Amanda Hawkins holds an MFA in poetry from UC Davis and an MA in Theological Studies from Regent College. They are a Tin House, Bread Loaf, and Mellon Public Scholar, a three-time Pushcart nominee, and a recipient of the Editor’s Prize for poetry at The Florida Review. Their work has been published in Orion, Boston Review, The Cincinnati Review, Massachusetts Review, Terrain, Tin House, and Tin House Online.