Jessica Comola (she/her) is an editor, educator, and creative writer.
She currently works at ASCD+ISTE as an Editor for Educational Leadership magazine.
She earned her PhD English & Literary Arts from the University of Denver (2019) and her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Mississippi (2014).
Jessica has worked as a consulting editor, content editor, and quality assurance editor for federal clients, including the U.S. Bureau of Economic Affairs, the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
She has also taught creative, technical, and professional writing to undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Denver, University of Colorado, and University of Mississippi.
Some of her most rewarding teaching experiences have been working with young writers (ages 5-18) at Denver School of the Arts, Writers in the Schools, and Lighthouse Writers Workshop.
Jessica's poetry collection, Everything We Met Changed Form and Followed the Rest, was published by Horse Less Press in 2016. Her chapbook, What Kind of Howly Divine, was published by Horse Less in 2014.
Follow Jessica’s current writing and visual projects on Instagram @jlcomola
