Jessica Walker is a writer and teacher with extensive experience in cultivating creativity and productivity from other writers. With a decade of experience in publishing, workshopping, and editing, she brings positivity and dedication to the writing environment at land or sea. A writer of both fiction and nonfiction, Jessica’s creative writing has been published in New Letters, Witness, The American Scholar, The Indiana Review, Kenyon Review Online, Black Warrior Review, and elsewhere. She was the winner of Bayou’s James Knudsen Prize and Witness’ Literary Award for Creative Nonfiction. Her journalism has received state and regional awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. She has received the support of the Elizabeth George Foundation, the Sewanee Writers Conference and Bread Loaf Writers Conference, where she serves on the admissions board. She holds an MFA from the University of Virginia. She is currently an Assistant Professor at Texas A&M International University, where she serves as coordinator of the creative writing minor.