Flexible Bones, a finalist for the Colorado Book Award in Poetry, and How Long She'll Last in This World, a finalist for the PEN Center USA Award in Poetry, are available on Amazon or through University of Arizona Press (published as Maria Melendez).
A mystery! My contemporary crime novel won Sisters in Crime's inaugural Eleanor Taylor Bland Award for a crime fiction work-in-progress by a writer of color. Progress continues! Follow along on Twitter.
Interactive community presentations on literature and social justice, crime fiction readings and workshops, poetry performances for all ages, and freelance features. Try me! maria@mariakelson.com