Malena Watrous (born in San Francisco) is an American novelist, essayist, short story writer, educator, and author of numerous magazine articles.
She is a contributor to The San Francisco Chronicle,'All That Work and Still No Boys'. SFGate (September 20, 2009). Retrieved on 2016-12-22. The New York Times,Book Review | 'Little Bird of Heaven,' by Joyce Carol Oates – The New York Times. Nytimes.com (September 17, 2009). Retrieved on 2016-12-22. Real Simple, The Believer, and Salon.Malena Watrous. nytimesknownow.com
She lives in San Francisco. She attended the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop, was a Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University,Stanford Creative Writing Program . Stanford.edu (June 20, 2014). Retrieved on 2016-12-22. and then a Jones Lecturer. She currently teaches at the Stanford Online Writers' Workshop.Online Writing Courses. stanford.edu
Her debut novel, If You Follow Me was released on March 9, 2010. The book has received reviews in The New York Times,Soderlind, Lori (April 1, 2010) IF YOU FOLLOW ME By Malena Watrous, New York Times The Boston Globe,Malena Watrous’s debut novel is full of discoveries – The Boston Globe. Boston.com (March 8, 2010). Retrieved on 2016-12-22. Ms. Magazine, The Rumpus,Life Is Not Karaoke Booth. The Rumpus.net (March 2010). Retrieved on December 22, 2016. and the San Francisco Chronicle.'If You Follow Me,' by Malena Watrous – SFGate. Articles.sfgate.com (March 23, 2010). Retrieved on 2016-12-22.
She lived and worked in Japan as an Assistant Language Teacher on the JET Programme from 1998 to 2000.JET Alum Author Profile: Malena Watrous. JETwit.com (September 21, 2010). Retrieved on 2016-12-22. She attended Barnard College, where she majored in English and spent her free time interning for a food writer.Malena Watrous. Malena Watrous. Retrieved on December 22, 2016.
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