Chanel Brenner is the author of Vanilla Milk: a memoir told in poems, (Silver Birch Press, 2014).  Her poems have appeared in Poet Lore, Rattle, Diverse Voices Quarterly, Vine Leaves, KYSO Flash, West Trestle Review and others. Her poem, “What Would Wislawa Szymborska Do?” was displayed at the James Whitcomb Riley Museum in Indianapolis, Indiana; and her poem, “July 28th, 2012” won first prize in The Write Place At the Write Time’s contest, judged by Ellen Bass. She was a finalist in The 2013 Rattle Poetry Prize for “A Poem for Women Who Don’t Want Children.” In 2014, she was nominated for a Best of the Net award and a Pushcart Prize.