Martin Ott

Poet, Fiction Writer

Los Angeles, CA
California US

Author's Bio

Martin Ott is the author of eleven books of poetry and fiction. His first two poetry collections won the De Novo and Sandeen Prizes. His work has appeared in more than 300 magazines and 20 anthologies. A former US Army interrogator and longtime LA resident, Ott works as a communications professional and develops for TV and film in between other writing projects. 

Publications & Prizes

Fiction

Books:
Shadow Dance (Regal House Publishing, 2023)
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Dream State (Castle Bridge Media, 2022)
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Interrogations (Fomite, 2016)
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Spectrum (C&R Press, 2016)
Journals:
Aberrations
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Alice Blue Review
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Barely South Review
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Beyond Baroque Magazine
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Canteen
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Hospital Drive
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Jupiter
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Minnesota Review
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Pank
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Paradise Review
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Referential Magazine
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Sou'wester
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Southern California Anthology
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Storyglossia
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Poetry

Anthologies:
Fairy Poems (Penguin Random House, 2023)
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Things We Carry Still: Poems & Micro-Stories About Military Gear (Middle West Press, 2023)
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America, We Call Your Name: Poems of Resistance and Resilience (Sixteen Rivers Press, 2018)
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Dark Ink: A Poetry Anthology Inspired by Horror (Moon Tide Press, 2018)
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They Said: A Multi-Genre Anthology of Contemporary Collaborative Writing (Black Lawrence Press, 2018)
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The Book of Donuts (Terrapin Books, 2017)
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Coiled Serpent: Poets Arising from the Cultural Quakes & Shifts in Los Angeles (Tia Chucha Press, 2016)
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Rabbit Ears: TV Poems (NYQ Books, 2015)
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Till the Tide: An Anthology of Mermaid Poetry (Sundress Publications, 2015)
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Bearers of Distance (Eastern Point Lit House, 2014)
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Devouring the Green (Jaded Ibis Press, 2014)
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Drawn to Marvel: Poems from the Comic Books (Minor Arcana Press, 2014)
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MultiVerse (Write Bloody Publishing, 2014)
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Prairie Gold: An Anthology of the American Heartland (Ice Cube Press, LLC, 2013)
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A Bird Black As the Sun: California Poets on Crows and Ravens (Green Poet Press, 2011)
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City of the Big Shoulders: An Anthology of Poems about Chicago (University of Iowa Press, 2011)
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The Anthology of Monterey Bay Poets (Chatoyant, 2004)
Books:
Sharks vs. Selfies (Black Spring Press Group, 2025)
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Fake News Poems (BlazeVOX books, 2019)
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Lessons in Camouflage (C&R Press, 2018)
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Underdays (Notre Dame University Press, 2015)
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Yankee Broadcast Network (Brooklyn Arts Press, 2014)
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Captive (C&R Press, 2012)
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Poets' Guide to America (Brooklyn Arts Press, 2012)
Journals: ,
13 Miles From Cleveland
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300 Days of Sun
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Alembic
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American Journal of Poetry
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Animal: Beast of a Literary Magazine
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Ann Arbor Review
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Asimov’s Science Fiction
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Australian Book Review
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Barely South Review
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Barrow Street
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BathHouse Hypermedia Journal
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Beecher's
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Bent Pin Quartely
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Binnacle
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Black Dirt
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Blood Lotus
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Blue Lyra Review
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Cairn
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California Quarterly
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Calliope Nerve
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Carbon Culture Review
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Center
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Clay Bird Review
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Compass Rose
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Conceit Magazine
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Confrontation
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Connecticut Review
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Connecticut River Review
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Convergence
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CrossConnect
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Cultural Weekly
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Denver Syntax
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Dos Passos Review
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East Jasmine Review
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Epoch
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Euphemism
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Evansville Review
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Evergreen Review
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Flights, Literary Journal of Sinclair Community College
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Flint Hills Review
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Freshwater
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Heavy Feather Review
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Hobart
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Homestead Review
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Hot Metal Bridge
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Hotel Amerika
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Jam Tarts
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Kentucky Review
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Licking River Review
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Linebreak
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Louisiana Review
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Madison Review
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Many Mountains Moving
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Margie
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Midwest Quarterly
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Mikrokosmos
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Minnesota Review
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Mission at Tenth
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Mudfish
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Nashville Review
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National Forum
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Nebo
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New Mexico Review
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Notre Dame Review
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Pennsylvania English
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Perceptions
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Poems and Plays: Middle Tennessee State Univ
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Poet Magazine
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Poetry Midwest
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Poetspeak
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Prelude
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Puerto del Sol
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Raving Dove
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Redivider
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Salt River Review
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Santa Clara Review
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Scythe Literary Journal
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Seattle Review
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Segue
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Ship of Fools
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Southern California Anthology
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Splash of Red
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Spoon River Poetry Review
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Suisun Valley Review
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Sweet: A Literary Confection
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Tattoo Highway
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The Bicycle Review
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The Coachella Review
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the G.W. Review
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The Lindenwood Review
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The Literary Bohemian
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The Manhattanville Review
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The Mayo Review
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The Penmen Review
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The Round
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The Santa Clara Review
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The Sylvan Echo
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Then and If
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Tulane Review
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Two Review
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UCity Review
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Umbrella
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Untamed Ink
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Verse Daily
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Volt
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West Wind Review
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Wherewithal
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William & Mary Review
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Writers Resist
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Zymbol
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Prizes won: 

2011 De Novo Prize, C&R Press, 2015 Sandeen Prize, University of Notre Dame Press, Foreword Reviews' 2015 INDIEFAB Book of the Year Award Finalist, 2019 Best of the Net Finalist, 2019 Big Other Book Award Finalist

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Born in: 
Fairbanks
Raised in: 
Alpena, MI
Michigan
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Last update: Feb 17, 2024