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Listed as:

Poet

Public address:

Newtown, PA

Pennsylvania US

Email:

elizabeth.austin@vcfa.edu

Bio:

Elizabeth Austin is a poet, photographer, and visual artist. She holds an M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her work has appeared in the Schuylkill Valley Journal, Foliate Oak, Driftwood Press, Anti-Heroin Chic, 3Elements Review, Sybil, and PANK, among others. She currently lives outside of Philadelphia with her two children. Find her on Instagram at @elizabethbeingqueen.

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

In which languages are you fluent?:

English

Favorite authors:

Rebecca Solnit, James Baldwin, Roxane Gay, Neil Gaiman, Patti Smith, Stephen King

Born in:

Norwalk

Raised in:

Newtown, PA

Pennsylvania

Website:

https://elizabethaustinpoet.weebly.com [2]

Prizes won:

2019 Finalist for Main Street Voices contest, Nominated for a Pushcart Prize, 2016 Finalist for Bucks County Poet Laureate, 2016 1st runner up for Main Street Voices contest, 2016 1st runner up for Bucks County Poet Laureate, 2014 1st runner up, Delaware Valley College Writer's Conference, 2014 Winner of the Souderton Arts Award, 2013 Winner of the Penland Poetry prize, 2013 Winner of the Stan Heim Award for Poetry, 2013

What I'm reading now:

Delicious Foods by James Hannaham

For All We Know by Ciaran Carson

Life On Mars by Tracy K Smith

For Other Ghosts by Donald Quist

Don't Explain by Betsy Sholl

Identifies as:

White

Prefers to work with:

Any