Nick Bertelson

Poet, Fiction Writer

Omaha, NE
Nebraska US
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Author's Bio

Currently a staff reader and interviewer for New England Review. Author of Eighty-Sixed from Paradise (Handcar Press 2025)

Publications & Prizes

Fiction

Anthology:
Best Microfictions (Pelekinesis, 2026)
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Descant
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Flash Fiction Magazine
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Foliate Oak
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Gravel
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Saturday Evening Post
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The Big Stupid Review
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The Dead Mule School of Southern Literature
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The Sunlight Press
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Poetry

Book:
Harvest Widows (North Dakota State University Press, 2019)
Journals:
Aji Magazine
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Connecticut River Review
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Cumberland River Review
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Defenestration
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Denver Syntax
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Garfield Lake Review
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Oakwood
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Poetic Diversity
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Prairie Fire
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Quarter After Eight
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The Comstock Review
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Prizes won: 

Winner of the Poetry of the Prairie and Plains Prize (North Dakota State University Press), Finalist for the James Hearst Poetry Prize (North American Review), Winner of the Ekphrastic Challenge (Rattle), Winner of the Gary Wilson Short Fiction Award (descant), Pushcart Nominee (Connecticut River Review)

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
American
Prefers to work with: 
Adults, Incarcerated Individuals, Veterans
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Last update: Mar 16, 2026