Chris Hoshnic

Chris Hoshnic is a Navajo Poet and Filmmaker. A recipient of the 2023 Indigenous Prize Poet for Hayden’s Ferry Review and a James Welch Finalist, Hoshnic is also an advocate for Diné Bizaad, or the Navajo Language and has translated work for Thousand Languages Project, a Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing initiative. His fellowships include the Native American Media Alliance’s Writers Seminar, UC-Berkeley Arts Research Center Poetry & the Senses and Diné Artisan and Authors Capacity Building Institute. He is currently an MFA Candidate at the Institute of American Indian Arts.