Jamie McGillen holds an M.A. in English from Northern Arizona University, and a B.A. in English, from Western Washington University. She has worked as a technical editor for a defense contractor, and then as an English Instructor at Highline College. She is also the author of the Rainier Series, which is historical fiction set in the Pacific Northwest. 

Her poems and essays have been published in Rust + Moth, Marathon Literary Review, The Raven Chronicles Journal, Avalon Literary Review, and Arcturus Literary Magazine.

One of her poems was selected to be included in the anthology Thanku: Poems of Gratitude (Lerner/Millbrook, 2019). This amazingly diverse collection includes poems by Jane Yolen, Margarita Engle, and Naomi Shihab Nye.

Press & Interviews

• 10 Books That Might Just Change Your Life Right Now, USA Today, 2021
• Highline professor climbs higher along with her literary heroine, The Thunderword, Highline College Newspaper, 2021
• Pacific Northwest Author Jamie McGillen Draws Inspiration from Mount Rainier Area, Thurston Talk, 2021
• Our Conversation with Jamie McGillen, Exploring Washington State, Episode 31, 2020
• Author Born in Juneau Publishes Debut Novel, Juneau Empire Newspaper, 2019
• Society, Love, and Mountaineering: Looking Inside the Rainier Series, The Courier-Herald Newspaper, 2021
• Military Spouse Spotlight: Jamie McGillen, Behind the Service Podcast, 2021
• IGTV Interview, The Julie Chan Show, 2020
• Special Guest Jamie McGillen, Honest Talk Radio, 2020
• Author conversations: Jamie McGillen, author of In Light of the Summit, Living A Life Through Books, Season 3 Episode 31, 2021

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