Jennifer Jussel
Jennifer Jussel is a writer of creative nonfiction and poetry whose first book: Mellitus: Essays on Up/Rooting is forthcoming in October 2026 from Howling Bird Press as the winner of the 2026 Howling Bird Nonfiction Book Prize. Her Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominated work has been supported by the McCormack Writing Center and the Vermont Studio Center and published most recently in Spectrum, Radar, Booth, the Santa Clara Review, Cleaver, and other journals.
Jussel is a PhD student at Texas Tech University, where she also teaches undergraduate writing. She earned her MFA in creative writing from Eastern Washington University, where she taught English composition and creative writing.
You can preorder Mellitus here.
Or, you can preorder/buy Mellitus online or in-person from these other sellers:
The Twig Book Shop, San Antonio, TX
Astoria Bookshop, Queens, NY
Book Culture, NY
...And many more! Ask your local bookseller or library!
Recent Publications
 You can preorder my book Mellitus by following this link! |  You can check out my recent interview with Howling Bird Press here! |
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 "Diabetes Mellitus" poem published in Radar Poetry (art by Ana Prundaru) |  "Keepsakes" graphic essay published in Booth |
 "The Stranger" essay published in the Santa Clara Review |  "This One Small Thing Will Fix Your Sex Life" essay published in Cleaver |
 "Baby Teeth" essay published in the Blood Orange Review |  "The New York Phase" essay published in Allegory Ridge |