Biography in 3rd person

When you read submission guidelines, which vary from literary journal to literary journal, almost all of them will require that you include a brief biographical statement (or bio). Usually they require that the bio is in the third person and to be 50 words or less. To present this information effectively, write your short professional bio in the third person and maintain a confident, knowledgeable, and clear tone of voice. Early years First steps Professional growth Public recognition Peak period Later years Public interest Professional activity Media attention
This ought to be self-explanatory, but I'm always surprised at the number of submitters to Poetry South who either ignore the bio that we request or don't write it in third person. There are times when I simply don't read a submission if it doesn't have a bio because I don't want to have to.