Printable view of Liza Porter

Listed as:

Poet, Creative Nonfiction Writer

Public address:

Tucson, AZ

Arizona US

Email:

lizaporter1@aol.com

Bio:

I try to write the truth about what I know which forces me to find out what I don't know, and then write about that. I want to create beauty out of hardship; music out of cacophony; colors out of black&white thinking.

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

In which languages are you fluent?:

English

Born in:

Bethesda, MD

Maryland

Raised in:

CA

California

Website:

https://www.lizaporter.com [2]

Prizes won:

Finalist, Gabriela Mistral Poetry Prize, “Blue Gloves, Stars,” 2014; Semi-Finalist, Press 53 Award for Poetry, poetry book contest, The story of a body, 2014; Semi-Finalist, Washington Prize (Word Works Press) poetry book contest, The story of a body, 2011; Finalist, Santa Fe Writers Project nonfiction book prize: Down the Tracks, 2013; Honorable Mention, nonfiction, “Labyrinth,” New Millennium Writings 35th Awards, Fall 2013; Honorable Mention, poetry, “Urgent Care,” New Millennium Writings 35th Awards, Fall 2013; Finalist, Masters Workshop in Poetry, Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards, 2013; Finalist, “Labyrinth,” hybrid personal essay, Lamar York Prize for Nonfiction, Chattahoochee Review, 2013. 2009 Mary Ann Campau Memorial Fellowship, University of Arizona Poetry Center.

Writers Retreats:

Djerassi Resident Artists Program

Identifies as:

Feminist

Prefers to work with:

Any