Jarrett Ziemer is an MFA student in creative writing at Western Colorado University and an assistant poetry editor for Terrain.org.

Jarrett’s poem, "A Fish-Tenkara" was awarded an honorable mention in Deep Wild Journal's 2023 graduate student writing contest, and his poem "A Bed as a Nest" was awarded an honorable mention in Dreamers Magazine's 2023 "Dreamers Writing Contest."

Jarrett received an International Merit Award in the Atlanta Review 2023 International Poetry Competition, was the featured poet at the 33rd annual Headwaters Conference, is a 2023 Truth and Beauty scholar, and a 2023 Litfuse Scholar.

His work can be found in Belmont Story Review, Creative Nonfiction Magazine and other publications.

Jarrett also works as a Community Engagement Coordinator for Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance’s largest chapter. In his free time he can be found fly-fishing, hunting, riding mountain bikes or chasing his dogs & wife around the woods.