Elinor Ann Walker
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Elinor Ann Walker (she/her/hers) holds a PhD in English from the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, lives in the Appalachian foothills, and is the author of Fugitive but Gorgeous, winner of the 2024 Sheila-Na-Gig First Chapbook Prize, and Give Sorrow (Whittle Micro-Press), both forthcoming. Featured on Verse Daily and in several anthologies, her poetry has been published in many journals, including AGNI, Nimrod International Journal, The Penn Review, Plant-Human Quarterly, Plume, Poet Lore, River Heron Review, The Southern Review, Terrain, and elsewhere. Her first full-length poetry manuscript is a three-time semifinalist and two-time finalist for recent prizes and remains under review. An Outstanding Faculty awardee and former adjunct professor at the University of Maryland Global Campus, she focuses now on writing and editing and is on the poetry staff at River Heron Review. Find her on BlueSky.
Website: https://elinorannwalker.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elinorann_poet/
Winning Entry: Sestina (A Ghost Story)
Contest Won: Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest 2024, Honorable Mention, Margaret Reid
