Biography and expertise
I am a novelist and Associate Professor of English, teaching undergraduate creative writing, MFA fiction workshops, and MFA literature seminars.
Education
Master's Degree
MFA in English
University of Iowa, 2009
Bachelor's Degree
BA in Philosophy
Political Science
Tufts University, 2006
Research Interests
Featured grants
- duBois, Jennifer Jackson. National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts, Federal, $25000. (Funded: 2018 - 2019). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- duBois, J. J. (2019). The Spectators. New York, NY, United States: Penguin Random House.
- duBois, J. J. (2023). The Last Language: An Excerpt. In The Last Language.
- duBois, J. J. (2023, November). The Myth of Realism: Belief and Incredulity in Fiction. Poets & Writers.
- duBois, J. J. (2023, November). Withholding and Revelation: Managing Information in Fiction. Poets & Writers.
- duBois, J. J. (2023, November). Hearing Voices: Language and Characterization. Poets & Writers.
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: Writers' League of Texas Book Award Finalist, Writers' League of Texas. September 2024
- Award / Honor Recipient: College of Liberal Arts Achievement Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activity, Texas State University College of Liberal Arts. August 2020
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award, Texas State University. August 2019
- Award / Honor Recipient: Williston Northampton School Trailblazer Award. May 2017
- Award / Honor Recipient: Alpha Chi Favorite Professor Award, Alpha Chi. October 1, 2015
Featured service activities
- Other
- Chair
Clark Prize Committee
- Organizer
Justin Torres reading and visit
- Graduate Advisor
Porter House Review
- Attendee / Participant
Clark Public Library's Evening with the Authors
- Member
Mentoring Committee