Roberta Beary

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Author's Bio

Roberta Beary identifies as gender-expansive, and writes to connect with the disenfranchised, to let them know they are not alone. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Rattle, KYSO Flash, 100 Word Story, and Cultural Weekly. Her short poem collection, The Unworn Necklace, received a finalist award from Poetry Society of America. Her prose poem collection, Deflection, was named a National Poetry Month Best Pick by Washington Independent Review of Books. Currently based in Ireland, she recently co-edited Wishbone Moon, international anthology of haiku by women, published by Jacar Press.Twitter @shortpoemz.

Publications and Prizes

Prizes Won:

Book Awards: Finalist, Poetry Society of America Book Award (2008); Finalist, Touchstone Distinguished Book Awards (2016); Finalist, Eric Hoffer Book Awards (2016) Winner, Snapshot Press Book Award (2006); Winner,Haiku Society of America Book Award (2014,2009,2008,2007.) Writing Awards: Pushcart Prize (multiple nominations); Best of the Net (multiple nominations); Kusamakura Grand Prize (Japan); Brady Senryu Contest 1st Prize (USA); Haiku International Contest 1st Prize (Japan); Penumbra Haiku Contest 1st Prize (USA); Tokutomi Haiku Awards 1st Prize (USA), Yamadero Basho Distinguished Prize (Japan); Lilliput Review Basho 1st Prize (USA); Modern Haiku Journal-Best of Issue Awards; Haiku Ireland 1st Prize Kukai Awards (Ireland); International Haiku Contest 1st Prize (Poland); Sharpening the Green Pencil Haiku Contest 1st Prize (Romania); Ito En Oi Ocha Haiku Contest Sponsor’s Award (Japan).Contest Judge: Haiku Society of America Haibun Contest; Brady Senryu Contest; Haiku Poets of Northern California Tanka Contest; Kilbride Haibun Contest; KYSO Best of Issue Haibun and Tanka Prose; Golden Triangle Haiku Contest; JICC/Embassy of Japan Haiku Contest; North Carolina Poetry Society Haiku Contest; Peggy Willis Lyles Haiku Contest; Modern Haiku Spiess Contest; Haiku Poland International Conference Contest.