Sheree La Puma

Poet, Fiction Writer

Valencia, CA 91355
Email: 
sheree@shereewrites.com
Website: 
www.shereelapuma.com
Twitter: 
@shereewrites

Author's Bio

Sheree La Puma is an award-winning writer whose personal essays, fiction, and poetry have appeared in or are forthcoming in The American Journal of Poetry, WSQ, Chiron Review, SRPR, The Rumpus, Plainsongs, Into The Void, and I-70 Review, among others. She has a micro-chapbook, 'The Politics of Love,' due out in August and a chapbook, 'Broken: Do Not Use,' due out in Fall. She received an MFA in Writing from California Institute of the Arts and taught poetry to former gang members.

Education: 
California Institute of the Arts MFA
Writers Retreats: 
Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference and Bookfair

Publications & Prizes

Fiction

Anthology:
That One Time Alien Buddha Got So High (Alien Buddha Press, 2019)
Journals:
Crack the Spine
,
Foliate Oak
,
Gasher Journal
,
Ginosko Literary Journal
,
Gravel Literary Journal
,
Mad Swirl
,
Ovunque Siamo
,
Pacific Review
,
Red Coyote
,
Scarlet Leaf Review
,
Tapestry
,
Up Against the Wall Mother
,
VIA
,
Westwind Review

Poetry

Anthologies:
Feral: The Body (Feral Press, 2020)
,
Havik (Las Positas College Anthology, 2020)
,
NDQ ISSUE 86.1/2 (North Dakota State University Press, 2020)
,
Raven Chronicles: Take a Stand: Art Against Hate Anthology (Raven Chronicles, 2020)
,
Soliloquies Anthology (Concordia University English Department, 2020)
,
Tapestry (Texas A&M University Press, 2020)
,
WSQ: Inheritance Issue (Feminist Press at CUNY, 2020)
Book:
Broken: Do Not Use. (Main Street Rag Publishing Company, 2020)
Chapbook:
The Politics of Love (Ghost City Press, 2020)
Journals:
Aji Magazine
,
American Journal of Poetry
,
American Writers Review
,
Better Than Starbucks
,
Blue Nib
,
Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review
,
Burningword Literary Journal
,
Chiron Review
,
COG
,
Gyroscope Review
,
I-70 Review
,
Into the Void
,
January Review
,
JuxtaProse Literary Magazine
,
Levee Magazine
,
Louisiana Literature
,
Madswirl
,
The Main Street Rag
,
Mojave River Review
,
Northridge Review
,
Pidgeonholes
,
Plainsongs
,
Poets Reading the News
,
Prole
,
Raven Chronicles
,
Redivider
,
Rise Up Review
,
Rumble Fish Quarterly
,
The Rumpus
,
Rust + Moth
,
San Pedro River Review
,
Sheila-Na-Gig
,
Sierra Nevada Review
,
South Florida Poetry Journal
,
SWWIM Every Day
,
The Inflectionist Review
,
The Penmen Review
,
Tusculum Review
,
War, Literature & the Arts: An International Journal of the Humanities
,
William & Mary Review
Prizes won: 
  • 2020 –  Nominated for Best of The Net “Self-Portrait As A Mourning Dove,” Poetry, South Florida Poetry Journal (SoFloPoJo), Feb Issue.
  • 2020 – “When Dreams Betray,” Poetry Contest Finalist, River Heron Review. 
  • 2020 - “The Ghost of Mother,” “Little Bird,” “When Talking With An Ex-Husband Who Has Died.” Poetry, The Raw Art Review – Finalist in The Doug Draime Prize for Poetry. Forthcoming.
  • 2020 – “A Mother With Signs of Dementia,” “I Dream of Summer With My Dead Daughter,” Poetry, Finalists in the 2020 American Writers Review Contest.
  • 2020 – Full-Length Book of Poetry, Lessons From An Ordinary Life, Semi-Finalist – Two Sylvias Press Wilder Prize.
  • 2019 – Full-Length Book of Poetry, Naked With The Fan Running, Finalist – The Hillary Gravendyk Prize from Inlandia Institute
  • 2019 - “The Pumpkin Patch,” Fiction, Two Sisters Writing & Publishing, Contest Winner. Online & Anthology.
  • 2017 – “Breaking Apart”, Essay, ESME’s Annual Showcase Awards, 2nd Place
  • RAY BRADBURY FELLOWSHIP for fiction. Double finalist for two different short stories in 2002.
  • New Century Writer Award
  • NCWA Nominated in 2002 for the best essay on children’s literature in the CSUN program.

 

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Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Maggie Smith, Roxanne Gay

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Italian American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Alhambra, CA
California
Raised in: 
Huntington Beach, CA
California
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Last update: Sep 02, 2020