Writer & Essayist
Where cultural identity, motherhood,
and female experience meet memory.
About the writer
Brittany Sirlin is a writer and educator based in New York City. Her work traces the intersections of Jewish identity, motherhood, and female experience — the places where memory is made and the stories we inherit shape the ones we tell.
Her debut piece, Playing Dead, appears in Our Magical Pandemic: Stories of Love and Whimsy in Lockdown (Stone Tiger Books, 2023), edited by Jeff Ourvan. Essays have been published in Kveller, Mutha Magazine, Screamin' Mamas, The Writing Disorder, and On Being Jewish Now.
She is currently at work on her first novel and teaches middle school English in New York City.
Debut publication
Stories of Love and Whimsy in Lockdown
"Playing Dead" by Brittany Sirlin
"Bursting with heart, dynamic energy, and unbounded creativity."
"A creative and eclectic anthology that captures the spirit of our time."
— Independent Book Review
"Dynamic energy and unbounded creativity — a remarkable collection."
— Indies Today ★★★★★
Featured Essay · Mutha Magazine · December 2023
She had learned to be easygoing. She was determined her daughter wouldn't have to be.
A daughter's innocent question surfaces a harrowing childhood memory. On consent, girlhood, and the patterns we're desperate not to pass down.
Read the essay →Featured Essay · On Being Jewish Now · December 2025
Insisting on joy — not because danger has disappeared, but because joy is still possible.
A family departs Bondi Beach minutes before tragedy strikes. A meditation on Jewish identity, safety, and the fierce choice to celebrate in the face of fear.
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