Janet Ruth Falon

JANET RUTH FALON is a journalist, essayist, poet, and teacher who has taught journaling and creative writing at the University of Pennsylvania for more than two decades. She is the author of The Jewish Journaling Book.

Falon’s writing has appeared in the New York Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and the Christian Science Monitor. She holds an MLA and is a former newspaper reporter and magazine editor. One of her projects for WHYY-TV received a local Emmy Award.

When she’s not writing, Falon has worked with students, staff, cancer-support groups, and continuing-care facilities through her teaching practice at the University of Pennsylvania.

Janet lives in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania.

Janet Ruth Falon’s books are published by Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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