Welcome to the Tendrils of Grief podcast. I am delighted to have Ona Gritz with us today. Ona holds a Master of Arts in Poetry from New York University's Creative Writing Program. She is the author of "August or Forever," a Reader's Choice and Wishing Shelf finalist in middle grade fiction. Her nonfiction has appeared in numerous notable publications, including Brevity, The Guardian, The New York Times, River Teeth, The Rumpus, and The Utne Reader. Her essays have been recognized as notable in The Best American Essays and Best of the Year in Salon.

Ona's earlier works include "On the Whole: A Story of Mothering and Disability" and "Geode," a finalist for the Main Street Rag Poetry Book Award. She won the Poetry Archive Now Worldview 2020 competition and has earned many other honors for her widely anthologized poems. Ona resides near Philadelphia with her husband, writer Daniel Simpson. For more information, visit her website at www.onagritz.com, and we'll include the link in the show notes. Welcome, Ona!

Episode Highlights

· Ona Gritz

· Tendrils of Grief podcast

· Poetry Creative Writing Program

· Master of Arts in Poetry

· August or Forever book

· Reader's Choice finalist

· Wishing Shelf finalist

· Middle grade fiction

· Nonfiction writing

· Best American Essays notable

· Main Street Rag Poetry Book Award

· Poetry Archive Now Worldview 2020

· Anthologized poems

· Creative writing

· Philadelphia writers

· Mothering and Disability

· River Teeth publication

· The Rumpus essays

· Brevity essays

· The Guardian articles

· Grief and poetry

· The role of poetry in healing

· Middle grade fiction and its impact

· Representation of disability in literature

· Writing through personal loss

· The power of creative writing programs

· Recognized female poets

· Contemporary nonfiction essays

· Anthologized modern poetry

· The importance of literary competitions

· Notable essays in American literature

· Creating relatable middle grade fiction

· Achievements in creative writing

· Inspiring stories of resilience

· Writing partnerships and collaborations

More about Ona Gritz

Instagram @onagritz

Website www.onagritz.com

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