Matt Prater

Matt Prater is a poet and writer from Saltville, Virginia. Winner of both the George Scarbrough Prize for Poetry and the James Still Prize for Short Story, his work has appeared in a number of journals both regionally (<em>Appalachian Heritage, drafthorse, The Hollins Critic, James Dickey Review, Now & Then, Still, Town Creek Poetry</em>) and internationally (<em>The Honest Ulsterman, The Moth, Munyori Literary Journal</em>). He is currently an MFA candidate in poetry at Virginia Tech.