| June 25, 2026
book inc Peer Artist Leader Jennifer Gaites won't tell you what to read this summer, but she'll gladly tell you what's in her beach bag.
Writers
Writers
Jennifer Gaites
peer artist leader (novel incubator, book revision lab)
Biography
Jennifer Gallo Gaites is a writing instructor at Project Write Now, a nonprofit writing organization. She is working on a novel and writes essays about identity and motherhood. Her work has been published in Riverteeth’s “Beautiful Things,” WOW Women on Writing, Hippocampus, and Literary Mama. When she’s not reading or writing, she’s either asking her college-aged kids too many questions or trying to understand her middle-schooler’s obsession with YouTube. She lives in Fair Haven, NJ, with her husband, three children, and their poorly-trained dog, Gus.
Instagram: @jennifer_gaites
Facebook: @jennifer.gaites
Journal Entries
| April 9, 2026
In her "Mast Years" Substack, book inc writer Jennifer Gallo Gaites finds an unexpected parallel between a kitchen cabinet overhaul and the messy, nonlinear process of organizing a novel.
| November 14, 2024
When experiencing déjà vu as a camp mom, book inc PAL Jennifer Gaites reflects on how her writing journey has evolved, and the importance of a supportive writing community.
| July 18, 2024
book inc PAL Jennifer Gaites reflects on how both parenting and writing can benefit from the support and wisdom of a trusted community.
| May 9, 2024
book inc PAL Jennifer Gaites reflects on the intersection of her creative pursuits and everyday life, from preparing for an author interview to balancing family demands.
Publications
- August 2025 | “Snails and the Night Sky” | Pangyrus
- September 2024 | “Through the Plexiglass” | HerStry
- December 2023 | “A Seasoned Skillet” | River Teeth‘s “Beautiful Things”
- October 2023 | “{ }nesting” | First-place winner, WOW Women on Writing Quarter Four Creative Nonfiction Contest
- September 2023 | “How to Treat Migraines with Acupuncture” | Hippocampus Magazine
- Sept/Oct 2021| “Shadows of the Same Object” | Literary Mama