Patrick G. Roland

Poet, Fiction Writer

Pittsburgh, PA
Pennsylvania US
Email: 
[email protected]
Website: 
patrickgroland.com
Twitter/X: 
@pg_roland

Author's Bio

Patrick G. Roland is a writer living near Pittsburgh with his wife and two children. He writes poetry and short fiction about family, illness, and the strange occurances of daily life. His work has appeared in Rattle, HAD, A-minor, Sky Island, Peatsmoke, and Maudlin House, among others. He has received five Pushcart Prize nominations, as well as nominations for Best of the Net, Best Small Fictions, and Best Microfiction. His work has also been recognized by Wigleaf’s Top 50 Longlist, Scaffold’s Top 50 Micro Writings, and Rattle's Ekphrastic Challenge.

Publications & Prizes

Fiction

Journals:
50-Word Stories
,
Bending Genres
,
Bull: Men's Fiction
,
CafeLitMagazine
,
Emerge Literary Journal
,
Five on the Fifth
,
HAD
,
Halfway Down the Stairs
,
Jersey Devil Press
,
Literally Stories
,
Macrame
,
Maudlin House
,
Pictura Journal
,
Rat Bag Lit
,
The Woolf

Poetry

Journals:
3Elements Literary Review
,
A-Minor Magazine
,
Amethyst Review
,
Blue Rivers
,
Cold Moon Journal
,
Down in the Dirt
,
Drift & Dribble Miscellany
,
Ekphrastic Review
,
english journal
,
Eunoia Review
,
Hobart
,
January House Literary Journal
,
JMWW
,
Last Leaves Magazine
,
Little Old Lady
,
Lowlife Lit Press
,
Maudlin House
,
Muleskinner Journal
,
Neologism Poetry Journal
,
New Feathers Anthology
,
New Verse News
,
Not One of Us
,
One Art
,
Pinhole Poetry
,
Rattle
,
Rogue Agent
,
Rust + Moth
,
Sage Cigarettes Magazine
,
San Antonio Review
,
Sky Island Journal
,
South Florida Poetry Journal
,
Teach. Write.
,
Trampoline
,
Ultramarine Literary Review
,
Unbroken
,
Wild Roof Journal
,
Willawaw Journal
,
WORDPEACE
Prizes won: 
  • AbbVie CF Scholarship Recipient (2016) for the poem “Illuminating the Darkness”
  • Pushcart Prize Nominee (Neologism Poetry Journal, 2025) for "I Wonder if Love Is any Different"
  • Pushcart Prize Nominee (Halfway Down the Stairs, 2025) for "The Five Songs My Father Knew"
  • Pushcart Prize Nominee (Rat Bag Lit, 2025) for "The Paw Does Not Hesitate"
  • Pushcart Prize Nominee (San Antonio Review, 2025) for "Ghosts in the Tree Stands"
  • Pushcart Prize Nominee (Emerge Literary Journal, 2026) for "Whales Greet You First"
  • Best of the Net Nominee (JMWW, 2027) for "Lunar Degeneration"
  • Best Small Fictions Nominee (Rat Bag Lit, 2026) for "The Paw Does Not Hesitate"
  • Best Microfiction Nominee (Emerge Literary Journal, 2026) for "Whales Greet You First"
  • Wigleaf Top 50 Longlist (2026) for "Whales Greet You First"
  • Editor's Choice, Rattle Ekphrastic Challenge (October 2025) for "The Silence Afterlight"
  • Scaffold Top 50 Micro Writings of 2025 for "How It Goes" (Rejection Letters)

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
American
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Johnstown, PA
Pennsylvania
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Last update: Sep 26, 2026