Sandy Longhorn is the author of three books of poetry: The Alchemy of My Mortal Form (Trio House, 2015), selected by Carol Frost for the Louise Bogan Award; The Girlhood Book of Prairie Myths (Jacar, 2013); and Blood Almanac (Anhinga, 2006). The recipient of a Porter Fund Literary Prize (Arkansas) and a fellowship from the Arkansas Arts Council, Longhorn teaches at the University of Central Arkansas, where she directs the C.D. Wright Women Writers Conference.