Halebsky, Judy, PhD

Judy Halebsky is the author of three poetry collections, including Sky=Empty which won the New Issues Prize. With Ayako Takahashi, she co-translated Since Fukushima by Wago Ryoichi. Her honors include fellowships from MacDowell, Millay, and the Vermont Studio Center as well as a Graves Award for Outstanding Teaching in the Humanities. She is a contributing editor to the bilingual poetry journal Crossing Lines and often serves as a reviewer for the Creative Youth Awards. On fellowships from the Japanese Ministry of Culture (MEXT) she trained in Japanese literature at Hosei University and fine arts at the Kanazawa College of Art. At Dominican University of California, she directs the MFA in Creative Writing program and teaches courses in Japanese literature, poetry and live storytelling.

Dominican University of California

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