chris hoshnic
kinlichii'nii | tachinii | bitaanii | áshįįhi
diné poet, playwright, and filmmaker from sweetwater, arizona.
recent highlights
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Poetry Magazine: Editors Prize for Visual Poetry
The Editors Prize for Visual Poetry, established in 2019, in the amount of $1,000, is awarded to Chris Hoshnic for his poem “dáádílkał” in the March 2025 issue.
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2025 James Welch Prize Winner
“Pastoral Prayer as a Genre at the Kayenta Shopping Center,” selected by dg nanouk okpik
Poetry Northwest’s James Welch Prize is awarded for two outstanding poems, each written by an Indigenous U.S. poet. The prize is named for Blackfeet and Gros Ventre writer James Welch, whose early poems were featured in Poetry Northwest.
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Crocker Museum's Indigenous Voices in Film Publication Series
This dynamic project is a collection of essays by Joely Proudfit, Carly Kohler, Chris Hoshnic, Pamela Peters, and Adam Piron, with editorial direction by Emily Clarke. Each essay explores a distinct relationship between an Indigenous artist or scholar and the medium of film.
Featuring “Safety in Numbers: Bringing Community to the Screen Through Language,” an essay.
most recent editorial & curation project:
Featuring acclaimed poets Inés Hernández-Ávila, Sydney Mayes, Aditi Bhattacharjee, and more, “ni’hikeyah tʼáá jííkʼe, all free nations, todas las naciones libres: migratory in verse” amplifies voices silenced during a time when transformative insights on power, history, and human connection are needed.
ni’hikeyah tʼáá jííkʼe, all free nations, todas las naciones libres: migratory in verse
current community project:
As an LLC with a social impact focus, this initiative started in 2024 with one mission:
To create pathways for Indigenous youth to become the next generation of filmmakers, screenwriters, and creative entrepreneurs.