Jeannine Hall Gailey
Jeannine Hall Gailey (born April 30, 1973) is an American poet. She has published six books of poetry and two books of non-fiction. Her work focuses on pop culture, science and science fiction, fairy tales, and mythology.
Jeannine Hall Gailey

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- Name
- Jeannine Hall Gailey
- Birthplace
- New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
- Education
- University of Cincinnati (BA, MA) Pacific University (MFA)
- Born
- 1973 · New Haven.
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- poet · writer · university teacher
- Fields
- poetry · computer network · systems engineering
- Languages
- English
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• Name — Jeannine Hall Gailey • Birthplace — New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. • Education — University of Cincinnati (BA, MA) Pacific University (MFA)
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Early life and education
Gailey was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and raised in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the University of Cincinnati, Master of Arts in English from the University of Cincinnati, and MFA from Pacific University.
Career
Career
In 2012, Gailey was appointed to the position of poet laureate of Redmond, Washington. She was also selected as a member of the 2013 Jack Straw Writers Program. She previously taught at National University and was on the faculty of the Centrum Young Artists Project in Port Townsend, Washington. Gailey has published six books of poetry, Flare, Corona, Field Guide to the End of the World, The Robot Scientist's Daughter, Unexplained Fevers, She Returns to the Floating World, and Becoming the Villainess.
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1973
Jeannine Hall Gailey born at New Haven.
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• Flare, Corona was a finalist for the 2024 Washington State Book Award in Poetry. • Flare, Corona finished third in the 2024 Elgin Awards from the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association. • Field Guide to the End of the World won the 2017 Elgin Award from the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association. • Field Guide to the End of the World was a finalist for the Horror Writers Association 2016 Bram Stoker Awards. • The Robot Scientist's Daughter won second place in the 2016 Elgin Awards for full-length poetry books published in 2014 and 2015; presented by the Science Fiction Poetry Association. • Field Guide to the End of the World won the 2015 Moon City Poetry Award. • Unexplained Fevers won second place in the 2014 Elgin Awards for full-length poetry books published in 2013; presented by the Science Fiction Poetry Association. • "Introduction to the Body in Fairy Tales" was featured in The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Six anthology. • Selected by Ellen Bass as a runner-up in the first biennial Phyllis L. Ennes Poetry Contest with an appearance at the Skagit River Poetry Festival. • Selected as a member of the 2013 Jack Straw Writers Program. • Appointed as the second Poet Laureate for the city of Redmond, Washington in 2012. • Awarded a top prize from the Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Memorial Fund (2011) for "A Morning of Sunflowers (for Fukushima)" • She Returns to the Floating World won a silver medal in the Florida Publisher's Association 2011 President's Book Award for Poetry • Awarded the top prize from the Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Memorial Fund (2007) • Awarded a State Artist Trust GAP Grant (2007) • Two poems from her first full-length book, Becoming the Villainess, appeared in Year's Best Fantasy and Horror (2007).
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- 1.Summary Bibliography: Jeannine Hall Gailey. www.isfdb.org.
- 2.An Interview with Jeannine Hall Gailey. The California Journal of Poetics.
- 3.Grace Gaddis, Kelle. Interview with Jeannine Hall Gailey, Author of Unexplained Fevers. Geosi Reads. 2014-10-24.
- 4.City of Redmond. Poet Laureate – City of Redmond.
- 5.Session Information. publicaffairs.missouristate.edu.
- 6.Gailey wants to draw techie ‘geeks’ into the world of poetry. Redmond Reporter. 2012-10-05.
- 7.Jack Straw Productions. Jack Straw Writers Program.
- 8.Gailey, Jeannine. Jeannine Hall Gailey Writer's Resume. Jeannine Hall Gailey.
- 9.Gailey, Jeannine Hall. Flare, Corona: Poems. May 2023. 978-1950774920.
- 10.Washington Center for the Book. 2024 Washington State Book Award Finalists Announced!.
- 11.Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association. 2024 Elgin Award Candidates.
- 12.Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association. 2017 Elgin Awards for books published in 2015 and 2016.
- 13.Horror Writers Association. 2016 Bram Stoker Awards Final Ballot. February 23, 2017.
- 14.Science Fiction Poetry Association. 2016 Elgin Awards.
- 15.Moon City Press. Jeannine Hall Gailey wins the 2015 Moon City Poetry Award. November 17, 2015.
- 16.Science Fiction Poetry Association. 2014 Elgin Awards for books published in 2013.
- 17.Ellen Datlow. Table of Contents of The Best Horror of the Year volume Six. April 30, 2014.
- 18.Skagit River Poetry Foundation. Jeannine Hall Gailey - Poets - Skagit River Poetry Foundation.
- 19.Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Memorial Fund. Dorothy Prizes Awarded for 2011.
- 20.Florida Publishers Association, Inc. FPA 2011 President's Book Awards Winners. November 2011.
- 21.Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Memorial Fund. Dorothy Prizes Awarded for 2007.
- 22.Artist Trust. 2007 GAP Recipient Profiles.
- 23.The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror.
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