Jackie Craven

• Over 20 years of experience writing about architecture and the arts
• Author of two books on home decor and sustainable design
• Author of Secret Formulas & Techniques of the Masters, a collection of art-themed poetry
• Doctor of Arts from the University at Albany, SUNY

Experience

Jackie Craven is an arts writer and a poet. Her credits include books on interior design, columns for House & Garden magazine and Realtor.org, widely-published poetry and fiction, and travel features for the Providence Journal. She covered architecture, literature, and the visual arts for ThoughtCo (formerly About Education) for 20 years, beginning in January 1999.

Dr. Craven has taught literature and writing courses at several colleges and universities, including the University at Albany, SUNY. The New York Times called Dr. Craven "one of the Internet's reigning authorities on buildings and architecture."

Education

Dr. Craven earned her Doctor of Arts from the University at Albany, SUNY. Her dissertation explored the role of the persona in nonfiction prose. She also received a Master's in Literacy Education from the University at Albany and a B.A. in English from Virginia Commonwealth University. 

Awards and Publications

• Secret Formulas & Techniques of the Masters (2018, Brick Road Poetry Press)
• Pushcart Nominee (2018, Brick Road Poetry Press; 2017, Salamander Magazine)
• Our Lives Became Unmanageable (2016, winner of the Omnidawn Fabulist Fiction Award)
• The Stress Free Home: Beautiful Interiors for Serenity and Harmonious Living (2003, Quarry Books)
• The Healthy Home: Beautiful Interiors That Enhance The Environment And Your Well-Being (2003, Quarry Books)

ThoughtCo and Dotdash

ThoughtCo is a premier reference site focusing on expert-created education content. We are one of the top-10 information sites in the world as rated by comScore, a leading Internet measurement company. Every month, more than 13 million readers seek answers to their questions on ThoughtCo.

For more than 20 years, Dotdash brands have been helping people find answers, solve problems, and get inspired. We are one of the top-20 largest content publishers on the Internet according to comScore, and reach more than 30% of the U.S. population monthly. Our brands collectively have won more than 20 industry awards in the last year alone, and recently Dotdash was named Publisher of the Year by Digiday, a leading industry publication.