Jazzy Danziger

Jazzy Danziger
Born	Jessica Danziger 5 December 1984(1984-12-05) St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Occupation	Poet
Nationality	United States
Alma mater	Washington University, University of Virginia
Notable award(s)	Brittingham Prize in Poetry (2012)
www.jazzydanziger.com

Jazzy Danziger (born 1984) is an American poet and editor.

Contents 1 Life and career 2 Books 3 Awards 4 References

Life and career

Danziger was born in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Maitland, Florida, a suburb of Orlando. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis and her MFA in Poetry from the University of Virginia, where she was Editor in Chief of Meridian. Along with Jeb Livingood, she will serve as the series editor of the 2011 edition of Best New Poets.

Books

As author:

• Darkroom (University of Wisconsin Press, 2012)

As editor:

• Best New Poets 2011 (Samovar/University of Virginia Press, 2011)

Anthology publications:

• Two Weeks: A Digital Anthology of Contemporary Poetry (Linebreak, 2011)

Awards

• Brittingham Prize in Poetry (Judge: Jean Valentine) (2012) ^[1]

From the University of Virginia:

• Henry Hoyns/Poe-Faulkner Fellowship (2008–2010)

From Washington University in St. Louis:

• Academy of American Poets Prize (Judge: Bin Ramke) (2006)
• Academy of American Poets Prize Honorable Mention (Judge: Thomas Sayers Ellis) (2007)
• Roger Conant Hatch Prize for Poetry (2006 and 2007)
• Norma Lowry Memorial Fund Prize for Poetry (2007)
• Andrea Goff Memorial Prize for Poetry (2007)
• Julia Viola McNeely Memorial Prize for Poetry (2006 and 2007)

References

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