Jill Michelle (she/her) graduated from the University of Central Florida with her BA in English in 1999 and MA in English in 2001, having been awarded UCF’s Undergraduate to Graduate Fellowship. During her tenure at the college, she completed the Burnett Honors College’s Honors in the Major program, published multiple works in The Cypress Dome, became a member of Sigma Tau Delta and worked as an assistant editor for The Florida Review.

Currently, she works as a professor of English at Valencia College, where she has taught writing and literature since 2000 and from 2003-6 served as faculty advisor for Phoenix, West Campus’ student-run literary magazine. She hosts Meet the Muse—a series of generative creative writing workshops—and Sub Club—a series of artist submission meet-ups—throughout the school year for Valencia students, alumni and faculty/staff. She also manages the social media pages for Valencia’s West Campus Communications Division.

Jill Michelle is the author of Underwater (Riot in Your Throat, 2025) and winner of the 2023 NORward Prize for Poetry. Her most recent work is forthcoming in Blue Heron Review, Free State Review, Lips Poetry Magazine and Poemeleon.