C.I. Marshall

Poet

Sedona, AZ
Arizona US
Email: 
cimarshallpoet@gmail.com
Website: 
consuelom.wordpress.com
Twitter/X: 
@consuelo poet

Author's Bio

 

C. I. Marshall, MFA, Creative Writing, Poetry, California State University, Long Beach. B.A. Fine Arts, Mills College. Editor for ARTLIFE Magazine. Poems have appeared in FERAL: A Journal of Poetry and Art, Verdad, Spillway, Birmingham Poetry Review, Poems In The Waiting Room, UK. Marshall won 2018 Verve International Poetry Festival Contest, UK and received Honorable Mention, 2021 Steve Kowit Poetry Prize. Marshall’s manuscript, The Locksmith Journeys Into The Afterlife, won the 2022 Frosted Fire First Pamphlet Award, UK and was published in 2023. Marshall was a Finalist for the 2024 and 2025 Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards. Marshall's poem selected for the 2025 National Baseball Poetry Festival and a poem was selected by Neil Astley, Bloodaxe Books for the Write Out Loud, "Echoes" Poetry Anthology Competition. Marshall's poem was shortlisted for the 2025 Bridport Prize, UK. Website: consuelom.wordpress.com

 

Education: 
California State University, Long Beach MFA
Writers Retreats: 
Community of Writers
North Carolina Writers’ Network Writingest State Conference
Sewanee Writers’ Conference

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
"Beyond the Lyric Moment: Poetry Inspired by Workshops with David St. John" (Tebot Bach, 2014)
,
"Ekphrastia Gone Wild, poems inspired by art" (Ain't Got No Press, 2013)
Chapbook:
"The Locksmith Journeys Into The Afterlife" (Frosted Fire, 2023)
Journals:
Birmingham Poetry Review
,
FERAL: A Journal of Poetry & Art
,
Kakalak
,
Spillway
,
Verdad Magazine
Prizes won: 

C. I. Marshall’s poem, “Myself As A Playboy Bunny” was selected as the winner of the 2018 Verve International Poetry Festival Contest, UK.  Marshall first chapbook won the 2022 Frosted Fire First Pamphlet Award, UK. Marshall was a Finalist for the 2024 and the 2025 Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards. Marshall's poem selected for the 2025 National Baseball Poetry Festival and a poem was selected by Neil Astley, Bloodaxe Books for the Write Out Loud, "Echoes" Poetry Anthology Competition. Marshall's poem was shortlisted for the 2025 Bridport Prize, UK. 

 

 

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More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Los Angeles, CA
California
Raised in: 
CA
California
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Last update: Aug 18, 2025