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Kristy Bowen

Judged: Poem of the Year: May 2016-Apr 2017

 

A writer and book artist working in both text and image,  Kristy Bowen is the author of  a number of chapbook, zine, and artist book projects, as well as several full-length collections of poetry/prose/hybrid work, including SALVAGE  (Black Lawrence Press, 2016) and MAJOR CHARACTERS IN MINOR FILMS (Sundress Publications, 2015). She lives in Chicago, where she runs dancing girl press & studio and works in the library of an arts college.

• August 2022 Winners

  • First Place

    Sodom by the Sea
    by Ken Ashworth
    The Writer's Block
    

    Second Place

    Good Omens
    by Christine Potter
    The Waters
    

    Third Place

    Isaac and the Apple
    by Rus Bowden
    Babilu
    
• • Read the August Winners
  • Meet the Judge: Doris Ferleger



• July 2022 Winners

  • First Place

    striking a match in an empty house
    by Billy Howell-Sinnard
    The Waters
    

    Second Place

    My Soul to Keep
    by Jim Doss
    Babilu
    

    Third Place

    Li Po Adrift
    by Bob Bradshaw
    The Writer's Block
    
• • Read the July Winners
  • Previous Judge: R.T. Castleberry