Anne Marie

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Since leaving her hometown of Utica, New York in 2004, Anne Marie Wells has called several places across the country and globe "home." She is a queer, award-winning poet, playwright, memoirist, and oral storyteller. She is the founder and host of the weekly Zoom show The Joy of Poeting in which she performs live demos of different poetic forms in front of a virtual audience.

Anne Marie's debut collection of poetry, Survived By: A Memoir in Verse + Other Poems, was published through Curious Corvid Publishing in April of 2023.

Her chapbook, Mother, (v), won the 2023 Cinnamon Press Pamphlet Contest and debuted in March 2024.

She is a freelance copy editor, proofreader, poetry coach, and nonprofit consultant.

Honors & Support

2025

3-Day Chapbook Contest Honorable Mention

Abode Chapbook Contest Shortlist

2024

Poetry in Transit Contest Winner

Sejong Cultural Society Sijo Contest Runner-up

The Prose Poem Spring Short Contest Honorable Mention

Pattie Layser Greater Yellowstone Creative Writing Fellowship Honorable Mention

Poetry Catalog Spring Poetry Contest Honorable Mention

Beyond the Veil Press Chapbook Contest Short List

Erbacce Poetry Prize Long List

Karen Finley Scholarship

The Good Listening Project Full Scholarship

Write or Die Scholarship

Tiny Spoon Tiny Residency

2023

Cinnamon Press Pamphlet Contest Winner

Maryland Writer's Associate Poetry Contest Winner

Jackson Hole Poetry Box Contest Winner

DC Public Library Haiku Contest Winner

Kenan Ince Memorial Prize in Poetry Winner

Let There Be Light Poetry Competition Third Place

Renard Press Kinship Poetry Contest Judge's Choice

Nervous Ghost Press Prize for Poetry Short List

Nine Syllables Press Chapbook Contest Semi-Finalist

DISQUIET Literary Prize Long List

Erbacce Poetry Prize Long List

Kari Ann Flickinger Memorial Literary Prize Long List

Pushcart Prize Nominee

Elk River Writers Diversity Scholarship

2022

Wanderlust Travel Book Award Finalist

Emma Howell Rising Poet Award Finalist

Brooklyn Poets Poetry Fellowship

The Poetry Lab Strategic Partnership Fellowship

Capital Storytelling Podcast Scholarship

2021

Peter K. Hixson Memorial Award in Poetry Winner

Crow House Press Poetry Contest Winner

MacQueen's Quinterly Contest Finalist

Wyoming Woman of Influence Nominee

Wyoming Arts Council Career Advancement Grant

2020

Jackson Hole Rising Star Award Winner

Wyoming Writers Milestone Award Winner

2018

Marius P. Hanford IV Award Winner