Mervyn Seivwright [1]
Listed as:
Poet

Public address:
APO,
AE
Armed Forces Europe US
Email:
deepcobra13@gmail.com
Gives readings:
Yes
Travels for readings:
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?:
English
Twitter/X:
https://twitter.com/Deepcobra
Born in:
London
United Kingdom
Raised in:
Multiple Places
Website:
Prizes won:
- Winner of the Marvin E Williams Literary Prize, The Caribbean Writer, 2024, Virgin Islands
- Finalist for the C. P. Cavafy Prize, The Poetry International Online, 2024
- Pangyrus Literary Magazine 2023 Pushcart Nominee, 2023
- Santa Fe Literary Review 2021 Pushcart Nominee, 2021
- Second Runner-Up for Mount Island’s Lucy Terry Prince Poetry Contest, 2020
- Third Place for Black in White Poetry Competition, 2022, England
- Honorable Mention for Voices Israel's 31st Rose Ruben Annual Poetry Competition, 2021, Israel
- Finalist for CutBank Literary Journal Annual Genre Contest, 2021
- Semi-Finalist, Sundress Publication, 2023 E-Chapbook Contest, 2023
- Semi-Finalist for the Midwest Review's Poetry Contest, 2020
- Shortlisted for Hammond House International Literary Prize, 2023, United Kingdom
Education:
Naslund-Mann Graduate School of Writing at Spalding University
What I'm reading now:
The Anti-Racist Writing Workshop, How to Decolonize The Creative Classroom by
Everyday Mojo Songs of Earth by
Identifies as:
Caribbean American
Prefers to work with:
Any