Summit Artspace named Michael Gill as its 2025 Outstanding Literary Artist. Gill is founding executive director of Collective Arts Network and editor and publisher of CAN Journal. The award recognizes artists whose work has made a significant impact in their discipline over five years or more.

Gill began writing arts journalism in the early 1990s, contributing to regional and national publications including the National Endowment for the Humanities magazine. He previously served as arts editor at the Cleveland Free Times and Cleveland Scene. He holds a BA in English from Hiram College (1986) and an MFA in Creative Writing from Eastern Washington University (1988). Under his leadership, CAN Journal earned the Press Club of Cleveland’s Best Magazine in Ohio award in 2019, and Gill received Best in Ohio honors for Reviews and Criticism in 2022 and 2023.

Source: https://www.summitartspace.org/outstanding-literary-artist-2025/