Maxwell I. Gold

Poet

Author's Bio

Maxwell I. Gold is a queer Jewish-American author and poet. Maxwell has published nine collections of poetry with over 300 poems in print. His work has been recognized with nominations that include the Pushcart Prize, Eric Hoffer Awards, and Bram Stoker Awards. Maxwell studied philosophy and currently serves as the Executive Director of the Horror Writers Association.

 

Literary agent: 
Lane Heymont

Publications & Prizes

Books:
Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own (Hippocampus Press, 2025)
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Tiny Oblivions and Mutual Self Destructions (Raw Dog Screaming Press, 2024)
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anOther Mythology (Interstellar Flight Press, 2023)
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Bleeding Rainbows and Other Broken Spectrums (Hex Publishers, 2023)
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Möbius Lyrics (Independent Legions Press, 2022)
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Oblivion in Flux: A Collection of Cyber Prose (Crystal Lake Publishing, 2021)
Prizes won: 

Bram Stoker Award Nominee, Superior Achievement in Poetry - Bleeding Rainbows and Other Broken Spectrums 2024).

Bram Stoker Award Nominee, Superior Achievement in Poetry - Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own (2026).

Eric Hoffer Award Finalist, anOther Mythology (2023). 

Pushcart Award Nominee, Crimson Faces, Space and Time Magazine #135 (2020).

Pushcart Award Nominee, No More Prying Eyes, Shadow Atlas: Dark Landscapes of the Americas (2022).

Richard Laymon President's Award Recipient, Horror Writers Association.

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Allen Ginsberg, William Blake, Ada Limon, Arthur Rimbaud, Clark Ashton Smith

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Jewish, LGBTQ
Born in: 
COLUMBUS, OH
Ohio
Raised in: 
COLUMBUS
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Last update: May 26, 2026