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Dara Yen Elerath is an Chinese American writer and digital artist. She is the author of the poetry collection, Dark Braid, which won the John Ciardi Prize for poetry for 2019. She was born in California and grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She attended University of New Mexico and earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing. She also earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphics Design from Southwest University. She continued her education by earning a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the Institute of American Indian Arts. She published her first collection, Dark Braid in 2020. In addition to winning the John Ciardi Prize, this work was also featured on Oprah Daily as one of 29 best poetry book recommended by acclaimed writers. Her Writing style is dark but imaginative.

Awards

 * Multiple time Pushcart Prize Nominee
 * the Bath Flash Fiction Award
 * the New Flash Fiction Review Award