Short Bio
Sam Sharp is a writer and environmental educator from northcentral Ohio. In between writing and teaching, he has worked in a variety of fields, from arboriculture, horse farming, trail crew, and ecology labs. He holds an MFA in Creative Writing and Environment & Natural Resources from the University of Wyoming. His nonfiction has been featured in Terrain.org, Midwest Weird, Midwest Review, and elsewhere. He currently lives in Missoula, Montana.
Awards & Honors
“In our Hands” nominated for the Pushcart Prize by Midwest Review, 2025.
“Drug Test” nominated “Best of the Net” Midwest Weird. 2025.
Shortlisted for the Letter Review Prize in nonfiction, 2025.
Recipient of a residency from the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology. 2025
Freeflow Institute Scholar on the course, “Writing the Nonhuman” with Ana Maria Spagna. 2025.
Recipient of the Haub School of Environment & Grant for Research & Creativity. 2023
Winner of the Thomas and Mini Freeman Writing Scholarship. Kent State University. 2021.
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