Jamey Temple is a writer and professor who teaches developmental writing, composition, and creative writing courses at University of the Cumberlands. She is also the managing editor of UC's literary journal Pensworth. Her poetry and prose have been included in several publications such as Fourth Genre, River Teeth, Rattle, Appalachian Review, Kentucky Monthly, and Still: The Journal. Her essay "What Can't Be Explained" was named finalist in Fourth Genre's 2022 Multimedia Essay Contest, and in 2016, she was named finalist for Newfound Journal’s Prose Prize. She is the recipient of an Artist Enrichment grant from Kentucky Foundation for Women. Her teaching awards include the Excellence in Teaching award and SGA Honored Female Professor award.