Jana Meisenholder

Jana Meisenholder is an award-winning freelance journalist whose magazine features and reporting have been published in The New York Times, The Atavist Magazine, Rolling Stone, The Wall Street Journal, Taipei Times, Nylon, The News Lens International, among other places. Her reporting, which often takes her to the farthest reaches of rural America exploring themes of resilience, identity, and belonging, has earned industry recognition from the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) and the Los Angeles Press Club.

In 2023, her story 'King of the Hill' was anthologized in The Year's Best Sportswriting (Triumph Books). Several of her stories have been optioned for adaptation into television and documentary projects.

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Outside of her reporting, she mentors young writers through 826LA and is also an active member of the Authors Guild. ​You can listen to her recent interview on the Creative Nonfiction podcast here.

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Jana was born in Japan, raised in Australia, and spent her summers in Taiwan. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband, their son, and their two dogs.