Quitman Marshall

Poet

Beaufort, SC
South Carolina US

Author's Bio

Born in SC, Quitman Marshall has been lucky to live in Barcelona, D.C., Amherst, New York City, and Paris. Back in SC, he was the founding coordinator of the literary series at the Spoleto Festival USA in Charleston. In addition to the titles listed in "Prizes" and "Publishing Credits," his chapbooks, published in small letterpress editions, include THE BIRTH GIFT (1986), 14th STREET (1988), THE SLOW COMET (1996), and SOME BIG FISH & SMALL POND ELEGIES (1997).

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Archive (Ninety-Six Press, 2018)
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45 96 (Ninety-Six Press, 1994)
Book:
You Were Born One Time (Ninety-Six Press, 2014)
Journals: ,
Chelsea
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New Virginia Review
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Poetry Now
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The Boston Globe
Prizes won: 

Poets & Writers' Writers Exchange Award winner in poetry, 1996; South Carolina Poetry Archives Book Prize for YOU WERE BORN ONE TIME, 2013 (96 Press) . Finalist in River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Book Prize for SWAMPITUDE: ESCAPES WITH THE CONGAREE (published 2023, and available).

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
French
Born in: 
Columbia, SC
South Carolina
Raised in: 
Columbia, SC
South Carolina
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Last update: Mar 11, 2024