Under Shadows of Stars

Annie Bien is a writer and a translator of Tibetan Buddhist texts into English. She received her first writing grant with a seed commission from the Soho Theatre Company in London. She has published poetry and prose in literary journals, been a Pushcart nominee, won third place in the Biscuit Poetry competition, and been a finalist in the Strokestown Poetry Competition. Her poetry collection, Plateau Migration, was published by Alabaster Leaves Press in 2012. Her translation work is supported by 84000, Translating the Words of the Buddha. She also teaches Pilates, and lives in Brooklyn.