Catherine Broadwall

Poet

Seattle, WA
Washington US

Author's Bio

Catherine Broadwall (formerly Catherine Kyle) is the author of Water Spell (Cornerstone Press, forthcoming 2025), Fulgurite (Cornerstone Press, 2023), Shelter in Place (Spuyten Duyvil, 2019), and other collections. Her writing has appeared in Bellingham Review, Colorado Review, Mid-American Review, and other journals. She was the winner of the 2023 Paula Svonkin Creative Arts Award and the 2020 COG Poetry Award, as well as a finalist for the poetry categories of the 2021 Mississippi Review Prize and 2021 Pinch Literary Awards. She is an assistant professor at DigiPen Institute of Technology, where she teaches creative writing and literature. Her website is www.catherinebroadwall.com.

Publications & Prizes

Books:
Fulgurite (Cornerstone Press, 2023)
,
Shelter in Place (Spuyten Duyvil, 2019)
Chapbooks:
Simple Magic (Ghost City Press, 2022)
,
Coronations (Ghost City Press, 2019)
,
Saint: A Post-Dystopian Hagiography (Dancing Girl Press, 2018)
,
Parallel (Another New Calligraphy, 2017)
,
Flotsam (Etched Press, 2015)
,
Gamer: A Role-Playing Poem (Dancing Girl Press, 2015)
Prizes won: 
  • 2023 Paula Svonkin Creative Arts Award
  • 2020 COG Award

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Toni Morrison, Ocean Vuong, Danez Smith, Samantha Hunt, Mariko Tamaki, Emily Corwin, Emily Carroll, Lynda Barry

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Seattle
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Last update: Feb 13, 2025