Several times a month we connect with our contributors showing where they have been, where they are now, and what’s up for the future.
Name: Jess Smith
Title of Pieces Published in Sweet: Mother’s Day and Selling Sunset
Volume: 15
You can find Jess teaching at Texas Tech University – which just started a new, three-year MFA in Creative Writing. Find out more about Jess on her website.
What are some major accomplishments you have had since your Sweet publication?
My book, Lady Smith, won the University of Akron Poetry Prize and will be out April 2025. “Selling Sunset,” from Volume 15 of Sweet, is included in the manuscript
Can you tell us about a current/ongoing project that you’re excited about?
I’m putting the finishing touches on my second collection of poems, which includes “Mother’s Day,” from Volume 15 of Sweet
What inspires you to write?
My son.
What are you reading right now?
A lot of writers I admire have forthcoming books – Chelsea Whitton, Jenn Loyd, Lucy Schiller, Asa Drake, to name only a few – so I’m excited to get my hands on those
What is your favorite sweet?
Banana Pudding
Us too! This is our favorite recipe from great recipe from the Girl Who Ate Everything.
Thank you, Jess, for taking the time to reconnect with us again! Congratulations on your forthcoming book. We look forward to seeing more of your work in the future!
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