Steve Kronen's (b. 1953) first book, Empirical Evidence (1992), won the Contemporary Poetry Series Competition. His collection, The World Before Them, was a finalist for the 1998 Di Castagnola Award from the PSA. His chapbook appeared in The Drunken Boat. Fellowships include the Sewanee Writers' Conference, Breadloaf, the Florida Arts Council, and the Cecil Hemley Memorial Award from the PSA.