Connie Josefs is a writer, teacher and literary consultant. She worked as a writer, producer and story analyst for film and television before turning her attention to fiction and essay writing. She has led workshops in fiction and creative non-fiction writing for more than 20 years, and served on the faculty of the Emeritus Program at Santa Monica College in California, where she was founding editor of the literary journal, E-33: Writings from Emeritus. She currently teaches creative writing and literature at the Osher Institute at UNM Albuquerque. She also leads private workshops and provides individualized coaching, editing and manuscript consultation through The Writing Circle. Connie holds an MFA in fiction writing from Antioch University.