GET TO KNOW BEN
Ben von Jagow is a writer and poet from Ottawa, Canada. His work has appeared in literary journals in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Sweden.
He was a long list winner for L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future Contest and the I Must Be Off! Travel Writing Contest.
AWARDS & KUDOS
“TIVEDEN”
2019
Pushcart Nomination by the Stockholm Review of Literature
“MY TRIP TO HELL”
2018
L.Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future Contest Long List Winner
“NICARAGUA IS TRYING
TO KILL ME”
2018
I Must Be Off! Travel Writing Contest Long List Winner
KEEP READING
FICTION
Pif Magazine – “The Movie”
Jersey Devil Press – “The Secret Life of Randy“
Foliate Oak Literary Review – “The Man and the Dog”
Splickety Magazine – “Presents Under the Palm Tree” (Print)
NON-FICTION
American Football International – “Not That Kind of Football”
Blue Osa – “Why You Should Care About the Background of Your Food”
Blue Osa – “Yoga from a Beginner’s Perspective”
POETRY
Marathon Literary Review – “The Spiders in My Room Are Growing”
F(r)iction – “Brevity”
The Antigonish Review – “On the ODR” (forthcoming)
Gordon Square Review – “Midnight Bike Ride”
The Stockholm Review of Literature – “Two Poems”
Porridge Magazine – “Pygmy Elephants”
Kairos Literary Magazine – “Alex” (Print)
Kairos Literary Magazine – “Tea Light Candle” (Print)
Passaic / Völuspá – “God’s Brother”
Maudlin House – “An Ode to Those I Love”
The Literary Review of Canada – “The 10:10 Northbound” (Print)
