After four decades away from poetry, Heidi Seaborn returned to writing in 2016, having worked as a communications executive. She holds an MFA in poetry from New York University and a BA from Stanford University. Her debut, Give a Girl Chaos (C&R Press, 2019), was followed by An Insomniac's Slumber Party with Marilyn Monroe (PANK Books, 2021), winner of the PANK Books 2020 Poetry Award, and tic tic tic (Cornerstone Press, 2025). Her chapbook Bite Marks won the 2020 Comstock Review chapbook prize. Based in Seattle, she serves as executive editor of The Adroit Journal.