Tamra Badgett
Tamra Badgett, final judge of our Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest, is a writer of prose poetry, nonfiction, and memoir. She holds an MA and MFA from the School of Letters in Sewanee, Tennessee, where her work explored language, memory, and the quiet complexities of Southern life. A former French teacher, she spent ten years guiding Texas students through language, literature, and translation. Tamra brings an interdisciplinary approach to her craft, writing with rhythm, lyricism, and a deep attention to the layered textures of place.
