Poems in Daughter Literary Magazine
I’m so excited to have two poems in Daughter’s inaugural issue. Daughter, a new literary magazine focusing on sharing the voices of women or female-identifying […]
Author: Marlena Chertock
Marlena is a digital storyteller and poetry editor at District Lit. Her first poetry book, On that one-way trip to Mars, is available from Bottlecap Press.
Poems in The Deaf Poets Society’s ‘Crips In Space’ issue
I’m over the moon about The Deaf Poets Society’s newest issue, called “Crips In Space,” which includes eight of my poems. The […]
Sharing poetry with scientists and the public
I had a fantastic time bringing poetry to scientists and the public during today’s Science March in Washington, D.C. Leading a poetry […]
Poets for Science
On Saturday, I’m humbled to be a part of the March for Science in Washington, D.C. Most likely I won’t be marching, […]
On that one-way trip to Mars reviewed in Beach Sloth
On that one-way trip to Mars was reviewed in Beach Sloth. The reviewer writes, “the collection neatly focuses on the sadness that comes from […]
On that one-way trip to Mars reviewed in Science Fiction Poetry Association’s Star*Line
On that one-way trip to Mars was reviewed in the Science Fiction Poetry Association’s Star*Line by Diane Severson. I’m so honored by this review. […]
Giving back to the Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House
This year I served as the initial judge/reader in poetry for the Jiménez-Porter Writers’ House Literary Prize contest. Thank you, Johnna Schmidt, for […]
‘On that one-way trip to Mars’ is an Elgin Award candidate 🌟
My book “On that one-way trip to Mars” has been nominated for a 2017 Elgin Award! I want to thank the Science […]
‘Rikkud’ and ‘Tinnitus’ in Tiny Tim Literary Review
I have a few new poems in the Tiny Tim Literary Review, a journal dedicated to normalizing chronically ill/disability narratives and humanizing medical professionals. […]
District Lit’s first flash fiction contest
District Lit is reading for its first ever flash fiction contest. Enter for a chance to win a $200 prize and judge […]
On that one-way trip to Mars now on Amazon
My book, On that one-way trip to Mars, is now available on Amazon! Bottlecap Press, my publisher, has added several of its books […]
Win a book gift card from Bottlecap Press
Bottlecap Press, the publisher of my book “On that one-way trip to Mars,” is holding a gift card giveaway! For a chance […]
The power of writers as activists
The incredible Taylor Lewis reflects on the power of writers as activists, her experiences teaching abroad in France, going to grad school […]
District Lit seeks work for our Disability, Medicine, and Illness issue
District Lit is currently accepting poetry and creative nonfiction for our themed issue on Disability, Medicine, and Illness. We have Jen Stein Hauptmann, Assistant […]
That’s a wrap on AWP 2017
Wow. AWP is over. I am exhausted, and sick (who gave me this cold?!), and heartened by the writing community I’m a […]
Interview in Crack the Spine
I was recently interviewed in Crack the Spine’s Wordsmith series! They asked me how long I’ve been writing, what my greatest challenge […]
AWP is next week!
I’m so excited for AWP. It’ll be my first time at the enormous conference that brings writers and editors of literary magazines […]
Literary goals for 2017
I’m starting off January strong! This month, I’ll be participating in two online writing workshops. I’m so grateful I was included in each, […]
‘Ilana and the science experiment’ published in Crack the Spine 🔬🔭⚗️
Ilana is just a typical seventh grade girl. She buys $1 lipsticks at the store with her friends and spends most of […]
2016 reflections
Some 2016 accomplishments I’m proud of: Bottlecap Press published my book On that one-way trip to Mars. More of my disability-themed poetry was […]