Katie Marya’s debut poetry collection, Sugar Work (Alice James Books, 2022), was the Editor’s Choice for the 2020 Alice James Book Award. Her work has appeared in North American Review, Guernica, AGNI, Waxwing, Salamander, and on the national poetry podcast The Slowdown Show. Originally from Atlanta, she lives in Nebraska and teaches at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. (updated 10/2024)