Sara Slingerland Sheiner's first manuscript, Of Lack, has been a runner-up for Tupelo’s 2021 Berkshire Prize, judged by Victoria Chang, a finalist in the 2020 Essay Press Book Contest, judged by Renee Gladman, and a semi-finalist for the 2020 Wisconsin Poetry Series' prizes. She is currently working on a 'contraepic' and a scholarly project that investigates the mysticism of Virginia Woolf's work through an astrological lens. Samples of her work can be found on www.sarasheiner.com.