What Is Given

Diane Comer’s work has appeared in The Georgia Review, AGNI, Fourth Genre, Ninth Letter, and elsewhere. In The Braided River (Otago University Press, 2019) she explores the nexus between migration and the personal essay. She has received fellowships for creative nonfiction from the Colorado Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, and has taught at universities in Sweden, the U.S., and New Zealand. (updated 10/2025)