About
Christy Wise’s poems and essays appear in Red Flag Poetry, Bayou Magazine, and The Dewdrop, among other magazines. Her chapbook, Tangible Terrain, is forthcoming from Finishing Line Press in March, 2024.
Christy’s poem “Tony’s Cocoon” was a finalist in the Julia Darling Memorial Poetry Prize. Her poem, “Last Day of Prophecy Season” was a finalist in the San Francisco Writers Contest. Christy’s essay “Memory Book” was designated a notable essay in Best American Essays of 2010.
Christy is co-author with her mother, Nancy Baker Wise, of “A Mouthful of Rivets: Women at Work in World War II.” A fourth-generation Californian, Christy cherishes walks along the Pacific Ocean and hikes in Desolation Wilderness.
Featured Work
Other Works
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Tangible Terrain
March 2024
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A Mouthful of Rivets: Women at Work in World War II
1994
Awards and Recognition
- POEMS -- Finalist, Rash Award in Poetry, 2023, sponsored by Broad River Review -- Finalist, Julie Darling Memorial Poetry Prize 2022, sponsored by Callisto Gaia Press -- Finalist, SF Writers Conference 2022 Writing Contest -- Exceptional Manuscript Scholarship, Sierra Nevada University, 2020. ESSAYS -- "Memory Book," Notable Essay, Best American Essays, 2010 -- "Memory Book," Third place, Linda Joy Myers Memoir Prize, Soul-making Literary Competition, National League of American PEN Women -- "Not Knowing a Man," Grand prize in Literature, National League of American PEN Women, Maryland State Biennial, 2011 -- "Not Knowing a Man," Second place, Brainerd Writers Alliance Annual contest, 2009 -- "Not Knowing a Man," Third place, Starving Writer Quarterly Contest, 2009 Honorable mention, Larry Neal Writers' Awards, D.C. Commission on Arts & Humanities
