Bio of E.J. Wade

E.J. Wade is a four-time National Endowment of the Humanities Teacher Institute winner. An award-winning poet with two Pushcart nominations her poems have been published in the Anthology of Appalachian Writers, Women Speak Volume Eight, and New Ohio Review. As Editor for the 2022 Anthology of Appalachian Writers, her poetry and photography garnered multiple awards. A Doctoral Candidate Wade is pursuing a doctorate of Disability and Equity in Education from National Louis University focusing on the silencing, exclusion, and invisibility of African American Women with disabilities. E. J. also holds a master’s in Appalachian Studies from Shepherd University and a Master’s in Creative Media Practices from The University of The West of Scotland.