Kamden Hilliard named second fellow in writing and publishing

51����’s Poetry Center has announced their second Anisfield-Wolf Fellow in Writing and Publishing, Kamden Hilliard. Hilliard, a poet, was chosen from among more than 100 candidates. 

Hilliard is the author of three chapbooks, most recently henceforce: a travel poetic, from Omnidawn Publishing. Their writing can be found in West Branch, Black Warrior Review, and Tagvverk. They study surveillance, race, queerness, and American politics. Hilliard earned a bachelors in American Studies from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, as well as a Masters in Fine Arts in Poetry from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. 

Hilliard comes to 51���� from South Carolina, where they hold a position with AmeriCorps Vista that helps deliver mental health and anti-addiction services, particularly to LGBTQ youth.

The Anisfield-Wolf Fellow is a two-year postgraduate fellowship that offers an emerging writer time to work toward a first or second book along with an opportunity to gain experience in editing, publishing, literary programming, and outreach in collaboration with the staff of the 51���� Poetry Center. The fellowship works to support writers from historically underrepresented backgrounds in publishing while aiming to help address the lack of diversity in the U.S. publishing workforce.

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