Megan Harlan

Poet, Creative Nonfiction Writer

Berkeley, CA
California US
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Author's Bio

Publications & Prizes

Creative Nonfiction

Book:
Mobile Home: A Memoir in Essays (University of Georgia Press, 2020)

Poetry

Book:
Mapmaking (BkMk Press-UMKC, 2010)
Prizes won: 
  • Best American Essays 2023 Notable Essay ("Matter," originally published in The Smart Set)
  • 2021 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY) Gold Medal in Creative Nonfiction awarded to Mobile Home: A Memoir in Essays
  • Best American Essays 2021 Notable Essay ("This 5,000 Year Old House," originally published in River Teeth)
  • 2019 AWP Prize in Creative Nonfiction awarded to Mobile Home: A Memoir in Essays
  • Best American Essays 2019 Notable Essay ("Mobile Home," originally published in Arts & Letters)
  • 2018 Arts & Letters Prize in Creative Nonfiction (20th Annual Susan Atefat Prize) awarded to "Mobile Home"
  • Best American Essays 2018 Notable Essay ("Spider Season," originally published in AGNI)
  • 2014 Confrontation Poetry Prize
  • 2009 John Ciardi Prize for Poetry awarded to Mapmaking

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Born in: 
VT
Vermont
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Last update: Mar 27, 2024