Bellingham Professor Wins State Book Award

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  Bellingham writer Cori Winrock was named one of seven winners in the 2026 Washington State Book Awards“Bellingham writer Cori Winrock is one of seven winners of the 2026 Washington State Book Awards.”
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  Cori Winrock is a professor of interactive poetics at Western Washington University“Winrock is a poet, multimedia essayist and professor of interactive poetics at Western Washington University.”
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  Cori Winrock's book-length essay 'Alterations' was named a winner in the 2026 Washington State Book Awards“Bellingham writer Cori Winrock is one of seven winners of the 2026 Washington State Book Awards. Her book-length essay, “Alterations,” was recognized in the Creative Nonfiction/Memoir Winner category, according to a news release.”
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  Cori Winrock's work explores grief through themes of textiles, visual artists, and Emily Dickinson's white dress““Alterations” explores themes of grief through “stories of textiles and texts,” weaving in tales of visual artists, the poetics of “Goodnight Moon” and the poet Emily Dickinson’s famous white dress.”
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  Cori Winrock's work has late-term pregnancy loss as its undercurrent“However, Winrock added that late-term pregnancy loss is ultimately the book’s undercurrent.”
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  Cori Winrock described the book as weaving together stories of women who sewed Apollo spacesuits“The book takes on a lot of different threads, from the women who sewed the Apollo spacesuits, and a group of women in my hometown of Rochester, New York, who take apart wedding dresses to create burial garments for babies that die in the NICU,”
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  Cori Winrock described the book as weaving together stories of women who repurpose wedding dresses into burial garments for babies lost in the NICU“The book takes on a lot of different threads, from the women who sewed the Apollo spacesuits, and a group of women in my hometown of Rochester, New York, who take apart wedding dresses to create burial garments for babies that die in the NICU,”
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  Cori Winrock wrote 'Alterations' as an interactive digital piece for Territory Magazine“She wrote the first iteration of “Alterations” as an interactive digital piece for Territory Magazine, then adapted it for Transit Book’s “Undelivered Lectures” series.”
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  Cori Winrock adapted 'Alterations' for Transit Book's 'Undelivered Lectures' series“She wrote the first iteration of “Alterations” as an interactive digital piece for Territory Magazine, then adapted it for Transit Book’s “Undelivered Lectures” series.”
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  Cori Winrock called the award 'the first time in my life where I just bawled out of extreme happiness'“"The book takes on a lot of different threads, from the women who sewed the Apollo spacesuits, and a group of women in my hometown of Rochester, New York, who take apart wedding dresses to create burial garments for babies that die in the NICU," Winrock told Cascadia Daily News. Winrock is a poet, multimedia essayist and professor of interactive poetics at Western Washington University. She wrote the first iteration of "Alterations" as an interactive digital piece for Territory Magazine, then adapted it for Transit Book’s "Undelivered Lectures" series.  News of her state book awards win marked the "first time in my life where I just bawled out of extreme happiness," she added.”
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  The recognition marks a significant achievement for the Bellingham-based author and educator“Bellingham writer Cori Winrock is one of seven winners of the 2026 Washington State Book Awards. Her book-length essay, "Alterations," was recognized in the Creative Nonfiction/Memoir Winner category, according to a news release.”
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  The recognition highlights local literary talent within the state's cultural landscapeNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.