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Cassandra Whitaker [1]

Listed as: 
Poet
Email: 
casswatt6@gmail.com
Bio: 

Cassandra Whitaker (she/they) is trans writer living in rural Virginia.  Whit's work has been published in Michigan Quarterly Review,  Conjunctions, The Mississippi Review, The Rumpus, Lambda Literary Review and other places. She is the recipient of grant fellowships from Maryland Humanities and the Martha’s Vineyard Institute for Creative Writing, among others. They are a member of the National Book Critics Circle and an educator. Wolf Devouring A Wolf Devouring A Wolf is forthcoming from Jackleg Press in 2025. wolfs-den.page

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Born in: 
Raised in: 
RSS feed: 
https://feeds.feedburner.com/wolfs-den/g… [2]
Website: 
https://wolfs-den.page/ [3]
Prizes won: 

Pink Poetry Prize 2022

Dogfish Head Poetry Prize 2005

Writers Retreats: 
Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing Summer Writers’ Conference
Identifies as: 
LGBTQ
Queer
Prefers to work with: 
Any

Source URL:https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/cassandra_whitaker

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/cassandra_whitaker [2] https://feeds.feedburner.com/wolfs-den/gbABsKFGU7x [3] https://wolfs-den.page/