Samantha Thornhill

Samantha Thornhill

c/o Adrienne Ingrum
New York, NY 10039
Phone: (646) 537-5306
E-mail: samanthaspeaks@gmail.com
Website: http://samanthaspeaks.com

Author's Bio

I do not regret the spiders I have swallowed, for in the after life of my inside, they dangle on from their doilies undisturbed.

Publications and Prizes

Books:

Odetta: Queen of Folk (Scholastic, 2010)

Anthologies:

Spaces Between Us: HIV/ Aids Anthology (Third World Press, 2010), Gathering Ground (University of Michigan Press, 2006), Cave Canem Anthology IX (Cave Canem, 2004), Cave Canem Anthology VIII (Cave Canem, 2003)

Journals:

African American Review, Cimarron Review, Crab Orchard Review, Indiana Review, Louisville Review, Meridian, Poets & Artists Magazine, Rhapsoidia, The Massachusetts Review, Two Review

Performances:

Budapest Slam 3, Hungary (2010), House on Fire, Swaziland (2010), Speak the Mind, Cape Town, South Africa (2010), Celebrate Brooklyn!, Prospect Park Bandshell - New York, NY (2009), Arts Alive Festival - Johannesburg, South Africa (2007)

Prizes:

Henry Hoyns Fellowship-University of Virginia, Cody Harris Writing Award

Samantha Thornhill Resume

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Listing last updated: August 22, 2011

More Information

Listed as:

Poet, Spoken Word Artist

Gives readings?

Yes

Travels for readings?

Yes

Identifies as:

Caribbean American

Prefers to work with:

Any

Fluent in:

English

Born in:

Port of Spain

Raised in:

West Palm Beach, FL

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