Mairead Small Staid

Mairead Small Staid is a MacDowell Fellow and a graduate of the Helen Zell Writers’ Program at the University of Michigan, where she received Hopwood Awards in nonfiction and poetry. Recent work can be found in AGNIThe BelieverThe Georgia ReviewKenyon ReviewNarrativeNinth Letter, and Ploughshares.

Prize anthology mentions

Best American Essays 2016*

Best American Essays 2018*

Best American Essays 2020*

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