Sean Nevin teaches creative writing at Arizona State University, where he also serves as assistant director of the Young Writer’s Program and as the education and outreach coordinator for the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing. He is editor of 22 Across: An Anthology for Young Writers. His own poetry has appeared in numerous journals, including: The Gettysburg Review, Poet Lore, 5AM, JAMA, Runes, and Hayden's Ferry Review. His awards include an Academy of American Poets Prize, first prize in The Alsop Review Poetry Competition, and a fellowship from the Arizona Commission on the Arts. His poetry has been choreographed and performed by Tsukayama Dance Theater (TDC) and other modern dance companies in both New York and Arizona. His first poetry manuscript was recently named a finalist for the Agnes Lynch Starrett Prize from University of Pittsburgh Press and the Stan and Tom Wick Prize from Kent State University. 

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