Alex Poppe

Having lived in conflict zones such as Iraq, the West Bank, and Ukraine, Alex Poppe writes about fierce and funny women rebuilding their lives in the wake of violence. She is the author of four works of literary fiction: Duende, a 2024 American Legacy Book Awards winner, a 2023 International Book Awards winner, and a 2023 Readers’ Choice Book Awards finalist; Jinwar and Other Stories, a 2024 PenCraft Awards runner-up, a 2023 Readers’ Choice Book Awards winner, and a 2022 International Book Awards finalist; Moxie, and Girl, World, a 35 Over 35 Debut Book Award winner, First Horizon Award finalist, Montaigne Medal finalist, and Eric Hoffer Grand Prize finalist. Breakfast Wine, her memoir-in-essay about her near decade working in northern Iraq, will be published on June 10, 2025. Most recently, Alex has worked in international development, awed by place, people, and their stories.

Visit her site at www.alexpoppe.com