Bio
Alex Behr is the author of the story collections ANIMAL KINGDOM and PLANET GRIM, both on 7.13 Books, and the poetry chapbook GRIEF STICK, Picture Frame Press. Her writing has been published in Tin House, Epiphany, Salon, Oregon Humanities, The Rumpus, Buckman Journal, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, in anthologies, and others. She lives in Portland, OR, and plays piano and bass guitar.
She teaches writing workshops through Literary Arts.
What she learned from her mom: always carry a pack of cards
What her cat taught her: not a damn thing
Awards and Nominations
Winner, The Tom Doulis Graduate Fiction Writing Award
Finalist, The Tom and Phyllis Burnam Award in Graduate Fiction
Winner, Tom Bates Essay Award
Finalist, Tom Bates Award for Reporting
Finalist, Tom Doulis Graduate Fiction Award
Winner, Tom Bates Award for Reporting
Grant Recipient
Grief Stick Documentary
Alex Behr received an Arts3C grant from Regional Arts and Culture Council to produce a short documentary film with director/editor Brian Padian called GRIEF STICK. Nominated for Best Documentary in the 2025 Oregon Documentary Film Festival.
Altar/Altered: Sacred Objects and Adoption Stories
Alex Behr received a Make-Build-Learn grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council to support Altar/Altered— sacred objects + adoption stories. Adoption weaves through lives, fundamentally altering them. Spanning generations and cultures, six people share their adoption stories through the lens of personally sacred objects. Interviews by Alex Behr.