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MARIE DELGADO TRAVIS is proud of her Nuyorican roots. She has earned Masters Degrees in Literature and Law and is pursuing an MFA in Creative Writing. Her writing awards include Juried Poet, 2007 and 2009 HOUSTON POETRY FEST; Honorable Mention, 9th & 10th INTERNATIONAL LATINO BOOK AWARDS in the Best Poetry Book in Spanish and English categories, respectively (2007 and 2008)); Second Prize and two Commended poems, 2005 TOM HOWARD / JOHN H. REID POETRY CONTEST (of 1,650+ entries), as well as two Most Highly Commended poems in the 2009 competition. Marie's work has been published in Prentice Hall LITERATURE FOR NINTH GRADE (2009), CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE LATINO SOUL (2005), SOPA DE POLLO PARA EL ALMA LATINA (2008) and in ACROSS THE LONG BRIDGE: An Anthology of Award-Winning Poetry (2006), and in LUCIDITY (Spotlighted Poet). She is Poetry Editor of LONG STORY SHORT, one of Writer’s Digest 101 Best Websites for Writers, and Spanish Poetry in Translation Editor for the e-zine LANGUAGEANDCULTURE.NET. A resident of Texas, Marie was honored as the local Author of the Year, 8th Annual HOUSTON HISPANIC BOOK FESTIVAL (2010).
