Printable view of Ralph Pennel

Listed as:

Poet

Public address:

Cambridge, MA

Massachusetts US

Email:

y.ralph@gmail.com

Link to resume:

Ralph Pennel's Resume [2]

Bio:

Ralph Pennel is the author of A World Less Perfect for Dying In, published by Cervena Barva Press. Ralph’s writing has appeared in The Iowa Review, Ocean State Reveiw, Elm Leaves Journal, Literary Orphans, F(r)iction, Watershed Review, Tarpaulin Sky, The Cape Rock, Rain Taxi Review of Books and various other journals. Ralph is a founding editor and the fiction editor for the online literary journal, Midway Journal, and he is a former board member of the New England Poetry Club. His work has been nominated for a Pushcart, a Best of the Net Award, the Best Small Fictions Anthology, and he was twice a finalist for Somerville Poet Laureate.

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

In which languages are you fluent?:

English

Twitter/X:

@PennelRalph

Born in:

Manhattan , KS

Kansas

Raised in:

De Kalb, IL

Illinois

Website:

https://ralphpennel.com [3]

Prizes won:

Nominated for a Best of the Net Award 2021; Semi-finalist, Digging Press Chapbook Contest, 2020; Nominated for Best Small Fiction Anthology, 2019; Innovation in Teaching Award, Bentley University, 2019; Nominated for a Pushcart, 2018; Finalist for Poet Laureate of Somerville, 2017; Nominated for a Pushcart Prize, 2015; Finalist for Poet Laureate of Somerville, 2014; Poet of the Moment, MassPoetry.org, 2013; Teacher of the Year, Globe University/Minnesota School of Business, 2008; First Place for Poetry, Kamelian, 1994; Honorable Mention, Davenport Poetry Contest, 1993.

Writers Retreats:

Cape Cod Writers Center Conference

Identifies as:

European American

Prefers to work with:

Adults