Mónica Teresa Ortiz

Poet

TX
Texas US
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Author's Bio

Mónica Teresa Ortiz was born and raised in the Texas Panhandle.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Pariahs Anthology (Stephen F. Austin State University Press, 2016)
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The Border Crossed Us (Vagabond Press, 2015)
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Weight of Addition (Mutabilis Press, 2007)
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Writing on the Wind (Texas Tech University Press, 2004)
Book:
muted blood (Black Radish Books, 2018)
Chapbook:
autobiography of a semiromantic anarchist (Host, 2019)
Journals:
Academy of American Poets Poem-a-Day
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Bombay Gin
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Huizache
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In the Grove
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OCHO
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Pilgrimage Magazine
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Rio Grande Review
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The Brooklyn Review
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The Texas Review
Prizes won: 

2019 Host Publications Chapbook Prize, 2007 Alfredo Cisneros del Moral Honorable Mention, 2013 Green Briar Review Honorable Mention, 2010 & 2012 Andres Montoya Latino Poetry prize finalist, 2011 Texas Observer Short Story Finalist, 2010 Texas Observer Short Story Honorable Mention

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Mexican
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Plainview
Raised in: 
TX
Texas
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Last update: Aug 10, 2020