Janice Northerns

Poet

Liberal, KS
Kansas US
Email: 
jnortherns@gmail.com
Website: 
www.janicenortherns.com
Twitter/X: 
@JaniceNortherns

Author's Bio

Janice Northerns, who grew up on a farm in rural West Texas, holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Texas Tech University. After teaching college and high school English for many years, she recently retired and now enjoys writing full-time.  Her first full-length poetry collection, Some Electric Hum is forthcoming in August from Lamar University Literary Press. Her awards include a Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts residency, a Sewanee Writers’ Conference scholarship, and the Robert S. Newton Creative Writing Award from Texas Tech University. She and her husband currently live in southwest Kansas.

Publications & Prizes

Book:
Some Electric Hum (Lamar University Literary Press, 2020)
Journals:
BoomerLitMag
,
Cold Mountain Review
,
Gravel Literary Journal
,
Iron Horse Literary Review
,
Laurel Review
,
Roanoke Review
Prizes won: 

2020 Honorable Mention, Passager Poetry Contest;

2020 Finalist, River Heron Review Poetry Contest;

2019 Co-winner, Princemere Poetry Prize;

2017 Second Place, Marr Poetry Prize, Southwest Review;

2017 Finalist, PhotoFinish Poetry Contest, Iron Horse Literary Review;

2017 Finalist, Cultural Center of Cape Cod Poetry Contest;

1993 Robert S. Newton Creative Writing Award, Texas Tech University

 

 

 

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Traci Brimhall, Rebecca Aronson, B. H. Fairchild, William Wenthe, Walt McDonald, Mary Karr, and Carolyn Forche

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Feminist
Prefers to work with: 
Adults, Schools
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
TX
Texas
Raised in: 
TX
Texas
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Last update: Jul 20, 2020