Millicent Borges Accardi [1]
Listed as:
Poet, Creative Nonfiction Writer
Public address:
Topanga,
CA
California US
Email:
MillB@aol.com
Gives readings:
Yes
Travels for readings:
Yes
Twitter/X:
@TopangaHippie
Website:
Prizes won:
Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for poetry, CantoMundo, Fulbright, California Arts Council, Barbara Deming Foundation "Money for Women," Foundation for Contemporary Arts NYC "Covid Emergency grant," Fundação Luso-Americana, and a Forby Fellowship at the Special Collections Library at Texas Tech University.
Additional awards include SOPA (Portuguese American Heritage), Congressional Recognition award for literature, 2018, Creative Capacity Quick Grant in 2013, Center for Cultural Innovation grants, 2014, 2012 and Injuring Eternity received an Honorable Mention at the Latino Book Awards in 2012.
Writers Retreats:
DISQUIET International Literary Program
Jentel Artist Residency
Identifies as:
Latino/Latina/Latinx
Portuguese American
Prefers to work with:
Seniors
Teachers