Ronda Wicks was born in Toronto but raised in Woodstock, Ontario from the age of two. Her main areas of study and employment have been in literary and visual arts with the inclusion of public relations, sales and marketing. Early poetry publications began in high school and culminated in her first chapbook release in 1995. Since then her poems have been published in various journals and anthologies as well as in trade book collections. Ronda is the multi-hatted owner/operator of SkyWing Press (established 2008), a micro-publishing operation that primarily does contract work on a sporadic basis as time allows, and operates another hobby business Graphics Plus - Miscellaneous Artwork (established 1986). She's a published novelist, avid genealogist, photographer and crafter, among other divergent hobbies.

Current Affiliations

• Editor of Verse Afire Canadian Poetry Magazine, T.O.P.S., July 2023 - current
• Administration Assistant for The Ontario Poetry Society, 2019 - present
• Publication and Layout Designer for The Ontario Poetry Society, 2019 - present
• Moderator for Canadian Beat Scene on Facebook, 2019 - present
• Mitchell and Region Branch Manager for The Ontario Poetry Society, 2018 - present

Previous Affiliations

• The Poets Dance; Haiku and Senryu, SkyWing Press and Feasting Artists Press (USA), 2024
• Salmagundi - an omnium gatherum, Poetry Friendly Press, 2023
• Field; Haiku and Senryu, HMS Press, 2020
• Hoofprints on the Moon, SkyWing Press, 2019
• Ashram of Love, River Bones Press, 2019
• Creative Misinterpretations, HMS Press, 2017
• The Lion and the Golden Calf, SkyWing Press, 2008
• Whale Songs in the Aurora Borealis, HMS Press, 2005
• My Harmonic Perfection, HMS Press, 1995

Poetry Collections

• Salmagundi - an omnium gatherum, Poetry Friendly Press, 2023
• Field; Haiku and Senryu, HMS Press, 2020
• >Hoofprints on the Moon, SkyWing Press, 2019
• Ashram of Love, Riverbones Press, 2019
• Creative Misinterpretations, HMS Press, 2017
• The Lion and the Golden Calf, SkyWing Press, 2008
• Whale Songs in the Aurora Borealis, HMS Press, 2005
• My Harmonic Perfection, HMS Press, 1995

Publications in Anthologies

• Gravity of Desire - An Anthology of Canadian Verse, Beret Days Press, 2024
• Alchemy of Tears - An Anthology of Canadian Verse, Beret Days Press, 2023
• Phantom Parade - An Anthology of Canadian Verse, Beret Days Press, 2022
• Executive Suite Anthology - A Canadian Anthology of Verse, 2022
• The Celebration of Poetry 20th Anniversary Anthology, Beret Days Press, 2021
• Infinite Passages - Anthology of Canadian Verse, Beret Days Press, 2020
• Dancing on Stones - An Anthology of Canadian Poetry, Beret Days Press, 2019
• Roll Call; Days of War Anthology, SkyWing Press, 2019
• We Are Beat, National Beat Festival Anthology, N.B.P.F.I., New Haven, CT, USA, 2019
• Tamaracks; Canadian Poetry for the 21st Century Anthology, Lummox Press, Long Beach, CA, 2018
• Myth Weavers; Canadian Myths and Legends Anthology, Serengeti Press, 2007
• The Sounds of Silence; Anthology of Verse, The Poetry Guild, Toronto, 1997
• In Days Gone By; Anthology of Verse, National Library of Poetry, Baltimore, MD, 1997

Prizes and Awards

• 2024 Judge's Choice (x4), Translating the Cosmos Contest, T.O.P.S.
• 2023 2nd Prize, Across the Universe Contest, T.O.P.S.
• 2020 Judge's Choice, The Ultra Best Short Verse Contest, T.O.P.S.
• 2020 Honourable Mention, Rain on the Brain Contest, T.O.P.S.
• 2020 Honourable Mention, Dippity Doo Dah Contest, T.O.P.S.
• 2017 Honourable Mention, Open Hearts Poetry Contest, T.O.P.S.
• 2017 Judge's Choice, Epic Proportions Poetry Contest, T.O.P.S.
• 2011 Judge's Choice, Haiku for Japan, OM-Times Magazine
• 1997 Editor's Choice, In Days Gone By, National Library of Poetry, Baltimore, MD

Nominations

• 2018 and 2020 - Pushcart Prize

Contact Information
Email: rondawicks@hotmail.com
Website: rwicksellercwg.wixsite.com/home