Jessica Comola

Bio

Jessica Comola (she/her) is an editor, educator, multidisciplinary writer and visual artist. She is the author of Everything We Met Changed Form and Followed the Rest, published by Horse Less Press in 2016, and What Kind of Howly Divine (Horse Less, 2014). Her work has been published in numerous literary journals and magazines.

Education

Jessica earned her Ph.D in English and Literary Arts from the University of Denver (2019) and her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Mississippi (2014). She writes across multiple genres, including poetry, prose, and drama and often incorporates visual art into her writing.

Professional Background

Jessica currently works at ASCD+ISTE, an education nonprofit, as an Editor for Educational Leadership magazine. Previously, she has worked as a consulting editor and content editor for federal clients, including the U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Affairs and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

For many years, she has taught creative, technical and professional writing to both undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Denver, the University of Colorado and the University of Mississippi. Some of her most rewarding teaching experiences have been working with young writers at the Denver School of the Arts, Writers in the Schools and Lighthouse Writers Workshop.