Malena Morling

Malena Mörling is the author of two books of poetry: Ocean Avenue (New Issues Press) and Astoria (University of Pittsburgh Press). Her third book of poetry is forthcoming (Alice James Books) in 2026. She has published translations of work by Nobel Laureate Tomas Tranströmer and several other Swedish poets. She edited and translated The Star by My Head, (Milkweed Editions) an anthology of Swedish poets together with Jonas Ellerström. She has received a Lannan Literary Fellowship, a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, and a Dianna L. Bennett Fellowship from the Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute.

Education

M.F.A., Creative Writing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, 2005
M.A., English, New York University, New York, NY, 1992
B.A., English, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA , 1988

Specialization in Teaching

Creative Writing, Poetry, International Poetry and Literary Translation

Research Interests

Creative Writing, Poetry, International Poetry and Literary Translation

Professional Service

Judge, NEA Fellowships in Literary Translation
Reader for Syracuse University Press, manuscript about Hayden Carruth
Panelist, North Carolina Arts Council Poetry Fellowships
Judge, Utah Arts Council Annual Writing Competition
Judge, Milton Dorfman Poetry Prize, Rome Art and Community Center

Community Engagement

Poetry Workshops at Casa Familia Emergency Shelter for Women and Families, Santa Fe, NM
Journaling Workshops and Children’s Story Hour, Barrios Unidos, Chimayo, NM

Honors & Awards

The Lannan Foundation Literary Fellowship, Santa Fe, NM
The Lannan Foundation Residency Fellowships, Marfa, TX
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, New York, NY
Diana L. Bennett Fellowship from the Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute, Las Vegas, NV
The Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award, New York, NY
Lotos Club Foundation Prize, New York, NY
New Issues Press Poetry Prize, Kalamazoo, MI
Research Grant, The Swedish Academy, Stockholm, Sweden
Finnish Literature Exchange Fellowship, Helsinki, Finland
Research Associate ,The School for Advanced Research, Santa Fe, NM
The MacDowell Colony Fellowship, Peterborough, NH
The Corporation of Yaddo Fellowship, Saratoga Springs, NY
Breadloaf Writers’ Conference, Work-Study Scholarship, Middlebury, VT
Pushcart Prize Nominations
Outstanding Faculty Award, Graduate Student Association, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC
Summer Research Award, University of North Carolina, Wilmington NC
Charles L. Cahill Award, University of North Carolina, Wilmington, NC
Academy of American Poets Prize, New York University, New York, NY