Jessica Hincapié’s debut poetry collection Bloomer won the Louise Bogan Award for Artistic Merit and Excellence (Trio House Press, 2022). She is the winner of RHINO Poetry’s 2024 Founder’s Prize and her work has been nominated for multiple Pushcart Prizes, finalist for Radar Poetry's 2020 Coniston Prize judged by Ada Limón, as well as a recipient of a 2022 Cuttyhunk Writers’ Residency. She has work out in numerous publications, including Gulf Stream Magazine, Poetry Northwest, Narrative Mag, and more.

Originally from South Florida, she received her MFA in Poetry from The University of Texas (2018), where she won the Michael Adams Prize in Poetry. She also served as Bat City Review’s first Online Content and Web Editor.

Currently she is the Programming Director for The Writing Barn, which offers literary programs for writers to deepen their work and connect with industry agents and editors. She is also an experienced teacher and workshop facilitator to adults and youth from around the world.

For inquiries please email: jessica@thewritingbarn(dot)com