Jasmin Darznik *07 ENG
Novelist, Educator
Author and Chair, Graduate Visual and Critical Studies Program and Graduate Writing Program, California College of the Arts
Jasmin Darznik is a New York Times bestselling novelist who received her Ph.D. in English from Princeton University. Her books have been published in 19 languages, and her fourth book, a novel about Rita Hayworth, is forthcoming from Random House/Ballantine in 2026. Darznik currently chairs the graduate writing and graduate visual and critical studies programs at California College of the Arts in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she also teaches creative writing and contemporary literature. Her work bridges academic rigor with accessible storytelling, transforming scholarly research into historical fiction that brings forgotten voices back to life. Previous works include “The Bohemians,” which explores photographer Dorothea Lange’s life, and “Song of a Captive Bird,” a novel about Iranian poet Forugh Farrokhzad. Darznik has contributed to The New York Times, The Atlantic and The Washington Post.