Shawn Aveningo-Sanders

Poet

Portland, OR
Oregon US

Author's Bio

Shawn Aveningo Sanders started out as show-me girl from Missouri and after a bit of globetrotting finally landed in Portland, Oregon, where she miraculously overcame her fear of birds upon meeting two baby juncos in her backyard. Shawn’s work has appeared in over 140 literary journals and anthologies. She’s a Pushcart nominee (2015), Best of the Net nominee (2017), co-founder of The Poetry Box (https://thepoetrybox.com), as well as managing editor for The Poeming Pigeon. She was named Best Female Poet-Performer in Sacramento News & Review Reader Poll (2009)) and was winner of the first poetry slam in Placerville, California (2012). Shawn is a proud mother of three amazing adults, and she shares the creative life with her husband. You can learn more about her at RedShoePoet.com or ThePoetryBox.com.

Publications & Prizes

Anthologies:
Longest Hours: Thoughts While Waiting (Silver Boomer Books, 2013)
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From the Four Chambered Heart: In Tribute to Anais Nin (Sybaritic Press, 2013)
Book:
What She Was Wearing (Poetry Box, 2019)
Journals:
Tule Review
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Blue Heron Review
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Boston Poetry Magazine
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Convergence
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One Art
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Paper Bag Poems
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Poetic Diversity
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Poetry Breakfast
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Verse-Virtual
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Verseweavers
Prizes won: 
  • Best Female Poet-Sacramento News & Review Reader Poll (2009)
  • First Place - Barbaric Yawp (Poetry Slam), Placerville CA, (2013)
  • First Place - Voices of Lincoln 8th Annual Poetry Contest (2012)
  • Top Ten Honorable Mention - Benicia Love Poem Contest (2014)
  • Pushcart Nominee (2015)
  • Best of the Net Nominee (2017)
  • Honorable Mention - Oregon Poetry Association Contest (2017)
  • 2nd Place - Oregon Poetry Association Contest (2018)
  • Honorable Mention - Oregon Poetry Association Contest (2021)
  • 2nd Place - Oregon Poetry Association Contest (2024)
  • Finalist in Concrete Wolf Chapbook Contest (2024)

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Bonne Terre, MO
Missouri
Raised in: 
St Louis, MO
Missouri
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Last update: Sep 16, 2024