SAMANTHA
DEFLITCH

Samantha is the author of Confluence (Broadstone Books, 2021). Her poems have appeared in New England Review, The Missouri Review, Colorado Review, Four Way Review, Appalachian Review, Iron Horse Literary Review, and On the Seawall, among others. She is a 2025 Artist in Residence at Acadia National Park, and she has received fellowships from the Vermont Studio Center and the Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing. Her work has been supported by the Bread Loaf Environmental Writers' Conference, the Audubon Artist Residency at Hog Island, and the University of New Hampshire, where she completed her MFA. Her second manuscript, in-progress, has been named a finalist for the Autumn House Press Prize, Akron Poetry Prize, and Gatewood Prize, among others. She lives in New Hampshire.