Sneha Madhavan-Reese

Poet

Ottawa, ON
Canada
Ontario CA

Author's Bio

Sneha Madhavan-Reese is the author of two poetry collections, Observing the Moon and Elementary Particles, which was a finalist for the Ottawa Book Award and longlisted for the Raymond Souster Award. Her poems have appeared widely in literary journals and anthologies, including Global Poetry Anthology 2015 and The Best Canadian Poetry in English 2016. She is the 2015 winner of Arc Poetry Magazine's Diana Brebner Prize, was shortlisted for the 2015 Montreal International Poetry Prize, and received an honourable mention at the 2018 National Magazine Awards. She lives with her family in Ottawa.

Publications & Prizes

Books:
Elementary Particles (Brick Books, 2023)
,
Observing the Moon (Hagios Press, 2015)
Prizes won: 

2024 Ottawa Book Award (finalist);

2024 Raymond Souster Award (longlist);

2024 The New Quarterly Nick Blatchford Occasional Verse Prize (longlist);

2022 Bridport Prize for Poetry (shortlist);

2022, 2018 Malahat Review Open Season Award for Poetry (shortlist);

2021 Pushcart Prize (nominated);

2021 The New Quarterly Nick Blatchford Occasional Verse Prize (longlist);

2020 Ralph Gustafson Poetry Prize (shortlist);

2019 Gregory O'Donoghue International Poetry Prize (Commended);

2018 The New Quarterly Nick Blatchford Occasional Verse Prize (longlist);

2018 National Magazine Award (finalist, Poetry);

2017 The Rialto Nature and Place Poetry Competition (longlist);

2015 CV2 Magazine 2-Day Poem Contest (Editor's Dad's Choice);

2015 Diana Brebner Prize (winner);

2015 Montreal International Poetry Prize (shortlist);

2014 The New Quarterly Nick Blatchford Occasional Verse Prize (third prize);

2014 The Malahat Review Far Horizons Prize for Poetry (finalist);

2013 Alfred G. Bailey Prize (finalist)

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Detroit
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Last update: Nov 13, 2024