Jen Colclough
Jen Colclough is a Pushcart-nominated poet, novelist, digital artist, and a TEFL/TESOL certified ESL Instructor from Nova Scotia, Canada. She holds a Master of Arts in Classics from Western University, and a Bachelor of Arts from Acadia University. Her poetry has been featured in the following publications: Tabula Rasa Review, Porch to Porch: A Maritime Haiku Anthology, Not Ghosts, But Spirits Anthology, The Forgotten Fragments of Time Anthology, Heimat Review, ionosphere, MORIA, OpenDoor Magazine, Tidewise Illustrated Quarterly, The Power of Hope Anthology, and Free the Verse. Her CNF essay "The Lighthouse Keepers" was featured in CRAFT Literary. Her academic article "Memorialization in Thucydides’ Plague Episode," appeared in Vol. 11 Iss. 1 of the Journal of Ancient History in May 2023.
Her debut poetry collection, "Our Little Agonies," is slated for publication in 2025 by Montreal Publishing Co.
Jen Colclough is also a member of the Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia's Writers Council.
In Winter 2024, Jen Colclough held the Shannon Residency at Beinn Mhàbu in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. She is currently querying a debut historical fiction novel and developing a serial drama for a major streaming service.
Freelance editing services available. Contact Jen here.
Based in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Poetry Writing Workshop
Join me and American Poet Cara Morgan for a poetry writing workshop on Dec. 29, 2024.
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My short story, "The Order of Prometheus," was recently shortlisted for Blank Spaces Magazine's March Flash Fiction Contest. Congratulations to the winners!
"Grieving While Gay," is now available on Conquest Publishing's website.
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I'm honoured to accept the Winter 2024 Shannon Residency at Beinn Mhàbu, in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Artwork on Display in Halifax, NS
My digital painting, "The Life of Sappho," is now on dislpay on Agricola Street in Halifax, NS.