Melissa Studdard
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Melissa Studdard

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Melissa Studdard is the author of four books, most recently the poetry collection 'Dear Selection Committee.' Her short writings have appeared in The New York Times, Psychology Today, The Guardian, Harvard Review, Poets & Writers, and many other print and online publications, as well as being featured in a variety of multimedia projects. The title poem from 'I Ate the Cosmos for Breakfast" was made into a short film, by Dan Sickles of Moxie Pictures (for Motionpoems), and featured as an official selection for the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival and the Minneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival. Studdard has spoken, read, and given panels and workshops at universities and festivals spanning from Seattle to New York City to Gangtok, India. In addition to writing, she serves as the executive producer and host of VIDA Voices & Views for VIDA: Women in Literary Arts, the president of the Associated Writing Program’s Women’s Caucus, and a professor for the Lone Star College System. Some of her awards include the The Lucille Medwick Memorial Award for a poem on a humanitarian theme from The Poetry Society of America, The Penn Review Poetry Prize, the Tom Howard Prize from Winning Writers, the Forward National Literature Award, the International Book Award, and the Readers’ Favorite Award. As well, her work has been noted in many best of lists, such as Cutthroat’s Best Books of the Year, January Magazine’s Best Children’s Books of the Year, Bustle’s “8 Feminist Poems To Inspire You When The World Is Just Too Much,” and Amazon’s Most Gifted Books. Learn more at www.melissastudard.com.
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