Donika Kelly is the author of Bestiary (Graywolf 2016), winner of the 2015 Cave Canem Poetry Prize, the 2017 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for Poetry, and the Kate Tufts Discovery Prize. She is an assistant professor at St. Bonaventure University, where she teaches creative writing.
Two Poems: Ars Sequoia // Ars Empathica
These two poems appear in the latest issue of the LARB Print Quarterly Journal: No. 19, Romance To receive ...
Open to any author writing in English about the Chicanx/Latinx experience, the Rivera Book Prize is committed to the discovery and fostering of extraordinary writing by a first-time or early career author whose work examines the long and varied contributions of Chicanx/Latinx in the US. The Rivera Book Prize aims to provide a platform that showcases the emerging literary talent of the Chicanx/Latinx community, to cultivate the next generation of Chicanx/Latinx writers, and to continue the rich literary memory of Tomás Rivera, Chicano author, poet, activist, and educator.
Entry Fee: $35. Entry fees are non-refundable.
