Sneha Madhavan-Reese

Poet

Ottawa, ON

Canada

Ontario CA

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Author's Bio

Sneha Madhavan-Reese was born in Detroit and now lives with her family in Ottawa. Her debut poetry collection, Observing the Moon, was published by Hagios Press in 2015, and her second collection, Elementary Particles, was published by Brick Books in 2023. Her poems have appeared widely in literary journals and anthologies, including Global Poetry Anthology 2015 and The Best Canadian Poetry in English 2016. She is the 2015 winner of Arc Poetry Magazine's Diana Brebner Prize, was shortlisted for the 2015 Montreal International Poetry Prize, and received an honourable mention at the 2018 National Magazine Awards.

Publications & Prizes

Books:

Elementary Particles (Brick Books, 2023)

Observing the Moon (Hagios Press, 2015)

Prizes won:

2022 Bridport Prize for Poetry (shortlist);

2022, 2018 Malahat Review Open Season Award for Poetry (shortlist);

2020 Ralph Gustafson Poetry Prize (shortlist);

2019 Gregory O'Donoghue International Poetry Prize (Commended);

2018 National Magazine Award (finalist, Poetry);

2015 CV2 Magazine 2-Day Poem Contest (Editor's Dad's Choice);

2015 Diana Brebner Prize (winner);

2015 Montreal International Poetry Prize (shortlist);

2014 The New Quarterly Nick Blatchford Occasional Verse Prize (third prize);

2014 The Malahat Review Far Horizons Prize for Poetry (finalist);

2013 Alfred G. Bailey Prize (finalist)

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Prefers to work with:

Any

Fluent in:

English

Born in:

Detroit

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Last update: Nov 11, 2023