Howard Richard Debs

Howard Richard Debs received a University of Colorado Poetry Prize at age 19. After spending the past fifty plus years in the field of communications, with recognitions including a Distinguished Achievement Award from the Educational Press Association of America, he resumed his creative pursuits. Finalist and recipient 28th Annual 2015 Anna Davidson Rosenberg Poetry Awards, his essays, fiction, and poetry appear internationally in numerous publications such as Yellow Chair Review, Silver Birch Press, China Grove, The Galway Review, Cleaver Magazine, The Clear Poetry 2015 Anthology, among others. His photography will be found in select publications, including in Rattle online as “Ekphrastic Challenge” artist and guest editor. His book Gallery: A Collection of Pictures and Words (Scarlet Leaf Publishing), is the recipient of a 2017 Best Book Award and 2018 Book Excellence Award. His chapbook Political, (Cyberwit Press) is the winner of the 2021 American Writing Awards in poetry. He is co-editor of New Voices: Contemporary Writers Confronting the Holocaust, winner 2023 International Book Award for anthologies, published by Vallentine Mitchell of London, publisher of the first English language edition of the diary of Anne Frank. His publication Reflections explores ideas about living a life that matters. He is a member of Writers For Democratic Action and he is listed in the Poets & Writers Directory.

New York famed photographer Stephen Wilkes and Debs have partnered to raise awareness and donations for the nonprofit Feeding America at a time of desperate need in this country. For information about an important way those who may wish to do so can help others and receive a special gift in return go to TrainsMustRun and thank you for that.