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Beth Kanell [1]

Listed as: 
Fiction Writer
Public address: 
Saint Johnsbury, VT
Vermont US
Email: 
BethPoet@gmail.com
Bio: 

Beth Kanell lives in northeastern Vermont among rivers, rocks, and a lot of writers. Her poems seek comfortable seats in small well-lit places, most recently including Lilith Magazine, The Post-Grad Journal, Does It Have Pockets?, Anti-Heroin Chic, Ritualwell, Persimmon Tree, Northwind Treasury, and Rise Up Review. Find her memoirs on Medium, and her reviews at the New York Journal of Books and Historical Novels Review. She also writes award-winning feature articles, short stories, and novels, recently This Ardent Flame and The Long Shadow (SPUR Award winner).

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Raised in: 
VT
Vermont
Website: 
https://bethkanell.medium.com [2]
Prizes won: 

2024 Steve Kowit Poetry Prize first runner-up. Raw Earth Ink honorable mention.  SPUR Award in frontier fiction. “Break the Bechdel With Strong Female Characters Syndicate” Feb. 2019 pick.

What I'm reading now: 
Sukun by Kazim Ali
Lilith by Eric Rickstad
The Searchers by Tana French
Writers Retreats: 
Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference
Prefers to work with: 
Any

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[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/beth_kanell [2] https://bethkanell.medium.com