Kim Gek Lin Short

Poet

Author's Bio

Kim Gek Lin Short is the author of the lyric novels The Bugging Watch & Other Exhibits and China Cowboy, both from Tarpaulin Sky Press. Her story in prose poems, Run (Rope-a-Dope), was selected for the 2010 Golden Gloves, and her debut hybrid collection, The Residents, was published by Chicago's dancing girl press. Her work appears in anthologies such as Electric Gurlesque, & Now Awards, Narrative (Dis)Continuties: Prose Experiments by Younger American Writers, and in numerous literary magazines.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Electric Gurlesque (Saturnalia Books, 2016)
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& Now Awards: Best Innovative Writing (&NOW Books -- Lake Forest College Press, 2015)
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Narrative (Dis)continuities: Prose Experiements by Younger American Writers (recycled karma press, 2010)
Books:
China Cowboy (Tarpaulin Sky Press, 2012)
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The Bugging Watch & Other Exhibits (Tarpaulin Sky Press, 2010)
Chapbooks:
Run (Rope-a-Dope Press, 2010)
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The Residents (Dancing Girl Press, Chicago, 2008)
Prizes won: 

Golden Gloves 2010
Pushcart Prize Nomination
Best New Poets Nomination

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Born in: 
Singapore
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Last update: Jan 26, 2016