Maegan Poland

Maegan Poland’s debut short story collection, What Makes You Think You’re Awake?, was selected by Carmen Maria Machado to win the Bakwin Award and was published in 2021 by Blair Press. Her writing has been published in Mississippi Review, Pleiades, Beloit Fiction Journal, Juked, Notre Dame Review, and elsewhere. She has received a Special Mention in the Pushcart Prize anthology, a Tin House scholarship, and a grant from the Elizabeth George Foundation. She is an assistant professor at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. You can find more information at www.maeganpoland.com.