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Memye Curtis Tucker [1]

Listed as: 
Poet
Public address: 
Decatur, GA
Georgia US
Email: 
mc@tucker.net
Bio: 

Ph.D. in English Literature, Emory University; M.A. in English and Comparative Literature, Columbia University; B.A. in English, Agnes Scott College

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Born in: 
Atlanta, GA
Georgia
Raised in: 
Atlanta, GA
Georgia
Prizes won: 

 The Hollis Summers Poetry Prize, Ohio University Press

The "Book All Georgians Should Read" Citation, Georgia Center for the Book

The Georgia Poetry Circuit Prize

The State Street Press Prize

The Palamquin Press Prize

The Callanwolde Poetry Prize

The Armitage Award

The Chattahoochee Review Poetry Prize

Distinguished Alumna Writer Award, Agnes Scott College

Lifetime Achievement Award, The Georgia Writers Association

Writers Retreats: 
Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference
MacDowell
Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
Identifies as: 
American
Prefers to work with: 
Adults

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