Christina Woś Donnelly

Poet

Buffalo, NY
New York US
Email: 
cidonnelly@yahoo.com

Author's Bio

Christina Woś Donnelly co-founded and co-edited the ejournal, Not Just Air, for Sundress Publications. She is the author of two chapbooks, Venus Afflicted and The Largely Unexpurgated History of Scheherazade (Moon in Blue Water Productions), and has been widely featured at Buffalo, Baltimore and Washington metro-area poetry venues including the Library of Congress. Christina performed her dramatic narrative poem, Scheherazade, at the 2008 Buffalo Infringement Festival, twice guest-edited Stirring, and served as Poetry Judge for the 2009 Abilene Writer’s Guild Annual Contest.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Voices from the Herd: An Anthology for Buffalo, NY (Doubt It Publishing, 2010)
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Nickel City Nights: Erotic Writing in Western New York (The Writer's Den, 2008)
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Silver Boomers: a collection of poetry and prose by and about baby boomers (Silver Boomer Books, 2008)
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Susan B. & Me: An International Collection...Dedicated to the Spirit of Women's Rights Champion, Susan B. Anthony (Big Kids Publishing, 2006)
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Cat Breath: A Rogue Scholars Two-Headed Kitty Anthology (Rogue Scholars Press, 2005)
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Common Roots Common Ground: Poetry of Cultural Diversity (Salt Winds Press, 2003)
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Off the Cuffs: Poetry by and About the Police (Soft Skull Press, 2003)
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The Shadow's Imprint: Poetic Reflections on Death (Blarney Stone Books (St. Catherine's, Ontario, Canada), 2002)
Journals:
2River View
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Artvoice
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Binnacle
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BlazeVOX
,
Buffalo News
,
Earth's Daughters
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Lilliput Review
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Moondance
,
Nimrod
,
Persimmon Tree
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Poetz
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Rogue Scholars
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Slipstream
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Stirring Literary Journal
,
Tipton Poetry Journal
Prizes won: 

Persimmon Tree Northeastern States Poetry Contest, Winner;The Binnacle's Tenth Annual Ultra-Short Competition, 2013, Prize for Best Cadence; The Binnacle's Annual Ultra-Short Competitions, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011, Honorable Mention; Goodreads Newsletter Contest, March 2014, December 2013, November, April & May 2012, Finalist; Goodreads Newsletter Contest, February 2016, November 2015, October 2015, September 2012, Honorable Mention; Artists Embassy International’s Dancing Poetry Contest, 2011, Third Prize; 2008 Pablo Neruda Poetry Prize (Nimrod Literary Contests), Semi-finalist; NYFA Strategic Opportunity Stipend, 2008; BlazeVox Buffalo Focus Poet, Fall 2007; Artvoice Artist of the Week, 7/25/02.

More Information

Gives readings: 
No
Travels for readings: 
No
Identifies as: 
Feminist
Fluent in: 
English
Raised in: 
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Last update: Aug 18, 2020