Jay Wilcox was born in Anchorage, Alaska, and has been writing his whole life. The earliest stories began in the little blank books his mother, a teacher, would fashion for him out of printer paper and staples. He received his MFA from the Bennington Writing Seminars. He currently lives in Baltimore, where he attended the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and teaches with the University of Maryland.

In the above photo, he demonstrates a highly powerful form of martial arts he invented.

AWARDS AND AFFILIATIONS 

2022 Teaching Award, Maryland Association for Adult, Community, and Continuing Education (MAACCE)

2012 Third Place, University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s First Annual Poetry Slam

2012 Malcolm C. Braly and Bartleby Fiction Awards

2011 Malcolm C. Braly Fiction Award

Member, Phi Beta Kappa Honors Society

Member, Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society

Member, Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Society

Member, UMBC Honors College

PRESENTATIONS

“Zen and the Art of Test-Taking.” Presented at Frederick Community College, February 2020

“Professional Development: Teaching Reading.” Presented at Frederick Community College, February 2020

“Effective Essay Writing for GED Students.” Presented at Frederick Community College, January 2019

“Cracking the Code: Reading College Textbooks.” Presented at Frederick Community College, March 2017.

“Narrative Distance (or Things I Found Interesting but Didn’t Know How to Explain—at Least, Not Right Away).”  
  Presented at Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont, January 2016