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Matt Finlay is an 18-year-old freshman student at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, attempting to major in creative writing. Shiny résumés tend to intimidate him because he's still working on one. He has lived in San Antonio, Texas for most of the last decade, and perhaps still lives there in spirit.
Contest Won: War Poetry Contest 2010, Honorable Mention
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Deadline: Apr 1, 2025
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