ABOUT JAMEY

Jamey Temple is a writer and professor who teaches English at University of the Cumberlands in Eastern Kentucky. Her poetry and prose have been included in several publications such as Fourth Genre, River Teeth, Rattle, Appalachian Review, Literary Mama, and Still: The Journal.  In 2016, she was named a finalist for Newfound Journal’s Prose Prize, and in 2022, her work was named a finalist for Fourth Genre's Multimedia Essay Prize. She is the recipient of an Artist Enrichment grant from Kentucky Foundation for Women and the Excellence in Teaching award from University of the Cumberlands.