Chris Watkins

Chris Watkins is a trans poet and earned their MFA in creative writing from DePaul University and their PhD in poetry from Florida State University.  

Watkins is the author of The Drag Gospel of Queer Jesus (Saturnalia Books, 2026), winner of the publisher’s Alma Book Award. An academics and partnerships coordinator of Florida State University’s Office of Sustainability, Watkins lives in Tallahassee.