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Listed as:

Poet, Fiction Writer

Public address:

Paris

France

FR

Email:

mbaleo@protonmail.com

Bio:

Marie Baléo is a French writer, editor, and poet born in 1990.

She is one of the winners of the 2020 National Poetry Competition, organized by The Poetry Society (UK). Her first chapbook, Submersion, was lpublished by Digging Press in 2023. Her work has appeared in over 40 literary magazines and journals in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. She grew up in Lebanon and Norway and now lives in Paris.

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

In which languages are you fluent?:

English

French

Norwegian

Twitter/X:

mariebaleo

Born in:

Cannes, A06

France

Alpes-Maritimes (06)

Raised in:

Beirut, BA

Lebanon

Beirut

Website:

https://mariebaleo.com [2]

Prizes won:

National Poetry Competition - The Poetry Society (UK) (2020) - Winner (Commended)
Poetry International Summer 2020 Chapbook Contest - Winner
Digging Press Chapbook Contest (Fall 2020) - Winner
Beloit Poetry Journal Chad Walsh Chapbook Series - Semi-Finalist (2021)
PANK Book Contest (2020) - Long-listed
Digging Press Chapbook Competition (2020) - Finalist
Best of the Net (2019) - Nominated by CutBank (creative nonfiction)
CutBank Weekly Flash Prose and Prose Poetry Contest (2019) - Winner (creative nonfiction)
Best Small Fictions (2019) - Nominated by Star 82 Review (fiction)
Best of the Net (2018) - Nominated by Passages North (creative nonfiction)
Best of the Net (2018) - Nominated by Pithead Chapel (poetry)
Best Microfiction (2018) - Nominated by Star 82 Review (fiction)
Glimmer Train Short Story Award for New Writers (January-February 2018) - Honorable Mention
Women's National Book Association Writing Contest (2018) - Second place in fiction
Black Lawrence Press Black River Chapbook Competition (Fall 2017) - Semi-Finalist
Best of the Net (2017) - Nominated by Spilled Milk Magazine (poetry)
Bitch Media Writing Fellowship in Technology (2017) - Finalist

Identifies as:

French

Prefers to work with:

Any