Rachel Eliza Griffiths
Poet & Novelist

Rachel Eliza Griffiths is a poet, visual artist, and novelist. She is a recipient of the Hurston/Wright Foundation Legacy Award and the Paterson Poetry Prize and was a finalist for a NAACP Image Award. Griffiths is also a recipient of fellowships from many organizations, including Cave Canem Foundation, Kimbilio, the Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center, the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, and Yaddo. Her work has been published in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Tin House, and other publications. Promise is her first novel. (Photo credit: Beowulf Sheehan)

Competitions Judged
January 2025
Nature Poetry Competition 2025
POEM: Look closer.
Guest Judge: Rachel Eliza Griffiths
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