Jacque Gorelick

Jacque Gorelick is a writer and former educator whose work explores the complexities of family, identity, and belonging. Her essays appear in The New York Times, Salon, The Washington Post, HuffPost, The Kenyon Review, Los Angeles Review of Books, Pithead Chapel, X-R-A-Y, and other publications. Her debut memoir Map of a Heart: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Finding the Way Home (Vine Leaves Press, February 2026) tells the story of hard-won family life upended by a medical emergency. She lives in California with her husband, two boys, and a mélange of rescues. More at www.jacquegorelick.com.