Tara Betts [1]
Listed as:
Poet

Public address:
IL
Email:
tarabetts@aol.com
Gives readings:
Yes
Travels for readings:
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?:
English
Born in:
Kankakee
Raised in:
Kankakee,
IL
Illinois
Website:
Prizes won:
2016 Kimbilio Fiction fellow.
2013 Scholars for the Dream Award, CCCC.
2011 Bread Loaf Writers Conference.
2010 VONA scholarship for memoir and poetry.
2009 Squaw Valley Writers Workshop scholarship. 2002, 2003, 2005 Cave Canem fellow.
Illinois Arts Council fellowship.
artist-in-residence at Ragdale Foundation, Soul Mountain, Caldera, Centrum, and University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign.
Identifies as:
African American
Mixed Race
Prefers to work with:
Adults
At Risk Youth
Children
LGBTQ
Homelessness
Illness/Wellness
Naturalists/Environmentalists
Disability
Incarcerated individuals
Seniors
Teachers
Teenagers