
Em Judkins (they/them) is a queer poet and filmmaker based in Massachusetts. They graduated from Smith College with a B.A. in English and Film and Media Studies. Their writing has won the Ethel Olin Corbin Prize, the Ruth Forbes Eliot Prize, and the Elizabeth Drew Essay Prize, and appears in The Core Review, new words poetry journal, Emulate, and elsewhere. They currently help facilitate for the Worcester Writer’s Collective and are an administrator for the Northampton Literary Society. They believe in love, bad art, and the power of community organizing.
Education
Smith College • Northampton, MA • Sep 2020-May 2024
B.A. English (Creative Writing Emphasis), Film & Media Studies (Production Focus)
Poetry Concentration
Cumulative GPA: 3.98
Dean’s List: 2021-2022, 2023-2024
Academy of Performing Arts (FAMU) through CET • Prague, Czech Republic • Jan 2023-May 2023
Study Abroad Certificate — Film/Cinema/Video Studies
Workshops
Poetry Society of New York • Jun 2025-Aug 2025
Summer Virtual Poetry Intensive: Queer Poetics of Disability — Ashna Ali, Ph.D.

˚ʚ contact ɞ˚
have a question about my work or interested in collaborating? hit me up! i would love to chat. (or feel free to say hello ♡)