Corinne Hughes

Poet

Austin, TX
Texas US

Author's Bio

Corinne Hughes was born in Texas and has since lived in more places than she can count. In 2004, she received a fellowship to attend the National Book Foundation Summer Writing Camp at Bennington College. She studied poetry and Russian at The Evergreen State College and later attended the Juniper Summer Writing Institute, where she studied with Mahogany L. Browne, and the Poets Studio at the Attic Institute, where she studied with David Biespiel. Her work has appeared in The Sun, Orca Literary Journal, The McNeese Review, Cirque, The Dewdrop and anthologies published by the Horror Writers Association, Black Sunflower Poetry Press, and Underland Press. She holds an MPA from Portland State University and works in community outreach. She also serves as a literary reader and grant panelist and particularly enjoys judging youth writing contests.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
SMEOP (HOT) (Black Sunflowers Poetry Press, 2023)
,
Horror Writers Association Poetry Showcase, V. IX (Horror Writers Association, 2022)
Journals:
Cathexis Northwest Press
,
Cirque
,
Dewdrop
,
Grim & Gilded
,
McNeese Review
,
Orca, A Literary Journal
,
Passengers Journal
,
Prizes won: 

Finalist, 2025 Dwarf Stars Award. Finalist, 2023 Princemere Poetry Prize. Official Selection, "Where Madness Is," 2022 Monologues & Poetry International Film Festival in Venice, California

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Mariana Enriquez, James McBride, Edna St Vincent Millay, Lily King, Eudora Welty, William Maxwell
What I'm reading now: 
The Rouse by China Mieville, 1984 by George Orwell

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
American
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
TX
Texas
Raised in: 
Austin, TX
Texas
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Last update: Oct 25, 2026