Michelle Castleberry‘s writing has appeared in publications including Still: the Journal, The Common, EcoTheo Review, Poemeleon, The Anthology of Southern Poetry: Vol. V – Georgia, The Chattahoochee Review, Freezeray, Flycatcher and Philadelphia Stories. Her first book Dissecting the Angel and Other Poems was selected as a finalist in poetry for the 50th annual Georgia Author of the Year award. She completed a fellowship with The Makery of the Hindman Settlement School in 2020. She serves as a clinical social worker in northeast Georgia.  Michelle completed her MFA with the Sewanee School of Letters in Tennessee in August 2024.