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Jeannine Hall Gailey
Born (1973-04-30) April 30, 1973 (age 51)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Cincinnati (BA, MA)
Pacific University (MFA)

Jeannine Hall Gailey (born April 30, 1973)[1] is an American poet. She has published six books of poetry and two books of non-fiction. Her work focuses on pop culture, science and science fiction, fairy tales, and mythology.

Early life and education

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Gailey was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and raised in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.[2] She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the University of Cincinnati, Master of Arts in English from the University of Cincinnati, and MFA from Pacific University.[3][4]

Career

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In 2012, Gailey was appointed to the position of poet laureate of Redmond, Washington.[5] She was also selected as a member of the 2013 Jack Straw Writers Program.[6] She previously taught at National University and was on the faculty of the Centrum Young Artists Project in Port Townsend, Washington.[3]

Gailey has published six books of poetry, Flare, Corona, Field Guide to the End of the World, The Robot Scientist's Daughter, Unexplained Fevers, She Returns to the Floating World, and Becoming the Villainess.[7]

Honors

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  • Flare, Corona was a finalist for the 2024 Washington State Book Award in Poetry.[8]
  • Flare, Corona finished third in the 2024 Elgin Awards from the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association.[9]
  • Field Guide to the End of the World won the 2017 Elgin Award from the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association.[10]
  • Field Guide to the End of the World was a finalist for the Horror Writers Association 2016 Bram Stoker Awards.[11]
  • The Robot Scientist's Daughter won second place in the 2016 Elgin Awards for full-length poetry books published in 2014 and 2015; presented by the Science Fiction Poetry Association.[12]
  • Field Guide to the End of the World won the 2015 Moon City Poetry Award.[13]
  • Unexplained Fevers won second place in the 2014 Elgin Awards for full-length poetry books published in 2013; presented by the Science Fiction Poetry Association.[14]
  • "Introduction to the Body in Fairy Tales" was featured in The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six anthology.[15]
  • Selected by Ellen Bass as a runner-up in the first biennial Phyllis L. Ennes Poetry Contest with an appearance at the Skagit River Poetry Festival.[16]
  • Selected as a member of the 2013 Jack Straw Writers Program.[6]
  • Appointed as the second Poet Laureate for the city of Redmond, Washington in 2012.[5]
  • Awarded a top prize from the Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Memorial Fund (2011) for "A Morning of Sunflowers (for Fukushima)"[17]
  • She Returns to the Floating World won a silver medal in the Florida Publisher's Association 2011 President's Book Award for Poetry[18]
  • Awarded the top prize from the Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Memorial Fund (2007)[19]
  • Awarded a State Artist Trust GAP Grant (2007)[20]
  • Two poems from her first full-length book, Becoming the Villainess, appeared in Year's Best Fantasy and Horror (2007).[21]

Books

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  • Gailey, Jeannine Hall (2023). Flare, Corona. Rochester, NY: BOA Editions Ltd. ISBN 978-1950774920.
  • Gailey, Jeannine Hall (2018). PR for Poets. Kingston, WA: Two Sylvias Press. ISBN 978-1948767002.
  • Gailey, Jeannine Hall (2016). Field Guide to the End of the World. Springfield, MO: Moon City Press. ISBN 978-0913785768.
  • Gailey, Jeannine Hall (2015). The Robot Scientist's Daughter. Woodstock, NY: Mayapple Press. ISBN 978-1936419425.
  • Gailey, Jeannine Hall (2013). Unexplained Fevers. Cork, Ireland: New Binary Press. ISBN 978-0957466128.
  • Gailey, Jeannine Hall (2011). She Returns to the Floating World. Tallahassee, FL: Kitsune Books. ISBN 978-0-9827409-2-7.
  • Gailey, Jeannine Hall (2006). Becoming the Villainess. Bowling Green, KY: Steel Toe Books. ISBN 978-0-9743264-3-6.
  • Gailey, Jeannine Hall (2005). Female Comic Book Superheroes. Columbus, OH: Pudding House Press. ISBN 1-59889-319-X.
  • Gailey, Jeannine Hall (2003). Understanding Web Services Specifications and the WSE. Seattle: Microsoft Press. ISBN 978-0-7356-1913-5.

References

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  1. ^ "Summary Bibliography: Jeannine Hall Gailey". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "An Interview with Jeannine Hall Gailey". The California Journal of Poetics. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Gailey, Jeannine. "Jeannine Hall Gailey Writer's Resume". Jeannine Hall Gailey. Archived from the original on April 23, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2008.
  4. ^ Grace Gaddis, Kelle (October 24, 2014). "Interview with Jeannine Hall Gailey, Author of Unexplained Fevers". Geosi Reads. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Poet Laureate – City of Redmond". City of Redmond. Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. Retrieved July 23, 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Jack Straw Writers Program". Jack Straw Productions. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
  7. ^ Gailey, Jeannine Hall (May 2023). Flare, Corona: Poems. ISBN 978-1950774920.
  8. ^ "2024 Washington State Book Award Finalists Announced!". Washington Center for the Book. Retrieved September 4, 2024.
  9. ^ "2024 Elgin Award Candidates". Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  10. ^ "2017 Elgin Awards for books published in 2015 and 2016". Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
  11. ^ "2016 Bram Stoker Awards Final Ballot". Horror Writers Association. February 23, 2017. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  12. ^ "2016 Elgin Awards". Science Fiction Poetry Association. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  13. ^ "Jeannine Hall Gailey wins the 2015 Moon City Poetry Award". Moon City Press. November 17, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
  14. ^ "2014 Elgin Awards for books published in 2013". Science Fiction Poetry Association. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
  15. ^ "Table of Contents of The Best Horror of the Year volume Six". Ellen Datlow. April 30, 2014. Retrieved August 25, 2014.
  16. ^ "Jeannine Hall Gailey - Poets - Skagit River Poetry Foundation". Skagit River Poetry Foundation. Archived from the original on January 8, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  17. ^ "Dorothy Prizes Awarded for 2011". Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Memorial Fund. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
  18. ^ "FPA 2011 President's Book Awards Winners" (PDF) (Press release). Florida Publishers Association, Inc. November 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  19. ^ "Dorothy Prizes Awarded for 2007". Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Memorial Fund. Retrieved February 20, 2008.
  20. ^ "2007 GAP Recipient Profiles". Artist Trust. Retrieved February 20, 2008.
  21. ^ "The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror". Archived from the original on March 2, 2008. Retrieved February 20, 2008.
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