She recently earned an MFA from San Diego State University, where she also taught creative writing and composition and co-edited two literary journals: Poetry International and Pacific Review. She holds a BA in English from Indiana University. She was the featured graduate student in the Honey Land Review, a 2010 Fulbright alternate, and a 2011 University of New Orleans (The Pinch) finalist. Jill is currently working on her first collection of poetry as well as a series of children’s stories. This is her second year with Writers in the Schools.