Katayoon Zandvakili

Katayoon Zandvakili's collection of poetry, Deer Table Legs, won the University of Georgia Press Contemporary Poetry Series prize, and the book’s title poem was awarded a Pushcart Prize.

Her work has been anthologized -- American Poetry: The Next Generation, A World Between: Poems, Short Stories, and Essays by Iranian-Americans, Let Me Tell You Where I've Been: New Writing by Women of the Iranian Diaspora, Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia and Beyond, The Poetry of Iranian Women, and In Our Own Words: A Generation Defining Itself, Volume 8 -- and published in journals such as Lumina, caesura, Five Fingers Review, Rattapallax, Arte East, Private Photo Review, and narrativemagazine.com.

Katayoon's latest projects include My Beautiful Impostor: A Memoir of Persia and Lies, a new volume of poetry, Sabzeh, and screenplays.

Katayoon is honored to serve on the MFA Advisory Board at St. Mary's College and to be a member of the Iranian-American Writers Association. Of Persian heritage, she considers herself a global citizen and animal lover. To view her paintings, please visit www.katayoonart.com ~

With gratitude for your time and kind attention, yours in Light and Joy ~