Maya Stein

Poet

Northport, ME
Maine US

Author's Bio

Maya Stein is the author of two collections of poetry, two collections of creative nonfiction, and a series of writing prompt booklets. She served as editor of "Grief Becomes You," an anthology of writing on the subject of loss with work from nearly 60 contributors, and most recently authored, The Poser: 38 Portraits Reimagined, a coffee-table book of contemporary art re-creations and essays. She facilitates writing groups in person and online, and lives in mid-coast Maine, where she serves as Editorial Director of Toad Hall Editions, a small press publishing the work of women and gender-diverse writers. She was recently selected to serve as the Poet Laureate of Belfast. She can be found online at www.mayastein.com.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Poetry of Presence II: More Mindfulness Poems (Grayson Books, 2023)
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You Don't Have To Be Everything: Poems for Girls Becoming Themselves (Workman Publishing, 2021)
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Surviving the Storm: A Workbook for Telling Your Cancer Story (Oxford University Press, 2017)
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Creative is a Verb (Morris Publishing, 2010)
Book:
You Don't Have To Be Everything: Poems for Girls Becoming Women (Workman Publishing, 2021)
Journals:
Alimentum
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Postcard Poems and Prose
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Prizes won: 

2023 IPPY Gold Award
(Independent Spirit)
The Poser: 38 Portraits Reimagined

2021 North Street Book Prize (Honorable Mention)
The Poser: 38 Portraits Reimagined

2010 First prize, poetry, Alimentum (Dorianne Laux, guest judge)
"substitutes"

Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
Alison Luterman, Ellen Bass, Naomi Shihab Nye, Wendy Xu, Jane Hirshfield, Faith Shearin, George Bilgere, Laura Foley, Billy Collins, Dorianne Laux, William Stafford, Linda Pastan, Maxine Kumin, Paige Riehl, Meg Wolitzer, Elizabeth McCracken
What I'm reading now: 
Something Wild by Hanna Halperin, No Recipe: Cooking as a Spiritual Practice by Edward Espe Brown

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
New Glasgow, NS
Canada
Nova Scotia
Raised in: 
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Last update: Mar 16, 2025