Liza Katz Duncan

Poet

Author's Bio

Liza Katz Duncan is the author of Given (Autumn House Press, 2023), which won the Autumn House Press Rising Writer Award. Her poems have appeared in AGNI, About Place, Poem-a-Day, Poetry Northwest, National Poetry Review, and elsewhere. She has received support for her work from Poets & Writers, the Bread Loaf Environmental Writers Conference, and the Tucson Festival of Books.

Liza grew up in New Jersey and holds an MFA in Poetry from Warren Wilson College. She teaches English as a Second Language in New Jersey public schools.

Publications & Prizes

Book:
Given (Autumn House Press, 2023)
Journals: ,
Academy of American Poets Poem-a-Day
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Cumberland River Review
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Journal of New Jersey Poets
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OmniVerse
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Prizes won: 

Amy Award from Poets & Writers, 2017

Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards, Third Place, 2022.

Autumn House Press Rising Writer Award, 2022.

Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize, Second Place, 2022.

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
NJ
New Jersey
Raised in: 
NJ
New Jersey
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Last update: May 06, 2022