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Clyta Coder
Since childhood, I have enjoyed writing stories and poetry. For the past several years, I have entered poetry in local (San Antonio, since 1988) and national contests and have been published in Voices Along the River, Dreamcatcher anthology, Voices De La Luna, and Connections, the Laity Renewal Foundation's quarterly newsletter.
Joseph A. Soldati
Joseph A. Soldati has published poems and essays in a variety of literary journals, magazines, and anthologies. Recently his poems have been published by Oyez Review; Four and Twenty; Windfall: A Journal of Poetry of Place; New Millennium Writings; Ars Medica: A Journal of Medicine, The Arts and the Humanities…
Gisela Vigil
I was born in Cuba and emigrated to the United States at the age of three. Since then I have lived in New Jersey. I am the mother of three children and a recent new grandmother. During my days, I can be found in my classroom as I am a…
Mary Jean Chan
Born and raised in Hong Kong, Mary Jean Chan first discovered her love of writing through her literature classes at Diocesan Girls' School. Inspired by the movie “Dead Poets Society”, she began crafting poetry and short stories in her spare time last year as a freshman in college. Last November,…
Susan J. Katz
Although I earned a Masters degree in biology three decades ago, I am now a freelance writer, journalist, editor and writing educator. I firmly believe in the power of writing to make change, and I run a unique writing program for people who normally don't have access to educational opportunities.…
Tony Peyser
Tony Peyser writes poems about politics and pop culture for his own blog that is conveniently called PeyserPoem. Earlier this year, he read his poems on Pasadena public radio station KPCC when he was the resident poet for Patt Morrison's daily current events talk show. Mr. Peyser lives in Altadena,…
Rita McGregor
I'm 58 years old and live quietly in Fargo, North Dakota with my cat, Karma. I started writing ten years ago as an older college freshman who became an English Writing major. I had poems and short stories published in Troubadour's Lantern, Inkwell Magazine, Afterworks, Red Weather Magazine, and the…
Lynn Veach Sadler
Widely published in academic and creative writing, former college president Dr. Lynn Veach Sadler has six poetry chapbooks out and another and a full-length collection in press. One story appears in Del Sol's Best of 2004 Butler Prize Anthology; a novel will soon join her novella and short-story collection. She…
Debra Gundy
Always having a passion for reading, Debra began writing poetry and short stories just a few short years ago. Feeling great empathy for the lives of those around her, Debra finds satisfaction in the conveyance of those feelings upon the page, and is planning for the publishing of her first…
Ellen Ficarra
Ellen Ficarra was born in 1926 to Spanish parents in New York City where she was a graduate of Julia Richmond High School. She had her own real estate agency in New York and also served as an administrative assistant for a physician while raising a family. In 1978, she…
John Barrale
I was born in Manhattan's Lower East Side in 1949. I grew up there and in Brooklyn, NY. I graduated Richmond College (C.U.N.Y.) in 1971 with a B.A. in English Literature. Since 1978, I have lived in New Jersey. I travel frequently, am an aficionado of American popular culture especially…
Laurence W. Thomas
Laurence W. Thomas has published books of fiction, creative nonfiction, humor, and poetry, plus many chapbooks, mostly poetry. He has taught writing at colleges and universities in Michigan, Florida, Uganda, Costa Rica, and Saudi Arabia. Thomas has been lecturing on poetry at the Lucidity Poets' Retreat in Eureka Springs, Arkansas,…
Dorothy A Spruzen
Dorothy A. Spruzen grew up near London, England, earned an MFA in Creative Writing from Queens University of Charlotte, and teaches writing in Northern Virginia when she's not seeking her own muse. In another life she was Manager of Publications for a defense contractor. Her short stories and poems have…
Berwyn Moore
Berwyn Moore served as the inaugural Poet Laureate of Erie County, Pennsylvania, from 2009 to 2010. She is the author of two collections of poetry, O Body Swayed (Cherry Grove Collections, 2009) and Dissolution of Ghosts (Cherry Grove Collections, 2005), which was runner-up for the Lyre Prize in Poetry. She…
Vernon Waring
Vernon Waring's poetry has appeared in Ascent Aspirations Magazine, Nerve Cowboy, The Great American Poetry Show, and The Iconoclast. His short fiction has been singled out for commendation in the Glimmer Train, New Millennium Writing Awards, and Soul-Making Literary Competitions. A native of Philadelphia, he now lives in King of…
Marie Delgado Travis
Marie Delgado Travis is proud of her Nuyorican roots. Her poetry books have received two Honorable Mentions in the International Latino Book Awards (2007, 2008). Her poem “The Window” won Second Place in the 2005 Tom Howard/John H. Reid Poetry Contest. She was also named Juried Poet, Houston Poetry Fest…
Carlos Andres Gomez
Carlos Andrés Gómez is the author of the coming-of-age memoir Man Up, to be released this fall (2012) by Gotham Books, an imprint of Penguin. He is a Russell Simmons HBO Def Poet, Pushcart Prize nominee, and two-time International Poetry Slam Champion. Named Artist of the Year at the 2009…
Barbara Carpenter
Barbara Carpenter's writing interests include novels and short stories, as well as poetry. With three novels and two biographies in print, she has numerous other works in progress. She is a regular contributor to various anthologies and magazines. An avid reader of all genres, Carpenter also enjoys painting with oils…
Gordon Preston
Gordon Preston has had poems in Blue Mesa Review, Comstock Review, Cutbank, The Missouri Review, Rattle, Tar Wolf Review, and others. He was 54 when Finishing Line Press published his first chapbook, Violins. Now at 60, he still teaches reading and writing to the very young in Modesto, CA.
Martin Steele
I was born and raised in Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa. I was educated at King Edward VII School where I first found my love for words. I settled in Delray Beach, Florida in 1999. My first real success was in 1951 when my poem “The Fall” appeared in a…
George Korolog
George Korolog is an active member of The Stanford Writers Studio. His work has been published in numerous online and print magazines such as Poets & Artists, Blue Fifth Review, The Monarch Review, Stone Highway Review, Red River Review, Greensilk Journal, Contemporary Haibun, The Right Eyed Deer, Connotation Press, Willows…
Carmine Dandrea
Carmine Dandrea, MFA Cornell, has taught poetry and creative writing at several colleges. His poems have received over 35 prizes and awards, and he has published 5 books of poetry. As a Scholar in the NEH Institute of Chinese Culture and Civilization at the East-West Center in Hawaii, he has…
Nirupama Kotru
Nirupama Kotru is presently posted as Director (Films) in the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India. She is an officer of the Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) of the 1992 batch. She did her schooling from Delhi Public School, Mathura Road, New Delhi. She completed her graduation in…
Fred Flickinger
• Johns Hopkins University, BA; Northwestern University, MD • 30 years of research and writing in the Physical and Biological Sciences related to Medical Sciences at various Universities: Penn State; Ohio State; University of Iowa; University of Georgia. • For 25 years while doing the above and after, I have…
Maureen Flannery
Maureen Tolman Flannery's most recent volume of poems is Tunnel into Morning. Her other books include Destiny Whispers to the Beloved, A Fine Line, and the Pulitzer-Prize-nominated Ancestors in the Landscape. Although she grew up in a Wyoming sheep ranch family, Maureen and her actor husband Dan have raised their…
Bill Cento
William F. (Bill) Cento was born in St. Louis, MO, 80 years ago. He currently lives in West St. Paul, MN. During his 60+ year newspaper career, he was Suburban Editor of the now defunct St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Managing Editor of the new defunct St. Paul Dispatch and retired in…
Sherwin Kaufman
Sherwin Kaufman is a retired physician living in New York with a new career as a pop composer and lyricist. A recipient of many songwriting awards, he was anAmerican Songwriter lyric contest winner for “The Power of Prayer”, a song subsequently recorded by the Nashville gospel duo, Partners in Praise,…
Helen Leslie Sokolsky
I am presently retired having taught special education in the New York City Public School system for over 25 years (Harlem and the South Bronx). Music is another strong interest of mine and while teaching I enjoyed creating songs for the younger special ed population. My poetry has appeared in…
Gail Walsh
Gail Walsh, an artist on the South Shore of Massachusetts, creates poems, paintings, calendars, greeting cards, and various other projects. The poem “The Play Has Closed” is true to life.
Nicole Grace
Nicole Grace is a teacher, Buddhist monk and mystic, and author of the award-winning books, Dreaming Bhutan: Journey in the Land of the Thunder Dragon, Bodhisattva: How To Be Free, Teachings To Guide You Home and Mastery At Work: 18 Keys For Achieving Success, Fulfillment And Joy In Any Profession.…
Jacie Ragan
Jacie Ragan recently celebrated her fortieth wedding anniversary, and is looking forward to enjoying the retirement of her husband Bill. She loves baking bread, hiking through the woods, picnicking on the banks of the Mississippi, and reading and writing formal verse. She has a tendency to hoard teapots, baskets, and…
Meat Puppet
MEAT PUPPET His face wide as home plate, cap on backward, I noted that backwardness, the way he took it off his left hand reaching back as if his neck were sore taking it by the brim leaving his cow licks saluting. Almost young enough that the voice of the…
Jennifer Antonacci
I am a 1999 graduate of Villanova University in Pennsylvania, with a Bachelor of Arts in Human Services and a double minor in Psychology and Sociology. Currently, I reside in Hoboken, New Jersey, and work as a Human Resources professional in New York City for a world wide Experiential Marketing…
Laurie Gough
Lauded by Time magazine as “one of the new generation of intrepid young female travel writers,” Laurie Gough is author of Kiss the Sunset Pig, newly released with Penguin Canada, and Kite Strings of the Southern Cross: A Woman’s Travel Odyssey, shortlisted for the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award, and…
Juhi Sinha
Juhi Sinha's articles and stories have been published regularly in the leading papers and magazines of India. She is currently working on two books, for Penguin (India), one of them a travelogue. Her books for young children have been published by Scholastic India. Juhi Sinha is also a film director…
Nicholas Kennedy
I am 33 years old from Melbourne, Australia. I am a graduate of the University of Monash (Arts) and a post-graduate of University of Melbourne (Urban Planning). My story “Pushing Patagonia” is my first-ever submission into a writers competition. The story relates to my time spent backpacking in southern Argentina…
Linda Oatman High
Linda Oatman High is the author of 21 books, with the most recent being The Hip Grandma's Handbook. Linda teaches writing workshops throughout the world, and is available for presentations at schools, conferences, and other events.
Jessica Greene
I am a fourteen-year-old currently living in New Jersey with my mother. Ever since I first discovered a typewriter, it has been my dream to get my writing published, and here I am (at fourteen) living my life's ambition (I suppose it has to do with the fact that my…
Laura Shumaker
Laura Shumaker has recently completed her memoir, A Regular Guy: Growing Up With Autism. She has been an advocate for her autistic son, Matthew, and other disabled children in her community for almost twenty years. A regular contributor to NPR Perspectives and a columnist for The Autism Perspective, she is…
Marianne Sciucco
Marianne Sciucco has been writing for five years and is the author of two complete novels and several short stories. A graduate of the University of Massachusetts at Boston and Excelsior College, she is a member of Romance Writers of America, Hudson Valley chapter. When not writing, she works as…
Jan Breen
All of Jan Breen's experiences evolve from her work in education and the professional theater. She has both a BA and a MA in theater. Jan is a recipient of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Scholarship for 2007 and has twice received the Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award and…
Elana Bregin
Elana Bregin is a South African based author who lives in the coastal city of Durban. She works as an editor for publishers and writes in her spare time. Her published novels include Kalahari RainSong (2004), Slayer of Shadows (1995), and The Red-Haired Khumalo (1994), and some of her short…
Bonnie Lurie
Bonnie Lurie, a native New Yorker, grew up in the Bronx and attended Performing Arts High School. After graduate school, she worked as an organizational psychologist for world-wide financial institutions, as well as a not-for-profit company located in the World Trade Center. Her family consists of Linda, her life partner,…
Susan Keith
Susan Keith grew up in North Carolina, earned degrees at Mount Holyoke College and Emory University School of Law and practiced law for fifteen years. Her poem “A Festive Holiday Photo” was one of four runners-up in the 2007 Fish International Poetry Contest and is published in the 2007 Fish…
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