Ellery Akers

Fiction Writer, Poet

Website:

elleryakers.com

Publications & Prizes

Fiction

Journals:

American Poetry Review

Intro

Ploughshares

Sierra

Poetry

Books:

Practicing the Truth (Autumn House Press, 2015)

Knocking on the Earth (Wesleyan University Press, 1988)

Prizes won:

Children's Book Awards for Sarah's Waterfall: NAPPA Award in the Parenting Resources Category
Mom's Choice Gold Award in the Self-Improvement Category, Skipping Stones Magazine Award in the Teaching and Parenting Resources Category.

Poetry Awards: John Masefield Award, Paumanok Award, Gordon Barber Award, Academy of American Poets Award.

Knocking on the Earth named one of the Best Books of the Year by the San Jose Mercury News.

Essay Awards: Sierra Magazine Nature Writing Award

More Information

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

Fluent in:

English

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Last update: Sep 04, 2015