Beate Sigriddaughter, www.sigriddaughter.net [2], grew up in Nürnberg, Germany. Her playgrounds were a castle and World War II ruins. Now she lives in Silver City, New Mexico (Land of Enchantment) where she was poet laureate from 2017 - 2019. Her work has received multiple Pushcart Prize nominations and several poetry awards. She orchestrates the blog Writing In A Woman's Voice, where she publishes other women's voices and awards a monthly prize.