Cathryn Shea

Poet

Fairfax, CA
California US

Author's Bio

Cathryn Shea’s poetry is forthcoming or has appeared in After the Pause, Gravel, Gargoyle, Main Street Rag, Permafrost, Poet Lore, Rust + Moth, Tar River Review, Tinderbox, and elsewhere. Her first chapbook, "Snap Bean," is by CC.Marimbo (2014). Her second chapbook, "It's Raining Lullabies," is due out from Dancing Girl Press in 2017. Cathryn has poems in the 2016 anthologies “Luminous Echos” by Into the Void, and "New English Verse" by Cyberwit. Cathryn serves with the editorial staff for Marin Poetry Center. She has worked in technical publishing for many years. See http://www.cathrynshea.com and @cathy_shea on Twitter.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
The New English Verse (Cyberwit.net, 2017)
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Marin Poetry Center Anthology (Marin Poetry Center Press, 2013)
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Open to Interpretation: Intimate Landscape (Taylor & O'Neill, 2012)
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Marin Poetry Center Anthology (Marin Poetry Center Press, 2004)
Chapbooks:
It's Raining Lullabies (Dancing Girl Press, Chicago, 2017)
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Snap Bean (CC Marimbo, 2014)
Journals:
Absinthe Literary Review
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After the Pause
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American Dissident
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Anti-Heroin Chic
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Atlanta Review
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Beechwood Review
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Blue Fifth Review
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Burntdistrict
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Dirty Chai
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Flint Hills Review
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Gravel Literary Journal
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Hudson View Poetry
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Ink In Thirds
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Margie
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Picaroon Poetry
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Poem
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Sonic Boom
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The Magnolia Review
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The Quercus Review
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Tinderbox Poetry Journal
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West Marin Review
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Yellow Chair Review
Prizes won: 

2015 Shortlisted Passages North Elinor Benedict Poetry Prize; 2015 Shortlisted Bridport Prize in Poetry; 2013 Merit Finalist Atlanta Review International Poetry Competition; 2004 Awarded MARGIE's Marjorie J. Wilson Award for Poetry judged by Charles Simic

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Born in: 
Oakland
Raised in: 
CA
California
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Last update: Mar 02, 2018