Christy Tending
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Christy Tending (she/they) is the author of High Priestess of the Apocalypse. Their work has been published in Longreads, The Rumpus, Electric Literature, Birdcoat Quarterly (for which they received the Editors' Prize in the Essay 2024), and Catapult (for which they received a notable mention in Best American Science and Nature Writing 2023). They are the recipient of a residency at Yaddo. They write the Substack, "Antifascism is for Everyone". You can learn more about their work on their website.
Website: https://christytending.com/
Winning Entry: An Ornithology of Grief
Contest Won: Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest 2025, Honorable Mention