Kari Wergeland

Poet, Fiction Writer

Davis, CA
California US

Author's Bio

Kari Wergeland, who hails from Davis, California, is a librarian and writer. She moved to Oregon at the age of 14 and eventually attended the University of Oregon, where she earned a BA in English. She holds an MLS in Librarianship from the University of Washington and an MFA in Creative Writing with an emphasis in poetry from Pacific University. Her long library career has taken her into libraries up and down the West Coast. She also served as the children’s book reviewer for The Seattle Times. More recently, she's returned to her hometown to work for the Los Rios Community College District. She lives part-time on the Oregon Coast.

Publications & Prizes

Fiction

Anthology:
Fragile (Medusa's Laugh Press, 2019)
Book:
Off the Wall (Finishing Line Press, 2023)
Journals: ,

Poetry

Anthologies:
Far Villages: Welcome Essays for New and Beginner Poets (Black Lawrence Press, 2020)
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The Hands We Hold: Poems Concerning Breast Cancer (Local Gems Press, 2019)
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Fire and Rain: Ecopoetry of California (Scarlet Tanager Books, 2018)
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States of the Union (Mascot Books, 2018)
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Along the Shore: Poems of the Sea (Lost Tower Publications, 2017)
Chapbook:
Breast Cancer: A Poem in Five Acts (Finishing Line Press, 2018)
Journals:
Atlanta Review
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Beatitude
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Broad Street
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Caesura
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Cascadia Chronicle
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Chaffin Journal
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Cloudbank
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Crannóg
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Cyclamens and Swords
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Far Enough East
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Flint Hills Review
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Homestead Review
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Hummingbird
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Kindred
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Labletter
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Lummox Journal
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Meat for Tea: The Valley Review
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Midwest Quarterly
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Mission at Tenth
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Pembroke Magazine
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Prick of the Spindle
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River Poets Journal
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Rockhurst Review
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San Diego Poetry Annual
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Talking River Review
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The Alembic
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The Gap-Toothed Madness
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The Original Van Gogh’s Ear Anthology
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The Road Not Taken
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Tule Review
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Prizes won: 

Soul-Making Keats Literary Competition - Honorable Mention (sonnet prize); Jeff Marks Memorial Poetry Prize - Finalist; New Millennium Writing Awards - Honorable Mention (poetry); Oregon Poetry Association Poet's Choice - Honorable Mention; Eric Hoffer Book Award - Finalist (chapbook); Annual Artists Embassy International's Dancing Poetry Contest - 2nd Prize; International Book Awards - Finalist (novella); American Fiction Awards - Finalist (novella)

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
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Last update: Aug 02, 2024