conference. Wright also won a Visiting Writer post at the 2010 Martha's Vineyard Writers Residency in Edgartown, Mass., and was the 2011 Artist in Residence at Milkwood International, Czech Republic. He won both the 2012 Honolulu Weekly Nonfiction Prize and the 2012 Honolulu Weekly Poetry Prize. Wright was the 2014 Resident Scholar at the Earthskin Artist Colony in Auckland, New Zealand. He was awarded Certificates of Excellence in three different Published Book categories at the 2014 San Diego Book Awards. Wright received a 2015 Certificate of Recognition from the 76th District of the California Legislature Assembly for his body of work and his exceptional dedication to writing. He was the 2016 Artist in Residence at the Eckerö Mail and Customs House in the Åland Islands, Finland, and won the 2018 Redwood Empire Mensa Award for creative nonfiction. In April, 2019, he was recognized by Judy Ritter, the Mayor of Vista, California, for his contributions to local arts as well as his inclusion in over 200 literary journals around the world. Kirby Wright is represented by Geraldine Nichol of The Book Bureau Literary Agency in Wicklow, Ireland. Selected works Champagne Eyes: Poetry and Prose. San Diego, CA: Heebie-Jeebie Press, 1986. Life Extension. [n.p.]: Green Turtle Press Chapbooks, 2002. Before the City: Collected Poems & Prose Poems. San Diego, CA: Lemon Shark Press, 2003. Punahou Blues. San Diego, CA: Lemon Shark Press, 2005. Moloka'i Nui Ahina: Summers on the Lonely Isle. San Diego, CA: Lemon Shark Press, 2007. The End, My Friend. San Diego, CA: Lemon Shark Press, 2013. Permanent Damage. Patterson, NY: The Last Automat Press, 2013. Square Dancing at the Asylum: Nouveau Noir Flash Fiction. San Diego, CA: Lemon Shark Press, 2013. The Widow from Lake Bled. Westbrook, ME: Moon Pie Press, 2013. Outside the Hotel. St. Louis, MO: Architrave Press, 2013. Notes Above Water: Selected Poems. San Diego, CA: Lemon Shark Press, 2014. Hong Kong Man: Selected Poems. San Diego, CA: Lemon Shark Press, 2015. The Girl With the Green Violin. La Mesa, CA: Etched Press, 2015. Houdini. A play performed at The Secret Theatre, New York, NY, 2016. Asylum Uncle. A play performed at The Secret Theatre, New York, NY, 2016. At the Customs House: Poetry and Flash. San Diego, CA: Lemon Shark Press, 2017. The Wounded Morning: Poetry and Flash. San Diego, CA: Lemon Shark Press, 2017. Rag Of Man. A play performed at Manhattan Repertory Theatre,