Madison Whatley is a South Florida poet and 2023 graduate of Florida International University's MFA program, where she was the managing editor at Gulf Stream Magazine. Her poetry has appeared in Variant Literature, Cola Literary Review, Saw Palm: Florida Literature and Art, and various other journals. Her manuscript "Hotline Bimbo" was selected as a Semifinalist for the 2023 Berkshire Prize for a First or Second Book of Poetry by Tupelo Press. She is vice president of Purple Ink Press.
