Amanda Hawkins holds a master of arts in theological studies from Regent College in Vancouver, Canada and teaches literature, poetry, and creative writing in Northern California. She has received scholarships from Bread Loaf, Key West, and Napa Valley, been nominated for two Pushcarts, and won the 2018 Editor’s Prize for Poetry at the Florida Review. Her work can be found in Boston Review, Crab Orchard Review, The Cincinnati Review, Orion, Terrain, and Tin House.