Fugue has nominated my poem “In a Kingdom of Little Gusts and I Want Out” for Best of the Net!

Posted on September 30, 2024 by Christopher

Wow! I just received a second Best of the Net 2024 nomination, this time for my poem “In a Kingdom of Little Gusts and I Want Out” published online by Fugue. Thank you again to Maggie Nipps, Reid Davis and everyone at Fugue Literary Journal! Here’s the link to read the poem:

https://fuguejournal.com/in-a-kingdom-of-little-gusts-and-i-want-out-citro

I happened to be working on an ekphrastic poem about Virgil Marti’s 1992 “Bullies Wallpaper” when the email came. Usually if I get an email while I’m writing a poem it’s a rejection from some literary magazine. This was a lovely surprise!

Blackbird has nominated my poem “Birds and Stars Suite” for Best of the Net!

Posted on September 28, 2024 by Christopher

What a lovely surprise! Blackbird has nominated my long poem “Birds and Stars Suite” for Best of the Net! Thank you to Matt Schroeder and everyone at Blackbird!
You can read the whole poem here:

https://blackbird.vcu.edu/birds-stars-suite/

Honored to be nominated again for a Pushcart Prize!

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Christopher

What an honor to be nominated by a contributing editor (thank you!) for this year’s Pushcart Prize. Winning a Pushcart in 2018 was such a thrill and an honor. Fingers crossed for another chance!

Thrilled to be nominated again for a Pushcart Prize!

Posted on February 7, 2023 by Christopher

What a thrill to be nominated by a contributing editor (thank you!) for this year’s Pushcart Prize. Winning a Pushcart in 2018 was such an honor. Fingers crossed for another chance!

My book’s been nominated for this year’s CNY Book Award for Poetry!

Posted on September 26, 2022 by Christopher

I’m delighted to share the news that my book, If We Had a Lemon We’d Throw It and Call That the Sun, has been nominated for this year’s CNY Book Award for poetry. Congrats to all the other nominees!

I’ve been nominated again for a Pushcart Prize!

Posted on February 7, 2022 by Christopher

What a delight to be nominated by a contributing editor (thank you!) for this year’s Pushcart Prize. Winning a Pushcart in 2018 was such an honor. Fingers crossed for another chance!

Congratulations Sarah!

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Christopher

My awesome partner’s awesome short story just got nominated for Best of the Net by Guesthouse! Congratulations sweetie!

2021 MVICW Virtual Summer Writers’ Conference Contest!

Posted on March 31, 2021 by Christopher

As of today, March 31, 2021, there are just five days left to apply to the Writing Contest for this summer’s virtual Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing! I’m the judge of the poetry contest! Send in your poems (or fiction and CNF to be judged by Wendy Rawlings) to maybe win a full or partial fellowship!

You can submit to the contest HERE!

Join us on the virtual vineyard this summer!

Posted on March 23, 2021 by Christopher

There are about two weeks left to apply to the Writing Contest for this summer’s virtual Martha’s Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing! I’m the judge of the poetry contest! Send in your poems (or fiction and CNF to be judged by Wendy Rawlings) to maybe win a full or partial fellowship!

https://www.mvicw.com/fellowships

Judging the Newhouse Writing Award for Poetry

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Christopher

I’m delighted to have been asked be this year’s Poetry Judge for the 2021 Newhouse Writing Awards from Le Moyne College. Looking forward to reading what the students of Le Moyne have been writing during this bizarre and challenging school year!

Christopher Citro

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