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Lucille Lang Day [1]

Listed as: 
Poet, Fiction Writer, Creative Nonfiction Writer
Public address: 
Oakland, CA
California US
Email: 
lucyday@scarlettanager.com
Bio: 

Lucille Lang Day was born December 5, 1947, in Oakland, California, and grew up in Oakland and nearby Piedmont. She is the author of a memoir, eleven poetry collections and chapbooks, two children’s books, and dozens of short stories, creative nonfiction pieces, and reviews. In addition, she has coedited two poetry anthologies and published hundreds of poems in magazines and anthologies. She received her M.A. in English and M.F.A. in creative writing at San Francisco State University, and her M.A. in zoology and Ph.D. in science/mathematics education at the University of California at Berkeley. The founder and publisher of a small press, Scarlet Tanager Books, she also served for seventeen years as the director of the Hall of Health, an interactive children's museum in Berkeley.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Twitter/X: 
@LucilleLDay
Born in: 
Oakland, CA
California
Raised in: 
Piedmont, CA
California
Website: 
https://lucillelangday.com [2]
Prizes won: 

Joseph Henry Jackson in Award in Literature, 1982; Appalachia Poetry Prize, 1996; First Place, Poetry, Gulf Coast Ethnic and Heritage Jazz Festival, 2007; First Prize, Janice Ferrell Poetry Prize, 2007; Grand Prize, Artists Embassy International's Dancing Poetry Contest, 2008; Willow Review Award in Creative Nonfiction, 2009; Finalist, Northern California Book Award in Creative Nonfiction, 2013; PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Literary Award, 2013; Blue Light Poetry Award and Chapbook Contest, 2014; PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Literary Award, 2017; Finalist, Eric Hoffer Book Award in Poetry, 2019.

Education: 
San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University
Identifies as: 
European American
Native American
Prefers to work with: 
Any

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