023), follows friendships among teen girls in Boston-area housing projects. Her essays have appeared in The Sewanee Review, The Rumpus, The Georgia Review, Longreads, and Hobart. She is a Harvard PhD in sociology and holds an NYU MFA in creative nonfiction. She lives in Brooklyn and was born and raised in London. She is a Kimmel Harding Nelson Center resident, with a stay scheduled for November 2026.