Sheree La Puma

Poet, Fiction Writer

Valencia, CA
California US
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Author's Bio

Sheree La Puma is an award-winning writer whose work has appeared in The Penn Review, Redivider, Sugar House Review, The Maine Review, The Lascaux Review, Salt Hill Literary Journal, Stand Magazine, Rust + Moth, Mantis, and Catamaran Literary Reader, among others. She earned her MFA in writing from CalArts. Her poetry has been nominated for Best of The Net and three Pushcarts. A reader for the Orange Blossom Review, her latest chapbook, “Broken: Do Not Use,” is currently available at Main Street Rag. www.shereelapuma.com She is a recent cancer survivor that is focused on the future. 

Publications & Prizes

Fiction

Anthology:
That One Time Alien Buddha Got So High (Alien Buddha Press, 2019)
Journals: ,
Foliate Oak
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Gasher Journal
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Gravel Literary Journal
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Mad Swirl
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Ovunque Siamo
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Red Coyote
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Tapestry
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Up Against the Wall Mother
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VIA
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Westwind Review

Poetry

Anthologies:
Great Weather for Media Anthology Series (Great weather for MEDIA, 2023)
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Feral: The Body (Feral Press, 2020)
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Havik (Las Positas College Anthology, 2020)
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NDQ ISSUE 86.1/2 (North Dakota State University Press, 2020)
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Raven Chronicles: Take a Stand: Art Against Hate Anthology (Raven Chronicles Press, 2020)
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Soliloquies Anthology (Concordia University English Department, 2020)
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Tapestry (Texas A&M University Press, 2020)
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WSQ: Inheritance Issue (Feminist Press at CUNY, 2020)
Book:
Broken: Do Not Use. (Main Street Rag Publishing Company, 2020)
Chapbook:
The Politics of Love (Ghost City Press, 2020)
Journals: ,
Adelaide Literary Magazine
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Aji Magazine
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American Journal of Poetry
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American Writers Review
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Book of Matches
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Cloudbank
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COG
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Hiram Poetry Review
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January Review
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Levee Magazine
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Louisiana Literature
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Madswirl
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Mantis: A Journal of Poetry, Criticism & Translation
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Mojave River Review
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Northridge Review
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Orange Blossom Review
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Plainsongs
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Pomona Valley Review
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Prole
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Raven Chronicles
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Redivider
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Rise Up Review
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River Heron Review
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Sandy River Review
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South 85 Journal
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Talking River Review
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The Citron Review
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The Inflectionist Review
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The New York Quarterly
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The Penmen Review
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Twelve Mile Review
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William & Mary Review
Prizes won: 
  • 2022 – Alpine Fellowship Poetry Prize 2022 – Shortlist
  • 2021 – Nominated for Best of The Net “Sole Survivor,” Orange Blossom Review
  • 2021 -Finalist in American Writers Review Contest Turmoil & Recover, Poetry – “Therapy.”
  • 2021 – Runner up in the Dogwood Poetry Prize, “Before Death, there is no justice.”
  • 2020 – Runner up in the Juxtaprose Poetry Prize for “Memories of Flight”
  • 2020 – Nominated for a Pushcart Prize, “There Are Many Ways To Say I Miss You,” San Pedro River Review.
  • 2020 – Nominated for Best of The Net “Self-Portrait As A Mourning Dove,” South Florida Poetry Journal (SoFloPoJo), Feb Issue.
  • 2020 – Grant From PEN AMERICA
  • 2020 – “When Dreams Betray,” Poetry Contest Finalist, River Heron Review. 
  • 2020 - “The Ghost of Mother,” “Little Bird,” “When Talking With An Ex-Husband Who Has Died.” Poetry, The Raw Art Review – Finalist in The Doug Draime Prize for Poetry. Forthcoming.
  • 2020 – “A Mother With Signs of Dementia,” “I Dream of Summer With My Dead Daughter,” Poetry, Finalists in the 2020 American Writers Review Contest.
  • 2020 – Full-Length Book of Poetry, Lessons From An Ordinary Life, Semi-Finalist – Two Sylvias Press Wilder Prize.
  • 2019 – Full-Length Book of Poetry, Naked With The Fan Running, Finalist – The Hillary Gravendyk Prize from Inlandia Institute
  • 2019 - “The Pumpkin Patch,” Fiction, Two Sisters Writing & Publishing, Contest Winner. Online & Anthology.
  • 2017 – “Breaking Apart”, Essay, ESME’s Annual Showcase Awards, 2nd Place
  • RAY BRADBURY FELLOWSHIP for fiction. Double finalist for two different short stories in 2002.
  • New Century Writer Award
  • NCWA Nominated in 2002 for the best essay on children’s literature in the CSUN program.

 

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Maggie Smith, Roxanne Gay

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Italian American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Alhambra, CA
California
Raised in: 
Huntington Beach, CA
California
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Last update: Jun 13, 2023