Wendy Mages: Storyteller

Wendy, a Pushcart Prize nominee and award-winning poet and author, is a storyteller, scholar, and educator who earned a doctorate in Human Development and Psychology at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a master’s in Theatre at Northwestern. She researches the effect of the arts on learning and development, leads storytelling workshops, and performs at storytelling events in the US and abroad.

Photo curtesy of Sarah Larson Photography

Recent Awards

WestWord Micro Fiction Prize 2024 - Shortlisted 


WestWord's Hermit Crab Prize 2024 - 2nd Place 


Awards: 2024 Kurt Vonnegut Speculative Fiction Prize


Most Recent Poetry Publications

A Triptych of Acrostic Email Messages to an Aspiring Poet on the Submission of a Single Poem Entitled “Invaluable” 

Most Recent Story Publications

The Once-Nubile Starlet 

Wise Words 

At the Stroke of Midnight on the Set of Swan Lake 


Embracing Strangers 


Our Morning Ritual 


How to Become a Catastrophist in 6 Easy Steps 


After the Storm 


Parkway Promenade


Pitch (Not) Perfect: My Quixotic Journey in the World of Music 

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