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• Writers in Virginia

Fiction, Poetry

Joseph D. Adams
33412 Lankford Highway
Painter, VA  23420-0431
757/442-9537
painter@esva.net
www.esva.net/~painter

Publications: The Poet's Domain: Collections of Poetry by Writers in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia (1990 to present), compiler/editor, prefaces; Between Us, Between the Lines (1989) short fiction and poetry; Afterthoughts, After Hours (1978), poetry
Awards: Finalist, Virginia Prize for Fiction (1983)
Workshops: Florida First Coast Writers' Festival; International Society of Poets; Writers' Bloc; Virginia Writers Club, Chesapeake Chapter; National League of American Pen Women, Alexandria Chapter; Phi Theta Kappa; Arlington and Alexandria Public Libraries, and others
Teaching: Lehigh University, Rider College, Central Missouri State University, Pahlavi University (Shiraz), Northern Virginia Community College
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults; All regions

B. Chelsea Adams
5510 Piney Woods Road
Riner, VA  24149
540/382-1778
bmadams@runet.edu

Publications: Short stories and poems, Sweet Rhododendrum (1999),On the Closet Shelf (1999), Berry Picker (1999), Eluded (1999), Five Acres (1997), Hunting (1996) Cinder Sister (1990); Stories and poems in Union Street Review, Rhino 99, Blackwater Review, Tucumcari Literary Review, Poet Lore, Albany Review, Fresh Ground, Southwestern Review, Wind, Kaleidoscope, CQ: Cal State Poetry Quarterly
Awards: Honorable mention, Academy of American Poets; Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Fellowship; First prize for poetry (2) and first prize for fiction, Voices of Appalachia
Workshops: Workshop, Broomsage Writers Group; Reading at Booksmith (Blacksburg); Roanoke County Poet in the Schools; Readings and workshops at Radford University, Hollins University, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
Teaching: Radford University, New River Community College
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: None

Frank Antonazzi
142 Lynhaven Drive
Alexandria, VA  22305
703/519-3996

Publications: Poems in Choice, Rapport, Green's, Journal of New Jersey Poets, Thirteen, The Poetry Peddler; Pegasus; Paperbag; Virginia Writers? Showcase; Muse of Fire; Poems anthologized in the Yearbook of Modern Poetry, as well as Lyrical Voices, and Poetic Treasures
Awards: Third place, International Library of Poetry Prize Competition (twice)
Workshops: Readings at colleges
Teaching: College-level writing classes
Fees: Negotiable (workshop/readings); Travel expenses are included
Preferences: Students (grades K-12, college)

Collete Marie Armstead
1717 Star Lake Drive
Virginia Beach, VA  23456-3747
757/427-2773
collette_armstead@hotmail.com

Publications: Stories and poetry in Elanceй National Magazine, DuSable Seminar Anthology, Community Newsletter, Overtures: UNI Literary Magazine, UpFront Magazine, Forward Motion National Magazine; Numerous articles, essays and plays
Awards: Winner, National Library of Poetry Editor's Choice Award (1998); Honorable mention, Center Press Award for Fiction (1998); Winner, Cabaret Voltaire Poetry Slam Championship (1994); Recipient, Ragdale Artist Colony Fiction Fellowship (1986); Fellowships and scholarships
Workshops: Readings at Old Dominion University, Randolph Macon College, Virginia Commonwealth University, Sisters of Calabash Rites of Passage Conference, OBAC Blues Bash, Ragdale Artist Colony, Center for Inner City Studies, DuSable Museum Arts Festival, Chicago Cultural Center, among others
Teaching: Old Dominion University, Tidewater Community College, Norfolk City Public Schools, Chicago Public Schools
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults and students; All regions

Robert P. Arthur
900 Timber Creek Place
Virginia Beach, VA  23464
757/467-8639

Publications: Books of short fiction, poetry and fiction, The New Gothic Restaurant, Hymn to the Chesapeake (1993), Crazy Horse In Heaven (1999); Poetry in Tidewater Review, The Messenger, Little Magazine, Ghent Quarterly, Backwater Review and others
Awards: Winner, Baucum Fulkerson Award for Literary Excellence (short fiction); Recipient, University of Arkansas Creative Writing Award (novel); Winner, IABC Award for Feature Writing; People's Academy of the Arts Citation; Seay Fellowship
Workshops: Numerous readings in a variety of settings each year
Teaching: Tidewater Community College, University of Arkansas, University of Richmond
Fees: Fee: Negotiable
Preferences: All ages; All regions

Cynthia Atkins
141 Furrs Mill Road


Lexington , VA  24450
540/463-2012

atkins@roanoke.edu

Publications: Book: Psyche's Weathers, 2007. Poetry in American Letters and Commentary; The Bloomsbury Review; BOMB; Denver Quarterly; New Virginia Review; Seattle Review; Oregon Review; Southern Humanities Review; Prairie Schooner; Seneca Review; Tar River Poetry; The Texas Review; and Verse, among others.
Awards: Finalist, Verse Press Award (2001); Semi-finalist, The Nation "Discovery" award (1999); Residency, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts; Recipient, The National Arts Club Scholar in Poetry; The Writer's Voice "New Voice" award (1991), and other honors
Workshops: O. Winston Link Museum; Writers @ Jordan House; Bread Loaf Writers Conference; The National Arts Club; Sarah Lawrence College; Sweet Briar College; The Writers Voice; Studio Eleven (Lexington, Virginia); Mill Mountain Coffee House (Roanoke); The Squire (New York City), and others
Teaching: Roanoke College, Sweet Briar College, Hollins University, James Madison University, Virginia Military Institute, The Jordon House, Center for the Creative Arts, and others
Education:
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: All

Joseph Awad
1909 Nortonia Road
Richmond, VA  23229
804/282-9310

Publications: Collections of poems, The Big Bang (1999), Leaning to Hear the Music (1997), The Neon Distances (1980), Shenandoah Long Ago (1990); Poems in Poem, Wind, America, The Lyric, Hollins Critic, Kansas Quarterly, Negative Capability, Commonweal, Sparrow, William and Mary Review, The Formalist, Grape Leaves anthology and others
Awards: Poet Laureate of Virginia (appointed by Governor James Gilmore); The Lyric Poetry Prize; Donn Goodwin Poetry Award; Poetry Society of Virginia/Karma Dean Ogden Memorial Prize; Edgar Allan Poe Memorial Prize; Virginia Communications Hall of Fame; Commemorative Poem in Honor of the Governor's Awards for the Arts (2000)
Workshops: Richmond Public Library, Edgar Allen Poe Museum, Poetry Society of Virginia, The Art Barn, Chesapeake Writers Conference, among others
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults; Some travel possible

Judy Light Ayyildiz
4930 Hunting Hills Circle
Roanoke, VA  24014
540/774-8440

Publications: Poetry, The Writer's Express, Seven Genres (1999); Smuggled Seeds (1978), and Mud River (1988); Poems in the New York Quarterly, New Renaissance, Artemis, Sow's Ear, Pig Iron, South Florida Poetry Review; Short stories in Potato Eyes, Piedmont Literary Review; Non-fiction, Supplementary Texts for Students and Teachers; Creative Writing Across the Curriculum (1991), Critical Thinking Quick and Easy (1996)
Awards: Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Fellowship; "Class Act" Honoree; Gusto Press Discovery Award (1979); VCA Artist Study Grant; Collage Poet of the Month; Writers' Digest; Poetry Society of Virginia Prizes; American Academy of Poets; American Pen Women; Second place, Duquesne University Press Emerging Writers Award (1998); Runner-up, Mammoth Press Contest (1988), others
Workshops: Hollies University, Roanoke College, Elderhostel at Southern Seminary, Foram College, Hampshire College, Artist-in-Education Residency Programs and teachers' seminars, Blue Ridge Writers Conference, Mt. Heritage Writers Conference, Kentucky Highlands Writers Conference, International Reading Council, Virginia Association of Teachers of English, Virginia Education Association, others
Teaching: Buffalo Public Schools, New York City Public Schools, Roanoke City Public Schools and County Public Schools; Hollinsummer, Hollins University Women's Center, Roanoke College Adult Education, many extended programs
Fees: $250 (1-4 hours for class/reading/seminar); Travel expenses are not included
Preferences: All ages; All regions

Robert E.  Bailey
3218 B Castlewood Road


Richmond , VA  23234
804/279-0391

robertebailey@hotmail.com

Publications: Private Heat: An Art Hardin Mystery Dying Embers: An Art Hardin Mystery Dead Bang: An Art Hardin Mystery
Awards: 1998 Josiah Bancroft Jr. Award for Private Heat. 2002 Finalist for a Mystery Writers of America "Shamus" Award for Private Heat. 2004 Finalist for a Great Lake Book Award for Dying Embers
Workshops: Speaker at Sluethfest in 2005 First Coast Writer's Festival in 2002
Teaching:
Education:
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Mystery Readers

Alison  Baker
159 Shepherd Drive


Lexington , VA  24450
540/463-5392

abrilling@gmail.com

Publications: Books: Thousands Live! Helianthus Press, 1996; Loving Wanda Beaver: Novella and Stories, Chronicle Books, 1995; How I Came West, and Why I Stayed: Stories, Chronicle Books, 1993. Fiction, essays and poetry in Atlantic Monthly, Shenandoah, Gettysburg Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, Black Warrior Review, Kenyon Review, Sierra Magazine, Orion Nature Quarterly, New Letters, and others
Awards: O. Henry Awards, 1994 (First Prize ), 1995, 1996, Honorable Mention 1998, 2000; National Magazine Award Finalist, 2004; Best American Short Stories, 100 Distinguished Stories; Best of the West 5; New Stories From the South; George Garret Award for Fiction; New York Times Notable Books, 1993, 1995; and others
Workshops: Get Lit!, Eastern Washington University; Writers@Work, Park City, Utah; Cape Cod Writers Workshops; Utah Arts Festival; Literary Sojourn, Steamboat Springs, Colorado; Hollins College, Virginia Commonwealth University, Wabash College, Reed College, and others
Teaching:
Education: Reed College, B.A
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults

D.N. Baldwin
P.O. Box 82
Basye, VA  22810
540/856-3585
dbaldwin@shentel.net

Publications: Shorts stories in The Blue Mesa Review, Florida Review, The Hawai'i Review, Chiron Review, Washington Review, American Short Fiction
Awards: Second place, American Short Fiction's Short Story Contest
Workshops: Goddard College
Teaching: Pusan (Korea) American School, Carteret Community College (Morehead City, North Carolina), Gloucester (Virginia) High School, Washington High School (Maryland)
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: All ages

Gordon Ball
339 Sugar Creek Road
Lexington, VA  24450
540/463-3804
540/464-7240

Publications: '66 Frames: A Memoir (1999); Three books with poet Allen Ginsberg, Allen Verbatim: Lectures on Poetry, Politics, Consciousness (1974); Journals, Early Fifties Early Sixties (1992); Journals, Mid-Fifties (1995); Poetry in the Carolina Quarterly.
Awards: Nomination, The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; Second place, International Quick Brown Fox Fiction Competition (1995)
Workshops: Art School (Carrboro, NC), Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland
Teaching: University of North Carolina, Old Dominion University, Tougaloo (Mississippi) College, Virginia Military Institute
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: None

Richard Bausch
5555 Old Bust Head Road
Broad Run, VA  20137-1926
540/349-3804

Publications: Novels, Rebel Powers (1993), Violence (1992), Mr. Field's Daughter (1989), The Last Good Time (1984), Take Me Back (1981), Real Presence (1980); Collections, The Fireman's Wife (1990), Spirits (1987), Rare and Endangered Species (1994); Stories in The New Yorker, Esquire, Playboy, Harper's, The Atlantic Monthly, The Southern Review, O. Henry Prize Stories, Best American Short Stories, New Stories From the South, many other anthologies
Awards: Fellowship of Southern Writers (1995); Winner, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters Award (1993); The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Writer's Award (1992); The Hillsdale Prize in Fiction - Fellowship of Southern Writers (1991); Nominations, PEN/Faulkner Award (1982, 1988), Guggenheim Fellowship (1984), National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship (1983)
Workshops: Readings and workshops at universities and colleges, and international venues
Teaching: George Mason University, University of Virginia, The Johns Hopkins University, University of Minnesota, Breadloaf, Hollies University, Wesleyan University
Fees: $1,000 (reading); $1,500 (workshop); $1,750 (reading and workshop)
Preferences: Adults; All regions

Sandra Farrell Beasley
1431 Wolftrap Run Road


Vienna, VA  22182
703/994-3166

sandrabeasley@earthlink.net

www.sandrabeasley.com

Publications: Poetry Publications: Theories in Falling (New Issues Poetry and Prose, 2008); Poems anthologized in Best New Poets, 2005; The Bedside Guide to No Tell Motel: Second Story, 2007; Oustide Voices Anthology of Younger Poets, 2008. Poems in Journals: 32 Poems; Blackbird; Cimarron Review; Coconut; Meridian; New Orleans Review; No Tell Motel; Passages North; Poet Lore; The Potomac Review; REED; RHINO; Rosebud; Texas Poetry Journal. Critical Essays: Facts on File Companion to the Twentieth-Century World Poetry, 2007.
Awards: Winner: 2007 New Issues Poetry Prize from New Issues Poetry and Prose; 2006 Elinor Benedict Poetry Prize from Passages North; Fellowships to the Millay Colony for the Arts; Vermont Studio Center; Virginia Center for Creative Arts; and the Jenny McKean Moore Workshop. Winner: Vesle Fenstermaker Prize for Emerging Poet (Indiana University Writers Conference).
Workshops: Performer in a number of venues including Iota Poetry Series; Burlesque Poetry Hour; Virginia Festival of the Book; Pablo Neruda Centennial Celebration (American University); Fringe Festival (University of Virginia); mothertongue (Washington D.C.); Brookland Poetry Series; Art-O-Matic (Washington D.C.)
Teaching: Coach for the 2007 Virginia State Champion for Poetry Out Loud; Workshop and individual critiques practiced over the last seven years in poetry and prose
Education:
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: All ages; Charlottesville, Northern Virginia, Washington D.C.; Will consider electronic exchange

Mel Belin
1600 North Oak Street, #1633


Arlington, VA  22209
202/708-4090(w); 703/524-8144 (h)



www.melbelin.com

Publications: Flesh That Was Chrysalis (1999); Poems in Midstream, Connecticut River Review, Cape Rock, Blue Unicorn, Poet Lore, Phoebe, South Coast Poetry Journal, Wind, Jewish Spectator, Jewish Currents, Visions, The Lyric and others
Awards: Winner, Potomic Review Annual Poetry Competition; Finalist, Georgetown Poetry and Prose Reading Series; Finalist, Antietam Review Competition
Workshops: Library of Congress Noon Series, Theme & Variations (program distributed by National Public Radio), The Art Barn, Miller's Cabin, International Monetary Fund Visitors Center, Dylan's Cafe, The Writer's Center
Teaching:
Education:
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: All ages; Washington, D.C. area

Judith Bell
1406 North Illinois Street
Arlington, VA  22205
703/532-2565
belljar@aol.com

Publications: Anthologies, Generation to Generation (1998), Grow Old Along with Me (1996), Farm Wives and Other Stories (1995), A Loving Voice (1994), First for Women, Snake Nation Press, Short Fiction by Women, Washington Review, magazines; Non-fiction in Art and Antiques, American Photo, Elle, Omni, Country Home, the Boston Globe Magazine, The Los Angeles Times and others
Awards: Virginia Commission for the Arts Individual Artist Fellowship (1997-1998); Finalist, Governor's Screenwriting Award (1988); Washington Prize for Fiction (1989); Finalist, TARA Fellowship in Short Fiction, Heekin Group Foundation (1988)
Workshops: The George Washington University, The Writer's Center, Borders, Barnes and Noble
Teaching: The Writer's Center (Bethesda, MD), The Chatauqua Institution, The American University
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults; All regions

Ron Bell
428 Morrison Avenue
Newport News, VA  23601
757/595-1744
celtic6949@aol.com

Publications: Poetry in Wings of Gold, Odyssey, Journal of the Association of Naval Aviation, Virginia Police Journal, Ag Pilot International, Navy News; Commemorative poems, USS HYMAN G. RICKOVER, USS NEWPORT NEWS and USS GUAM; cable television scripts; script writing for Newport News Public Schools
Awards: Official poem of the Committee for the Commissioning of the USS Newport News; Song selected as the official song of Newport News
Workshops: Readings for special populations sponsored by the Newport News Parks and Recreation Department; Poetry readings in elementary schools; Poetry workshops, Newport News Parks and Recreation Department
Teaching: Commonwealth College (Peninsula Campus)
Fees: Negotiable; Travel expenses are not included
Preferences: Adults and students; Hampton Roads region

Carole Bellacera
8218 Sunset Drive
Manassas, VA  22110
703/257-1697

Publications: Novel, Border Crossing (1999); Short stories in Woman's World, Off-Duty, America, Innisfree, The Family, ELF, Indigo, CPU Review, Filtered Images (anthology)
Awards: First place (prose), Columbia Pacific University's CPU Review; Second place honorable mention, Florida State Writing Competition (1993); Winner, Belletrist Review Fiction Contest (1994); Semi-finalist, Writer?s Network Competition (1995); Finalist, Austin Heart of Film Festival Competition (1995)
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults; All regions

Evelyn Bence
4427 South Four Mile Run Drive
Arlington, VA  22204
703/521-4326

Publications: Prayers for Girlfriends and Sisters and Me (1999), Spiritual Moments with the Great Hymns (1997); Mary's Journal (1992), fictional diary of Jesus?s mother; Poems in Phoebe, America, Christian Century, The Critic, Mars Hill, Anglican Theological Review, and others
Awards: Winner, Christianity Today Critic's Award for Fiction (1992)
Workshops: King College, Marion College, Gordon College, women's groups
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults; Northern Virginia area

Mary Clay Berry
1207 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA  22314
703/549-6304

Publications: Short stories in The Antietam Review, Richmond Quarterly, Appalachia, The Fine Comb, and The Potomac Review; Voices from the Century Before
Awards: Antietam Review Literary Prize (1986); Nomination, Pushcart Prize (1986); Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Fellowships (1992, 1994)
Workshops: Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association, The Writer's Center in Bethesda, Maryland
Teaching: Fairfax County Public Schools, Arlington County Public Schools, Alexandria City Public Schools, Burgundy Farm Country Day School, Rappahannock Community College, Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association, and others
Fees: Negotiable; Travel expenses are included
Preferences: Adults and students (grades 9-12)

Patsy Anne Bickerstaff
P.O. Box 156
Weyers Cave, VA  24486
540/234-8759

Publications: City Rain (1989), Chained to a Post (1994); Poems in 100+ publications, including The Lyric, Caprice, The Cape Rock, In the West of Ireland, The Caribbean Writer, Ariel, The Poet's Domain, Roanoke Review and Potomac Review
Awards: First place, Robert Penn Warren Award; Awards from the Virginia Highlands Festival, Wytheville Chautauqua, Virginia Writers? Guild, the Poetry Society of Virginia, as well as poetry societies in Virginia, Georgia, Kentucky, California; Listed in International Who?s Who of Poetry, Poets and Writers; President, Virginia Writer's Club (1999)
Workshops: Shenandoah Valley Fine Arts Center, Shenandoah County Public Schools, Augusta County Public Schools, Painter Gallery, Mt. San Angelo, NLAPW (Alexandria), Virginia Festival of the Book, and others
Teaching: Numerous public schools in Virginia
Fees: From $50 - $250
Preferences: Adults and students; All regions

Adrian Blevins
2012 Berkley Avenue, S.W.
Roanoke, VA  24015
540/344-0502
adrianb@cox.net

Publications: Collections of poetry, The Brass Girl Brouhaha (2003), The Man Who Went Out for Cigarettes (1996, 1997); Anthologies, We Used to Be Wives (2002), The Leap Years: Women Reflect on Change, Loss, and Love (1999), The Second Word Thursdays Anthology (1999); Poems in The Drunken Boat, Poet Lore, The Ontario Review, Nantahala: A Review of Writing and Photography in Appalachia, The Southern Review, The Massachusetts Review, and other magazines; Essays in Conversely, Salon.com, The Chattahoochee Review, The Utne Reader and other magazines
Awards: Rona Jaffe Writers? Foundation Award (Poetry) (2002), The Friends of Writers, Inc., Lisel Muller MFA Scholarship (2001), Lamar York Prize for Nonfiction (2002), Bright Hill Press Chapbook Award (1996)
Workshops: WVTF Public Radio, New York University, Warren Wilson College, Hollins University, Virginia Intermont College, Washington County Public Library, and others
Teaching: Roanoke College, Sweet Briar College, Hollins University, and others
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults and students (college)

Jody Brady
8941 Falling Creek Court
Annandale, VA  22003
703/978-7663

Publications: Short stories, A More Perfect Union (1999), At Our Core (1998), Agestes, ProCreation Confrontations (1999); Short stories in The Adoption Reader, The Road to Success and Other Stories, Black River Review, Untrod, Phoebe/SUNY, The Maverick Press, Independent Review, Hispanic Culture Review, Union Street Review, Epiphany; Poetry in RACS; Essays in Family Fun, Palo Alto Review, Writing at Center; Commentary and reviews, The Washington Post, Connection, Iowa Woman; Newspaper feature articles
Awards: Winner, F. Scott Fitzgerald Short Story Contest; Second place, Oceana Magazine Fiction Contest; Finalist, Canyon Lake Writer?s Guild Fiction Contest; First place, Northern Virginia Community College Festival of the Arts; Finalist, Alexandria Penwomen Fiction Prize
Workshops: Readings at Barnes and Noble, The Virginia Festival of the Book, The Alexandria Lyceum, Falls Church High School Writers? Conference, Manassas Center for the Arts; Workshops, Northern Virginia Writers Project, Penwomen, The Write Connection, George Mason University
Teaching: George Mason University, Northern Virginia Community College; George Mason Writing Center
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults and students; All regions

Muriel Miller Branch
9315 Radborne Road
Richmond, VA  23236
804/323-1301 or 804/320-1765
804/320-2965
branch@stories-plus.com
www.stories-plus.com

Publications: Books, Dear Ellen Bee: A Civil War Novel of Two Union Spies (2000), Miss Maggie: The Story of Maggie Lena Walker, A Step Beyond, The Water Brought Us, The Story of Gullah-Speaking People, Juneteenth: Freedom Day, and others; Numerous articles included in About Time Magazine
Awards: Recipient, Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Fellowship (1999); Recipient, Outstanding Educator (Region I), Pi Lambda Theta International Honor Society (1998); Winner, Media One's Cable educator of the Year (1997); Recipient, Arthur Ashe Foundation Virginia Hero award; Richmond Community Foundation's R.E.B. Award for Teaching Excellence (1991)
Workshops: Numerous workshops and readings throughout Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, West Virginia, and South Carolina
Teaching: Virginia Union University
Fees: From $200-$300 (depending upon location); Travel expenses are not included
Preferences: All ages (readings); Students, grades 4-12 (workshops)

Angier Brock
8601 Grand Summit Road
Bon Air, VA  23235
804/272-8213
acaudle@saturn.vcu.edu

Publications: Poetry, Small Pond Magazine of Literature, The WREE-view of Women; Creative non-fiction essay Crone Chronicles; Poems in Sulpher River Literary Review, The Cream City Review, Fan Magazine, The Southern Poetry Review, River King Poetry Supplement, The Flints Hills Review, Visions International, Ariel XVI, Blackwater Review, South by Southeast: Haiku and Haiku Arts, Faith at Work
Awards: Winner, Triton College (Illinois) School of Arts and Sciences Salute to the Arts Competition (1997); Associate Artist-in-Residence at the Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, Florida (1995); Graduate Poetry Award, Virginia Commonwealth University (1994)
Workshops: Workshops, the Governor's School Virginia Writers Conference; Poet-in- the-Schools, Chesterfield County; After-school poetry workshop, Chesterfield County; Readings, Atlantic Center for the Arts, Daytona Community College, coffeehouses in Orlando and Daytona, Richmond Women's Poetry Workshop
Teaching: Virginia Commonwealth University, University of Richmond, Various high schools
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults and students (grades 9-12)

David E. Bruce
5 Bellview Terrace
Hampton, VA  23669-2301
757/851-1564 (h) 757/562-7270 (w)

Publications: Fiction in New Blood, Iniquities, Tome, Twisted, The Bear Essential; Short stories in Phantasm, New Blood, Grue, Twisted, Mythellany, Dark Regions, 11:30 Club, Dementia, Thin Ice, The Tome, Sycophant, Best of Small Press Anthology, chapbook Virginia; Non-fiction essays, reviews, criticism in Twisted, 11:30 Club, Dementia
Awards: Winner, Christopher Newport College's Student Fiction Writing Award (1976); Nominations, Best Fiction Writer, the Small Press Writers and Artists Organization Excellence Awards (1986, 1987); Nomination, Stoker Award from the Horror Writers of America
Workshops: Readings at Barnes and Noble, Christopher Newport University; Workshops for The Poe Society
Teaching: Juvenile Boot Camp, Northampton County Schools, Hampton Public Schools
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults and students (grades 6-12); All regions; (Tidewater/Peninsula preferred)

Nan Byrne
1121 North Inlynnview Road


Virginia Beach, VA  23454
757/481-1981

nanbyrne@hotmail.com

www.nanbyrne.com/index.html

Publications: Poetry in Turnings: Writings on Women's Transformations (2000), We Wear the Mask (1999), Straightway Dangerous (1996) and Criterion for Tune (1995), Anthologies; Uncertain Territory (1998), chapbook; Poetry included in So To Speak: A Feminist Journal of Language and Art, Cider Press Review, The Seattle Review, Skylark, Powhatan Review, Blue Collar Review: A Journal of Progressive Working Class Literature, Phoebe: A Journal of Feminist Scholarship, Theory and Aesthetics, Slipstream, Critical Matrix: The Princeton Journal of Women, Gender and Culture, The Cream City Review, Bottomfish, Sheila Na Gig, Hurricane Alice: A Feminist Quarterly, among other journals; Fiction included in the journal Steelhead Special: A Working Class Literary and Cultural Review
Awards: Listed in Who's Who in America (2001), the Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers (2000-2001), and the Minority and Women Doctoral Directory (2000-2001); Recipient, W.S. and M.E. Brower Literary Prize for Verse (2000); Winner, University of Bridgeport's Poet's Choice Award (1996); First place, Old Dominion University's Women's Studies Essay Contest (1994)
Workshops: Readings at 1708 Gallery (Richmond, Virginia), Virginia Beach Central Library, Riverbend Books, Feminist Works in Progress Conference
Teaching: Teaching assistant at Virginia Commonwealth University's Writing Center, Instructor at Old Dominion University and Virginia Wesleyan College
Education:
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults and students

John Edward Caldwell
412 Kellyhill Road
Atkins, VA  24311
540/781-0140

Publications: Poetry collections, Voyages of the Heart (1985), Rustlings Above Saururus Hollow (1985), A Synthesis From Dogwood Ridge (1975); Poems in International Poetry Review, Mountain Laurel, Beacon Review, Pegasus, and others; Short stories in Wind Literary Journal and others
Awards: Nomination, Governor's Awards for the Arts in Virginia (1985); Second prize, Sherwood Anderson Short Story Contest; Governor's Award for the Arts in Southwest Virginia (1985); Third prize, Sherwood Anderson Short Story Contest (1987); Poem The Red Bird Tree recognized by Writer's Magazine
Workshops: East China Shipbuilding Institute (People?s Republic of China), Mountain Empire Community College, Wytheville Community College, Blue Ridge Community College, Radford University, Emory and Henry College, and others
Teaching: East China Shipbuilding Institute, Virginia secondary and elementary schools
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults and students; Some travel

Ben Campbell
140 Jett Strett


Hillsville , VA  24343
276-733-1645

rebelben52@hotmail.com

Publications: Short stories in Yemassee, ByLine, moonShine review, Talking River, Southern Hum, The Best of the West Virginia Writers Contest Winners 1997-2007 anthology, and others.
Awards: Devine Fellowship, First Place in the 2006 West Virginia Writers short story contest, Nominated for Pushcart Prize, Lost State Conference scholarship, Appalachian Writers Association Award, Finalist in first annual Jesse Stuart Foundation New Writer from the Appalachian South Contest, and others.
Workshops: Bowling Green State University, Mountain State University
Teaching: Bowling Green State University, Mountain State University, New River Community College
Education: M.F.A. in fiction writing, Bowling Green State University; B.A. in psychology, Marshall University
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Appalachia, southwest Virginia

Martha Randolph Carr
29 Braeburn Drive
Richmond, VA  23238
804/545-3438
martha@martharandolphcarr.com
www.martharandolphcarr.com

Publications: Wired, Fiction The Sitting Sisters (Cumberland House), Fiction
Awards: 1st Place VPA for Writing
Workshops: Summer Workshop for Young Writers, Petersburg, VA Have given readings all over the country for both novels.
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: No Preferance

Craig Challender
417 Second Street
Farmville, VA  23901
804/375-2159 (w) 804/392-6917 (h)
cchallen@longwood.lwc.edu

Publications: Dakota Time and Other Times (1984), The Family (1983), Familiar Things (1998), Collections of poetry; Fathers and Waters (1999), chapbook; Poems in English Journal, The South Carolina Review, Tar River Poetry, Hampden-Sydney Poetry Review, Southern Poetry Review, Sycamore Review, Midwest Quarterly, Northeast and Connecticut Review
Awards: Nomination, Pushcart Prize (1999); included in the Anthology of American Verse and Yearbook of American Poetry (1996); Finalist, Virginia Prize for Poetry (1988); Oklahoma Poetry Award; Finalist, Capricorn Poetry Prize (1992)
Workshops: Workshops, The Blue Ridge Writer's Conference, Longwood College, Danville Community College, Southside Virginia Community College, Hampden-Sydney College; Readings at Randolph-Macon Women's College, Southern Connecticut State University
Teaching: Longwood College, Dakota Wesleyan University
Fees: $400 (reading or workshop); $500 (reading and workshop); Negotiable; Travel expenses are included
Preferences: Adults and students; All regions

Diane Chamberlain
P.O. Box 1331
Vienna, VA  22183
DCHAM@aol.com
www.dianechamberlain.com

Publications: Summer's Child, Breaking the Silence, The Escape Artist, Reflection, Brass Ring, Fire and Rain, Keeper of the Light, Secret Lives, Lovers and Strangers, Private Relations
Awards: RITA Award; winner, Romantic Times Achievement Award
Workshops: Writing and innovative characterization techniques workshops; conference keynote
Fees: $500 (1/2 day workshop); $400 (keynote); Negotiable; Travel expenses are included
Preferences: Adults and students (grades 8-12)

Kelly Cherry
1148 Swain Road
Halifax, VA  24558
434/476-9632
kcherry@facstaff.wise.edu

Publications: Books of poetry, Rising Venus (2002), Classical Physics: Selected Poems from the First Two Books (2001), History, Passion, Freedom, Death, Hope: Prose About Poetry (no date), An Other Woman (2000), Death and Transfiguration (1997), Time Out of Mind (1994), God's Loud Hand (1993), Benjamin John (1993), Natural Theology (1988), and others; Stories, The Society of Friends (1999), My Life and Dr. Joyce Brothers (1990); Essays and criticism, Writing the World (1995), The Poem: An Essay (1999); novels, The Lost Traveller's Dream (1984), In the Wink of an Eye (1983), Augusta Played (1979), and many others. Poetry and short stories included in The Atlantic, Esquire Magazine, Southern Review, The American Scholar, Ms. Magazine, Georgia Review, Best American Short Stories, Virginia Quarterly Review, Mademoiselle, Redbook Magazine, Iowa Review, and others.
Awards: Recipient, Distinguished Alumnus Award, Mary Washington College (2000), Bradley Major Achievement Award (2000); Winner, Dictionary of Literary Biography Yearbook Award (1999); Awarded, Leidig Lectureship in Poetry (1999), E.B. Coker Visiting Writing (1996); Recipient, Hawthornden Fellowship (1994), Arts American Speaker Award (1992), Wisconsin Notable Author (1991), Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Writers Exchange with Soviet Writers' Union (1990), Hanes Prize (1989), PEN Syndicated Fiction Award (1990, 1987, 1983); Yaddo Fellow (1989, 1979), National endowment for the Arts Fellowship (1979), Bread Loaf Fellow (1975), and numerous other honors and awards.
Workshops: More than 200 readings and workshops at Duke University, the University of Washington, Southampton University, Bennington College Writing Workshops, Mt. Holyoke College and Chenango Valley, and other colleges and institutions.
Teaching: Eminent Scholar, University of Alabama's Humanities Center, Writer-in-Residence, Hollins University, University of Wisconsin at Madison, Rhodes College, Tennessee, Western Washington University, among others.
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Students (college) and adults

Alan Cheuse
Department of English
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA  22030
703/993-1183

Publications: Collections of stories, The Bohemians (1982), The Grandmothers' Club (1986), and The Light Possessed (1991), novels; Candace and Other Stories (1980), The Tennessee Waltz (1990), Lost and Old Rivers (1999); Non-fiction, Fall Out of Heaven (1987); Short stories in The New Yorker, The Black Warrior Review, Bennington Review, Quarterly West, Texas Review, and numerous journals and anthologies; Commentator on National Public Radio's All Things Considered
Awards: National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship; New York Times Notable Books of 1982 Citation, and others
Workshops: Hollins University, Baylor University, University of Tennessee, University of South Carolina, University of Southern California, University of Utah, and many others
Teaching: George Mason University, University of Virginia, University of Michigan, Bennington College Writing Workshops, University of the South, and others
Fees: $500 - $2,000 (reading); $250 - $500 (workshop); $600 - $2,000 (reading/workshop)
Preferences: Adults; All regions

Nannie B. Christian
113 West Lancaster Road
Richmond, VA  23222
804/329-7912

Publications: Poems in The Good News Herald (1998-1999), Senior Center of Richmond Newsletters; A Little Book of Favorite Poems (co-author, 1984), American Poetry Anthology, Today's Best Poems, The Family Treasury of Great Poems, Today's Greatest Poems, Hearts of Fire.
Awards: Achievement Award, Phi Delta Kappa, Inc., Alpha Zeta Chapter (1999); The World of Poetry Golden Poet Trophy, National Poetry Convention; Young Authors Judge (Richmond)
Workshops: Workshops, National Conclave of Phi Delta Kappa, Richmond City Hall, Richmond Public Library, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond Technical Center, Chimborazo, George Mason, Redd and R.C. Logan Elementary Schools and Mosby Middle School
Teaching: Richmond City Public Schools
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults and students; Richmond area

Brenda W. Clough
1941 Barton Hill Road
Reston, VA  22091
703/476-2938
clough@erols.com
www.sff.net/people/Brenda

Publications: Novels, Doors of Death and Life (2000), How Like A God, (1997), The Name of the Sun (1988), The Realm Beneath (1986), The Dragon of Mishbil (1985), The Crystal Crown (1984); An Impossumble Summer (1992), children's novel; Short stories in Twilight Zone Magazine, Amazing, Aboriginal, and short story collections
Workshops: Science fiction conferences, Science fiction workshops at The Writer's Center in Bethesda, Maryland
Fees: Negotiable; Travel expenses are included
Preferences: Adults and students; All regions

Kevin  Clouther
2106 Arlington Blvd. #24


Charlottesville , VA  22903
434/227-1096

kevinclouther@gmail.com

Publications: "Isabelle and Colleen" Gettysburg Review (2006); "On the Highway near Fairfield, Connecticut" Gulf Coast (2006); "Charleston for Breakfast" Puerto Del Sol (2005); "Puritan Hotel, Barnstable" / Publisher/Date: Madison Review (2005)
Awards: Second Place, Current Fiction Prize (2004); First Place , Richard Yates Fiction Award (2003); First Place , Prentice Hall Writing Award (2002)
Workshops: "Prologue to The Sky Was a Wall," University of Connecticut (2007); "On the Highway near Fairfield, Connecticut," Bridgewater College (2005); "Introducing Livan," Michigan Theater (2004); "Charleston for Breakfast," University of Iowa (2002)
Teaching: English Department, Bridgewater College (2004-Present); Center for Talented Youth, Johns Hopkins University (2004-Present); Communication Studies Department, Bridgewater College (2004); Iowa Writers' Workshop, University of Iowa (2002-03)
Education: B.A. with High Honors, English, University of Virginia; M.F.A., Creative Writing (Fiction), University of Iowa
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: None

Amanda Cockrell
1921 Cambridge Avenue, S.W.
Roanoke, VA  24015
540/343-0964 (h) 540/362-6024
acockrell@hollins.edu

Publications: Pomegranate Seed (novel), The Horse Catchers trilogy, The Deer Dancers trilogy; The Moonshine Blade, mystery/thriller; The Legions of the Mist, historical
Awards: National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Fiction (1998)
Workshops: Presentations for the Blue Ridge Writers Conference, Appalfolks, the Kentucky Highlands Festival, the International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts, and others
Teaching: Hollins University, Mary Baldwin College, Roanoke College Community Education; Artist-in-Education, Roanoke County Public Schools
Fees: Negotiable; Travel expenses are not included
Preferences: Adults; All regions

Sue Corbett
202 Hilton Terrace


Newport News, VA  23601
757/595-2359

scorbett1@aol.com

www.suecorbett.com

Publications: Fiction, 12 Again (2002) and Free Baseball (2006) "Fall Ball," a short story in Baseball Crazy, edited by Nancy Mercado, to be released March 2008.
Awards: California Young Reader Medal, International Reading Association Honor book for 12 Again; Virginia Reader's Choice finalist (2008), Black-Eyed Susan Award finalist (2008), William Allen White Award finalist (2009), Rhode Island Children's Book of the Year award finalist (2008), and Nutmeg State Book Award finalist (2009) for Free Baseball.
Workshops: See the author's website, www.suecorbett.com, for a list of school presentations and writing workshops available.
Teaching: Journalism instructor, Florida International University, Writer-in-Residence, Waller Mill Elementary, York County Public Schools
Education:
Fees: $350 for full day within one-hour drive of Newport News; $550 within Virginia. (2007-2008 rates)
Preferences: Upper elementary and middle school students

Lucy Corin
1458 Bluestone Street
Harrisonburg, VA  22801
540/568-2500; 540/568-3416
corinlx@jmu.edu

Publications: Short fiction collection, Who Buried the Baby (1998); At the Estate Auction in Retro Retro: An Anthology (1999), Wizened in Ploughshares (1998), Fringe in The Southern Review and Oxymoron (1998), Your Regular Trailer Park Woman in The North American Review (1995), The Man With the Arm in The Iowa Review (1994), among many others
Awards: Nomination, The Pushcart Prize Anthology (1994)
Workshops: James Madison University, Duke University, University of North Carolina Center for Public Television, North Carolina Writer's Network Festival, Quail Ridge Rooks, and others
Teaching: James Madison University, Duke University and Brown University
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults and students (college)

Terry Cox-Joseph
607 Burcher Road
Newport News, VA  23606-1503
757/930-1375
tjoseph@cnu.edu

Publications: Opening Night (1999), Yesterday's Tea (1998), Stoli Girl (1992), Gorbachov Hound (1993), O, Lonely Man (1984), Pray Forever the Woman/Child (1984) and Pregnant Pause at the California Sperm Bank (1983), Poems; Reviews in The Daily Press (1997), Plexus (1986), others
Awards: Second place, Christopher Newport University Writer's Contest for Poetry (1991); Honorable mention, Christopher Newport University Writer's Contest (1988); Honorable mention, Writer's Digest Magazine Writing Competition (1986); Third place, The Humanist Annual Essay Contest (1987)
Workshops: Christopher Newport University Writer's Conference Coordinator
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults

Colleen Curran
603 North 27th Street
Richmond, VA  23223
804/474-3575
colleen@colleencurran.com
www.colleencurran.com

Publications: Whores on the Hill (May 2005)Short Stories: We Eat Hungry, Quick Fiction; The Boss’s Boyfriend, Blackbird: an online journal; Handicapped, Richmond Magazine; LDR, selected for the anthology The Dictionary of Failed Relationships; Miss Richmond’s Beauty Secret, JANE; Fine Young Woman, Meridan; No Postage Required, The Minetta Review
Awards: Winner of Jane Fiction Contest and Richmond Magazine Fiction Contest Guest Speaker: Virginia Press Women?s Conference, Keynote Speaker; James River Writers Festival, Guest Author; Virginia Commonwealth University Novelist?s Festival, Judge
Teaching: Graduate Teaching Assistance and Adjunct Assistant, Virginia Commonwealth University; Writing Center Tutor, Virginia Union University; Writing Instructor, The Handworkshop and Art Center
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Highschool and Adults

Michael Davis
5911 North 14th Street
Arlington, VA  22205
703/532-4755 (h) 202/785-6873
72007.3132@compuserve.com

Publications: Poem, Upon Waking (chapbook, 1997); published in Poet Lore and Lip Service, anthologized in Open Door
Workshops: Readings at The Writer's Center in Bethesda, Maryland, The Library of Congress, Autumn in Arlington Series; workshops for elementary and high school students (1999)
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Students (grades K-12); Northern Virginia preferred

Peg Davis
Snow Spring Farm
HCR 32, Box 63
Cambell's Hollow Road
Middlebrook, VA  24459
540/885-6706
Pegdavi@aol.com

Publications: Book, This is How You Open Your Eyes (2000); poetry in Lullwater Review (1996), Switched-On Gutenberg (1996), Treasure House (1996), Onion River Review (1994-1995), Penumbra (1998, 1994), The Denny Poems (1993-1994); Entre Nous (1991)
Awards: Virginia Commission for the Arts Artist Project Grant; Able Trust Grant; second place, Penumbra (1998); second place, Treasure House (1996); honorable mention, Lullwater Review (1996); third place, Penumbra (1994); honorable mention, The Denny Poems (1993-1994)
Workshops: Coordinator, "Wordshop" programs; Writer-in-Residence, Augusta County Public Schools
Teaching: Virginia public schools
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Students (grades K-12); All regions (readings)

Heather Davis
312 Blue Ridge Avenue


Front Royal , VA  22630
540-622-2232

heatheredit@cs.com

Publications: Poetry Book: The Lost Tribe of Us, Main Street Rag Publishing Company, October 2007 After the King’s Cross Fire--Sonora Review, Spring 1993 Aunts--Route 1, Summer 1996 The Braid--So to Speak, Winter/Spring 2007 Driveway--Kalliope, Vol. 19, #2, 1997 Folk Art--Puerto del Sol, Spring 1995; Moving Words Series (northern Virginia buses), Spring 2007 From Armenia--Women’s Studies Quarterly, Fall 2007 Garden Party--Cream City Review, Vol. 18.1, 1994 The Good Science Experiment--Arlington READS Poetry Series, October 2006, Green Card--The Louisville Review, Summer, 1996 Haldol Angel--WordWrights #30, Spring 2006 In Red Light--Slipstream, #15, 1994 The Eldest Sister Speaks (published as Song of the Firstborn)--Gyst, Vol. 4, 1993 Running Errands--Beltway Poetry Quarterly, Fall 2007, http://washingtonart.com/beltway/contents.html Showing Scars--Cabin Fever: Poets at Joaquin Miller's Cabin, 1984-2001 (anthology) Watermusic--Poet Lore, Summer 1993
Awards: Main Street Rag 2007 Poetry Book Award Creative Writing Fellow, Syracuse University Fellowship to the Bucknell Younger Poets Seminar Fellowship to the PA Governor's School for the Arts Fellowship to the Ragdale Artist's Colony Winner of the 2007 Moving Words Poetry Competition, Arlington, VA Winner of a Third Place Larry Neal Writers Award, Washington, DC Winner of the Hayden Carruth Student Poetry Prize at Syracuse University
Workshops: Workshop Leader, Rosslyn Writing Group, Arlington, VA Have taken workshops at Hollins University, Syracuse University, University of Maryland, Stadler Center for Poetry, and The Writer's Center
Teaching: Teaching Assistant in Poetry, Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts Composition Instructor, Syracuse University and Montgomery Community College
Education: B.A. in English, Hollins University M.A. in Creative Writing, Syracuse University
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Will work with any population, including children, teens, seniors, prison inmates, etc.

Katherine Y. Delorraine
2402 Westover Avenue, S.W.
Roanoke, VA  24105
540/344-7966

Publications: Poetry, Someone You Should Know (1989); poetry in Poet Lore (1987), Green River Review, The Hampden-Sydney Poetry Review (1996, 1979)
Awards: Armstrong State College Chapbook Prize (1988); numerous prizes awarded by the Poetry Societies of Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia; fellowships, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
Workshops: Longwood College, Hampden-Sydney College, Virginia Tech, Hollins University
Teaching: Virginia Western Community College, Patrick Henry High School (Roanoke), Southside Virginia Community College, Andrew Lewis High School (Salem)
Fees: $300 (readings); Negotiable (workshops)
Preferences: Students (9-12, college)

Elizabeth Denton
Box 204
Batesville, VA  22924
804/823-1290

Publications: Short story collection, Kneeling on Rice and Other Stories (1995); short stories in Kenyon Review, Carolina Quarterly, Sou'wester, Iris; Still Life with Children; stories in progress
Awards: Second place, Virginia Prize for Fiction, (1989-1990); Virginia Commission Individual Artist Grant (1992)
Workshops: Readings at Second Street Gallery, Williams Corner Bookstore, Writers Harvest Festival Against Hunger, University of Virginia, Hollins University, Mary Baldwin College, Hampden-Sydney College, Sweet Briar College, St. Lawrence University, Harbourfront International Writers Festival in Toronto, Canada
Teaching: University of Virginia, Sweet Briar College, UVA's Darden School, Yale University and City University of New York
Fees: $400; Negotiable; Travel expenses are not included
Preferences: All ages; All regions

Denise Devries
197 Whittaker Lane
Kilmarnock, VA  22482
202/435-9718
denisedevries@yahoo.com
www.geocities.com/denisedevries

Publications: Wheat (chapbook); stories in Seattle Review, GW Review, Word Wrights, Minimus, Hispanic Culture Review, and others
Awards: Awards and recognitions from American Pen Women, Poetry Society of Virginia, Rock River Poetry Contest (1997)
Workshops: Readings for children and senior citizens at various locations
Teaching: English as a second language and Spanish
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: All ages; All regions

Linda Dini Jenkins
4415 Old Fox Trail
Midlothian, VA  23112
804/744-6377
ldjenkins@aol.com
www.riverwords.com/writingprogs.htm

Publications: Journey of a Returning Christian: Writing Into God (Charlice Press), Poetry The South Florida Review, Poetry Bay Windows, Poetry Tampa Review, Poetry Arts Letter, Poetry Writer to Writer, Poetry Vermont Voices, Poetry
Awards: Finalist in 2004 Newsletters Literary Award in Poetry
Workshops: Readings: Man Ray Poetry Series, New York, NY BluR Reads, Boston, MA Harvard Divinity School, Boston, MA Women in the Arts Festival, Marblehead, MA Salem State College, Salem, MA
Teaching: The Old South Church in Boston, MA Bangor Seminary, Portland Riverside Writing Programs Dorothy Canfield Fisher Writers Conference: How to Break into the Commercial Market Marblehead Festival of the Arts: Finding Connections, Exploring Creativity
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: 18 years plus

Ben Doyle
Box 9654
Hollins University
8162B Faculty Lane
Roanoke, VA  24020
740/973-2065
benjdoyle@gmail.com

Publications: Selected Publications: Books: Radio, Radio (Louisiana State University Press, 2001) Journals: Denver Quarterly, forthcoming Tin House, forthcoming Boston Review, 2006 American Letters & Commentary 2005 Incliner, 2004 Forklift, Ohio, 2004 Conduit, 2004 Jubilat, 2003 The Canary, 2003 Volt, 2001 Open City, 2001 The New Republic, 2000 Colorado Review, 2000 Iowa Journal of Cultural Studies, 1999 Online Journals: Electronic Poetry Review, 2005 Conjunctions, 2004 Octopus, 2004 Verse Daily, 2003 American Poet, 2000
Awards: Verse Poetry Prize Finalist, 2005 Ahsahta Sawtooth Prize Semi-Finalist, 2005 Walt Whitman Award, 2000 Summer Teaching Award, University of Iowa, 2000 Academy of American Poets Prize, Iowa Writers' Workshop, 1998
Workshops: Selected Readings: Danny's Poetry Series, Chicago Emerging Writers Series, University of Chicago West Virginia University Graduate Colloquium-Keynote Reader Art Academy of Cincinnati Poetry Series Prairie Lights Bookstore, Iowa City Jubilat Jones Reading Series, MA Des Moines International Poetry Festival, IA
Teaching: Visiting Assistant Professor of English, Denison University, 2003-2006 Lecturer, Iowa Writer' Workshop, Summer 2004 Visiting Assistant Professor of English, West Virginia University, 2001-2003 Senior Instructor, Iowa Summer Writing Festival, Summer02
Education: MFA Poetry, Iowa Writers' Workshop, University of Iowa BA English, West Virginia University
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: All regions and ages

Jeannette Drake
PO Box 36298


Richmond, VA  23235
804/231-2247

lcswpoet@yahoo.com

www.jeannettedrake.com

Publications: Poetry in Dady, Can I Tell You Something: Black Daughters Speak to their Fathers; Honey Hush! An Anthology of African American Women's Humor; Xavier Review; New Virginia Review; Obsidian; The Southern Review; Callaloo; The Third Eye: Photographs by Jerome A. Bass; The Book of Hope and World Healing Book; Daughter of Abraham; Bulletin!; Pods and Peas: Summer Meditation. Fiction: Invisible, Coloring Book: An Eclectic Anthology of Fiction and Poerty by Multicultural Writers.
Awards: Scholarship Award, Leonard E.B. Andrews Foundation; Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Fellowships (1984,1986,1987,1994); Virginia Commission for the Arts Artist Project Grants (1992, 1994); Virginia Commission's Artist Roster (1994-present); Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation Fellowship Awards (Fiction 2001, 2002).
Workshops: Virginia State Penitentiary, Randolph Macon College, Society for the Study of Southern Literature, Daily Planet Homeless Shelter, Governor's School Young Writers Conference, Hanover Correctional Center, Trinity Episcopal School, Old Dominion University, Christopher Newport University, James Madison University, The Steward School, R.C. Longan Elementary School, The Underground Jazz Cafe, Writer?s Harvest, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, The Valentine Museum, Richmond Public Library, Virginia State Penitentiary, Richard Bland College, Virginia Union University, Virginia State University, Lee-Davis High School, others
Teaching: Resident Artist in Richmond City Public Schools, Louisa County Middle School, Short Pump Middle School; Poet-in-the-Schools, Richmond City Public Schools; Virginia Union University, Institute for Higher Healing Holistic Health Center; The Alchemist
Education: MFA, Fiction and Poetry, Virginia Commonwealth University Masters in Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University BA, Hampton University
Fees: $1000; Negotiable; Travel expenses are not included
Preferences: Adults and students K-12; All regions

Barbara Drucker Smith
120 Selden Road
Newport News, VA  23606
757/599-6229

Publications: Poems in Cube Literary Magazine, Orphic Lute, The Poet's Domain - Vols. 6-9 and 13-16, Beacon (1999, 1993), Great American Poetry Anthology, Poetry Society of Virginia Anthology (1993), Currents; Flights of Fancy and the Daily Press; fiction in Fictitious and True, among others
Awards: Winner, Christopher Newport University Writers' Conference Prize for Poetry (1988); established Barbara Smith Christopher Newport University Writers' Prize Fund (1990); member, Virginia Writers' Club; charter member, Tidewater Writers' Association; member, Poetry Society of Virginia; first place, Tidewater Writers? Association Publication Award for Non-Fiction
Workshops: Tidewater Writers' Association, Barnes and Noble, Painter Gallery (1993), American Association of University Women (1992-1994), Poetry Society of Virginia, Christopher Newport University (CNU) Life Long Learning (1992, 1993), CNU Writer's Reading (1992, 1993), Collage Gallery (1997); workshops at Bethel High School (1998), Warwick High School (1991-1994), Epes Elementary School (1999)
Teaching: Public and private schools
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults and students; All regions

Tracy Dunham
10816 Ashburn Road
Richmond, VA  23235
804/330-4020
DUNGEM@aol.com

Publications: Novels, The Last Campaign (2000), The Eureka Trail (1999), The Ghost Trail (1998), The Changing Trail (1997), The Long Trail Home (1996), The Trail to Medicine Lodge (1994), The Trail of Mythmaker (1995), Morgan's Land (1983), On The Terror Trail (1989); poem in The Christian Science Monitor
Workshops: Presentations, Chesapeake Romance Writer's Conference, Chesterfield County Public Library Writers Conference, The Governor's School, 1708 Gallery, others
Teaching: Workshops for elementary students
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults and students; Richmond area

John Elsberg
422 North Cleveland Street
Arlington, VA  22201
703/243-6019

Publications: Collections of poetry, Sailor (1999), Small Exchange (1999), A Week in the Lake District (1998), Broken Poems for Evita (1997), Family Values (1996),The Randomness of E (1995), O F F S E T S (1994, revised, 1998), Father Poems (1993; revised, 1995), The Affair (1991), 10 Or Less (1989), Torn Nylon Comes With the Night (1987), Home-Style Cooking on Third Avenue (1982), The Limey and the Yank (1981), Walking as a Controlled Fall (1980), The Price of Reindeer (1979), Poems by John Elsberg and Lyn Lifshin (1978), Poems by George Cairncross and John Elsberg (1972), Cornwall and Other Poems (1972); poetry in Hanging Loose, Artemis, Amelia, Maryland Poetry Review, Gargoyle, Bakunin, On the Bus, Lost and Found Times, Spillway, New Orleans Review, Potpourri, and others
Workshops: Martin Luther King Library, The John Hopkins University, The Writers' Center (Bethesda, Maryland), Art Barn, D.C. Space, Cambridge (England) Arts Festival, and others
Teaching: University of Maryland, Northern Virginia Community College
Fees: $200; Negotiable; Travel expenses are not included
Preferences: Adults and young adults; 100-mile radius of Arlington

Jennifer  Elvgren Riesmeyer
3205 Gilbert Station Road


Barboursville, VA  22923
434/973-7789

elvgren@embarqmail.com

www.jenniferelvgren.com

Publications: Josias, Hold the Book (Boyds Mills Press 2006) and additional children's fiction published in Highlights for Children, Spider and Ladybug magazines
Awards: 2007 Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature; 2007 Growing Good Kids Excellence in Children's Literature Award; Best Children's Books of the Year 2007, Bank Street College of Education; Distinguished Achievement Award for Excellence in Educational Publishing 2004
Workshops: Virginia Festival of the Book; Virginia Library Association; Virginia Educational Media Association–Shenandoah Valley; University of Virginia; Pennsylvania School Librarians Association; numerous elementary school and library programs
Teaching:
Education: Master of Arts, Journalism, Regent University; Bachelor of Arts, English, Westminster College
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: School Programs K-5 and Adult Picture Book Writing Workshops

Kathryn D.  Erskine
1016 Blackburn Bluff


Charlottesville , VA  22901
434/973-9817

kathy@quakinglion.com

www.kathyerskine.com

Publications: Quaking, Philomel, 2007; Ibhubesi: The Lion, PublishAmerica, 2004;
Awards: Smart Writer's Contest, 3rd Place in Young Adult, 2005; Writer's Eye, University of Virginia Art Museum, Honorable Mention, 2004; Achieve the Dream Children's Story Writing Contest, Honorable Mention, 1999; Various ByLine Magazine Honorable Mentions, 1997 - 2001
Workshops: Virginia Festival of the Book; Virginia Education Media Association; Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression; Various Elementary and Middle Schools;
Teaching:
Education: J.D. Washington College of Law, The American University; BA, College of William and Mary
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: None

Barbara Esstman
3413 Lyrac Street
Oakton, VA  22124
703/620-6072
703/620-9818
esstman@aol.com
www.geocities/esstman

Publications: Novels, Chao Co: A Greeting to a Woman (1999), The Other Anna (1993), Night Ride Home; anthology, A More Perfect Union: Poems and Stories About the Modern Wedding; short stories in Lear's, Confrontation, Cottonwood, Webster Review, and others
Awards: Virginia Commission for the Arts Fellowship; Night Ride Home adapted for The Hallmark Hall of Fame; National Endowment for the Arts' Grant (1990); honorable mention, Pushcart Prize (1991); The Other Anna adapted for ABC-TV
Workshops: Workshops at The Writer's Center (Bethesda, Maryland); readings for PEN Women, libraries, writer's groups, schools, others
Teaching: The American University, George Mason University, Fairfax County Jail, St. Louis Public Schools, Fairfax County Public Schools, IBM
Fees: $150 (reading); Negotiable (workshop); Travel expenses are not included
Preferences: Northern Virginia; Other areas with paid travel

Sharon D. Ewing
1208 Morningside Lane
Alexandria, VA  22308
703/768-1961

Publications: Anthology: North Carolina Poets (2000); Nocturnes for the Right Brain Alone, chapbook (1990); poems in Arachne, Borderlands, The Connecticut River Review, Exit 13, Negative Capability, Phoebe, The Phoenix, Renegade, The South Dakota Review, Stone Country, Union Street Review, Windmills, Worcester Review
Awards: Phi Beta Kappa; Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Fellowship and Cafritz Fellow
Workshops: Readings at AAUW's Arts Alive, The Writer's Center, Sherwood Hall Library, Lyceum, E.E. Wolensky's Medium Rare Series, Bewley's Cafe (Ireland), Kostroma Writers? Union (Russia), Takoma Park Library; workshops for the National Association of Poetry Therapy, Dublin Writers Centre, Nathan Mayhew Seminar; participant, Kennedy Center Artists as Educators seminar
Teaching: University of Oklahoma, Montgomery College, Northern Virginia Community College, George Mason University, The George Washington University, Cambridge School of Weston, Westford Academy, Hammond High School, Iliff Nursing Home, Hollin Hall Senior Center
Fees: Negotiable; Travel expenses are included
Preferences: Adults and students (grades 8-12); All regions

Edward Falco
Virginia Tech English Department
Blacksburg, VA  24061-0112
540/961-3104
efalco@vt.edu

Publications: A Dream with Demons (1997), Acid (1996), Plato at Scratch Daniel's and Other Stories (1990), Winter in Florida (1990), Concert in the Park of Culture (1984); short stories in The Atlantic Monthly, TriQuarterly, Ploughshares, Virginia Quarterly Review, Playboy, Shenandoah, Gettysburg Review, Missouri Review, Greensboro Review, Georgia Review, and other journals; prose poems in Southern Review, Iowa Review, Western Humanities Review, New Letters, etc.
Awards: Winner, Pushcart Prize (1999); winner, University of Notre Dame Press - Richard Sullivan Prize in Short Fiction; Best American Short Stories (1995); Virginia Quarterly Review - Emily Clark Balch Prize for Fiction; Mishima Prize for Innovative Fiction; Governor's Screenwriting Award (1991); Hampden-Sydney Playwriting Award (1992); Virginia Commission for the Arts Individual Artist Project Grant; Walter E. Dakin Fellowship; Sewanee Writers' Conference
Workshops: Notre Dame University, Hollins University, Randolph-Macon College, Syracuse Univiversity, Virginia Tech, SUNY (New Paltz), Marshall University, University of Toledo, Jacksonville Public Library, arts organizations, colleges, conferences, radio programs
Teaching: Virginia Tech, Syracuse University, LeMoyne College, Onondago Community College
Fees: $500 (reading and workshop)
Preferences: Adults; All regions

Paul Fleisher
2781 Beowulf Court
Richmond, VA  23231
804/795-5326
pfleishe@earthlink.net
www.paulfleisher.com

Publications: Gorilla (2000), Ice Cream Treats (2000), Tanglers Too (1998), Webs of Life (1998) Write Now! (1989), Looking Inside (1991), Changing Our World (1992), The Master Violinmaker (1993), Ecology A-Z (1994), Secrets of the Universe (1987), Our Oceans (1995), Tanglers (1991), Cycles of Life (1996), The Vocabulary of the Nuclear Arms Race (1987); others
Awards: Thomas Jefferson Medal for Excellence in Science Education; winner, Parent's Choice Award (1985) for Perplexing Puzzles (software); honorable mention, Media and Methods Awards (1988); honorable mention, National Educational Film and Video Festival;
Teaching: Richmond City Public Schools, University of Richmond, The Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth, Virginia Commonwealth University Continuing Education, Williamsburg and Petersburg City Public Schools, and others
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults and students

Scott M. Foran
375 Canterbury Drive
Halifax, VA  24558
434/476-6033
scottkimforan@yahoo.com

Publications: Poetry: Recently Wise, 2006; Pipes and Tobacco Magazine, 2006; Portfolio North, 2000, Free Zone Quarterly, Spring 2000; PW Review, Spring 2000; Poetry Magazine, Winter 1999. Fiction: Candor, 2006; The Blotter Magazine, 2006; Writers Studio: The Journal, 2006; Portfolio North, 1999.
Awards: "Silent Night" Honorable Mention in Short Fiction, Creative Writing Contest, California State University, 1996.
Workshops: Founder and Director of the Writers Studio, South Boston, VA; Director of Poetically Correct Readers Series, Carlbrook School; Co-Sponsor of poetry readings, The Prizery, South Boston, VA;
Teaching: Southern Virginia Higher Education Center, South Boston, VA; Southside Community College, South Boston, VA; Carlbrook School, Halifax, VA.
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: None

Rodney Allen Franklin
1917 Warrington Road, S.W.
Roanoke, VA  24015-3037
540/982-1654
AMPAW@aol.com

Publications: Poems in Artemis, The Archer, Modern Images, Southern Poetry, Best Poetry (1974), New Earth Review, Wildwood; short stories in Friends, The Chattahoochee Review, and Oui ; articles in This Week on Okinawa, Real West, Seargents, New Age, The Roanoker, and others
Workshops: Presentations, the Blue Ridge Writers Conference, Roanoke County Schools, Valley Writers, The Park Retirement Community
Teaching: Roanoke City Public Schools, Roanoke College Community Education Program
Fees: Negotiable; Travel expenses are included
Preferences: Adults; All regions

Serena Fusek
P.O. Box 3095
Newport News, VA  23603
757/887-9253
ulspin@visi.net

Publications: Poems in Poetry Motel, Poet Lore, Reflect, Artemis, Piedmont Literary Review and others; chapbooks, The Night Screams with Jaguars (1998), Miles Melt Like Winter (1997), The Color of Poison (1991), with Paul Weinman, Motel Picaresque (1992) and Black Leather on Weekend Wheels (1993)
Awards: Residency Fellowship at the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation (2000); Poetry Society of Virginia Prizes; honorable mention (fiction), Deep South Writers Conference; National Poetry Week Finalist; recipient, Christopher Newport Writers Conference Poetry Prize; others
Workshops: The Williams School, Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Warwick High School Writers' Exchange, Tidewater Readers Ensemble, University of Southern Colorado, James City County Recreation Department and others
Fees: $100 (reading); $150 (workshop); Negotiable; Travel expenses are not included
Preferences: Adults and students; All regions

Louis Gallo
1602 Grove Avenue
Radford, VA  24141
540/831-5264
lgallo@runet.edu

Publications: Fiction in Glimmer Train, Greensboro Review, American Literary Review, Louisiana Literature, Mangrove, Brownstone Review, Habersham Review, New Orleans Review, Gaia, Black River Review, etc.; poems/essays in, Missouri Review, Mississippi Review, Critique, Modern Poetry Studies, Bellingham Review, Tales, Voices International, Maple Leaf Rag, etc.
Awards: South Carolina Arts Commission Award for Individual Artists (fiction); first place, Greensboro Review Annual Fiction Award
Workshops: University of Missouri, Stephens College, the University of New Orleans, the Spoleto Festival, Winthrop College, Radford University, etc.
Teaching: Radford University, Northeast Missouri State University, University of Missouri, University of New Orleans, Columbia College
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: None

Ann Davison Garbett
931 Green Street
Danville, VA  24541
804/797-5770 (h) 804/791-5764 (w)
804/791-4392 (fax)
garbett@averett.edu

Publications: Poems in Artemis (1988, 1989, 1990), Chaminade Literary Review (1993), Embers (1993), Christian Century; chapbooks, Icarus (1994), Mt. Olive Review (1996)
Workshops: Friends of the Danville Public Library, College of Charleston, Mt. Holyoke College, Duke University Continuing Education, North Carolina Writers' Network, Poets? House, Island Magee, Northern Ireland
Teaching: Averett College, Duke University
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults; All regions

Patricia Garfinkel
900 North Stuart Street, #1001
Arlington, VA  22203
703/306-1070 (day) 703/524-6153 (evening)
pgarfink@nsf.gov

Publications: Books, Ram's Horn, From the Red Eye of Jupiter; magazines, Hollins Critic, California Quarterly, Pittsburgh Quarterly, Seattle Review, Negative Capability
Awards: Poetry-in-Public-Places (New York); first prize, Lip Service; winner, Washington Writer's Publishing House Manuscript Competition
Workshops: The Folger Library, St. Mary's College, Mount Vernon College, Miller Cabin Series, The Writer's Center (Bethesda, Maryland), The National Air and Space Museum
Teaching: Montgomery County (Maryland) Public Schools, The Writer?s Center
Fees: $100; Negotiable
Preferences: Northern Virginia (or college within 200-mile radius)

Griffin T. Garnett
The Jefferson
900 North Taylor Street, #1904-06
Arlington, VA  22203
703/465-1293
sandscrape@aol.com
www.thesandscrapers.com

Publications: Novels, The Sandscrapers, Taboo Avenged, Sam?s Legacy (in progress)
Awards: Nomination, Library of Virginia Fiction Award
Workshops: Various sponsors
Fees: Fee: Negotiable
Preferences: Older adults; Northern Virginia (Washington Metro Area)

Joseph Garrison
265 Thornrose Avenue
Staunton, VA  24401
540/885-7475

Publications: Poems in Artemis, Carolina Quarterly, Green's Magazine, Kansas Quarterly, Poetry Now, Poetry Northwest, Shenandoah, Southern Poetry Review, Theology Today, Wisconsin Review, and other journals and anthologies
Awards: Louise McNeill Poetry Prize; finalist, Phillips Poetry Award
Workshops: Piedmont Community College, Virginia Commonwealth University, Longwood College, Norfolk Academy, and others
Teaching: Duke University, The College of William and Mary, St. Andrew's Presbyterian College, Mary Baldwin College
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: All ages; All regions

Bernadette Geyer
2237 Loch Lomond Drive


Vienna , VA  22181
202/293-5500



bernadettegeyer.homestead.com

Publications: Book: What Remains; Poetry in Hotel Amerika, the Midwest Quarterly, South Dakota Review, Rattle, The Potomac Review, 32 Poems, Pebble Lake Review, La Petite Zine, The Marlboro Review. Rattle,
Awards: Winner: Moving Words 2007; Finalist: OSU Press/The Journal Award; Swink Editor's Award for Emerging Writers.
Workshops: Readings, IOTA Poetry Series, Library of Congress, Joaquin Miller Cabin Poetry Reading Series (Washington, D.C.), Galapagos Art Center (Brooklyn, New York), and others
Teaching: Arlington County Public Schools Pick a Poet workshops
Education:
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Readings: Adults; All regions; Workshops: Elementary School Children or Adults; Northern Virginia

Rose Branch Gibson
3413 Montrose Avenue
Richmond, VA  23222
804/321-2220

Publications: The Special "Me" Poetry Book for Children
Awards: Virginia Economic Council
Workshops: Richmond City Public Schools, Henrico County Public Schools, others
Teaching: Richmond City Public Schools
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults and students (grades K-7)

Gail Giewont
294 Waylands Mill Road
Culpeper, VA  22701
540/543-2273
gailgiewont@yahoo.com

Publications: 5 AM, Natural Bridge, Indiana Review, Cafй Review, Allegheny Review
Awards: Lynda Hull Memorial Prize Finalist, 2006 Academy of American Poets Prize, 2001 Edwin O Ochester Graduate Poetry Prize, 2001 Ione Shriber Creative Writing Award, 2000
Workshops: Experience with workshops for young writers since 1998 Readings at University of Pittsburgh MFA series
Teaching: Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA Floyd T. Binns Middle School, Culpeper,VA Falk Laboratory School, Pittsburgh, PA
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: No Preference

Robert L. Giron
5200 North 1st Street
Arlington, VA  22203
703/351-0079
writerrobertgiron@yahoo.com
www.robertgiron.com

Publications: Poetry, Songs for the Spirit, Metamorphosis of The Sepent God, Songs for a Single String, Wrestling with Wood, Recuerdos, Impressions franзaises, and numerous other works
Awards: Finalist, Violet Crown Book Award for Literary Prose/Poetry (2003)
Workshops: Arlington County (Virginia) Poets in the Schools Program
Teaching: Montgomery College, George Washington University, Austin Community College, University of Texas at San Antonio, St. Mary?s University (san Antonio), Southern Illinois University (Carbondale), and other institutions
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults and students (grades 6-12)

Jane Ellen Glasser
7433 Dehlman Avenue
Norfolk, VA  23505
757/423-1038

Publications: Poetry collection, Naming the Darkness (1991); poems in Georgia Review, Hudson Review, Virginia Quarterly, New Virginia Review, Southern Review, Poetry Northwest and elsewhere, Light Persists, Tampa University Press, 2005
Awards: Multiple awards, The Poetry Society of Virginia and The Irene Leache Literary Contest; multiple awards, Irene Leache Literary Contest; Tampa Prize for Poetry 2005
Workshops: Old Dominion University, Tidewater Community College, Christopher Newport University, Florida First Coast Writers Festival, Chesapeake Poetry Festival, Poetry in Portsmouth Festival, etc.
Teaching: Virginia Beach City Public Schools Poet-in-the-Schools, Norfolk Academy, Norview High School
Fees: $300 (reading or workshop); $500 (reading and workshop); Negotiable
Preferences: Adults and students (grades 8-12); All regions

Bill Glose
2 Marie Court


Poquoson, VA  23662
757/868-7298

bglose@cox.net

www.BillGlose.com

Publications: Book, The Human Touch (2007); fiction, Chautauqua Literary Journal (2007), The Endicott Review (2006), In Good Company, Volume 5 (2005), The Summerset Review (2004), Krax Magazine (2004), The Blackest Death anthology (2003), Hindsight (2002), American Feed (2002), Enigma (2002), Virginia Writers and Artists (2002), Short Stories Magazine (2001), Identity (2001), The Armchair Aesthete (2001), Virginia Adversaria (2001), Alembic (2001), The Black Rose (2001), Mystery Time Magazine (2000), and The Adirondack Review (2000); poetry, Main Street Rag (2007), Port Folio Weekly (2007), BaySplash (2007), Far West End Press (2006), Main Channel Voices (2006), Chrysanthemum (2006), The Poet’s Domain, Volume 22 (2006), The Blotter (2005), Red River Review (2004), Sabella (2002), Artemis Journal (2002), and Bound (2000)
Awards: Winner, Virginia Press Association First Place Award (2004); Winner, F. Scott Fitzgerald Short Story Award (2001)
Workshops: Christopher Newport University Writer's Conference, Chesapeake Writer’s Conference, Barnes and Noble, PEN Women, Newport News Book Festival, Ocracoke Island Writer’s Retreat, Jones/Brehony Writing Seminars, and at many colleges and high schools
Teaching:
Education:
Fees: $150 (reading); $300 (workshop)
Preferences: Adults and students (9-12, college); All regions

Ann Goette
509 Rose Avenue
Blacksburg, VA  24060
540/953-1785

Publications: Short stories in Crescent Review, Slipstream, Earth's Daughter, and others; poems in Salome, Anvil, Outer Bridge, The Southern Review, and others; Midnight Lemonade, novel (1993); libretto for ?Travels,? Opera Roanoke (1995)
Awards: Sewanee Fellowship; finalist, Discovery Prize for Best First Novel; first prize, Louisiana State Poetry Contest; short story nominated for Small Press Editors' Choice
Workshops: Virginia Tech, Unitarian Fellowship, Artemis, New Orleans Contemporary Arts Center, and others; national book tour
Fees: $300 (reading); Negotiable (workshop)
Preferences: Adults and students; All regions

Bunny Goodjohn
798 Wheeler Road


Lynchburg , VA  24504
434/332-5127

bagoodjohn@aceweb.com

www.bagoodjohn.blogspot.com

Publications: Sticklebacks and Snowglobes, Permanent Press, 2007; Lonesome Tonight, Streetlight Magazine, 2006; Fetish,Inkpot, 2006; Puppy Love, This Is It Magazine, 2005; The Saginaw Ladder and Losing Color, The Texas Review, 2004; Girl, Wind Magazine, 2005;
Awards: Second Place, This Is It Magazine, 2005; Ist Place, Sarah Davis Prize for Literature, Randoplh-Macon College, 2004; First Place, John P. Kirby Prize in Explication, Randolph-Macon College, 2004; First Place, Margaret Raynal Award, Fiction, Randolph-Macon College, 2002 and 2004;
Workshops: The Living Space, Charlottesville; Riverviews Art Space, Lynchburg
Teaching: English, Randolph College; Creative Writing, Bower Center, Bedford
Education: BA, Randolph-Macon Women's College; MFA in Poetry, Stonecoast at University of Maine
Fees: $150 and up
Preferences: Workshops and readings for teens and adults

Linda Goodman
PO Box 1351
Chesterfield, VA  23832
804/778-7456
happytales@aol.com

Publications: Daughters of the Appalachians (Fiction) Empty Wells (Play) Serendipities (One-Act Play)
Awards: Excellence in Storytelling Award from Storytelling Institute (1995) Storytelling World Honor Award for Tellable Adult Stories (1998) Finalist, 1992 Onmibus One-Act Playwriting Competition
Workshops: Taught writing workshops on Cultural Journalism and Making Stories From Story Fragments at schools and universities throughout the country. Storytelling performance venues include: Three Apples Festival, Harvard, MA Connecticut Storytelling Festival Bread and Roses Festival, MA Storyfest, Richmond, VA Big Stone Gap Community College, VA Emerson College National Storytelling Conference Barter Theater, VA Storytelling Institute
Fees: $500 for one hour plus travel
Preferences: Grad 6 to Adult

Bernice Grohskopf
116 Turtle Creek Road, #11
Charlottesville, VA  22901
804/296-8044

Publications: End of Summer (1982), Tell Me Your Dream (1981), Blood and Roses (1979), Children in the Wind (1977), Notes on the Hauter Experiment (1975), and Shadow in the Sun (1975), fiction; The Treasure of Sutton Hoo (1971), From Age to Age (1968), and Seeds of Time (1963), non-fiction; short stories in Woman's Day, Family Circle, Cosmopolitan, and others; articles, essays and book reviews in Virginia Quarterly Review, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Harvard Library Bulletin, and others
Awards: Cultural Exchange Program, Russia; PEN/NEA Fiction Project; Andrew Mellon Foundation Grant; Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Fellowships; Karolyi Foundation Fellowships; MacDowell Colony Fellowships; American Library Association Award; others
Workshops: Piedmont Community College, Randolph-Macon College, Sweet Briar College, University of Virginia, and others
Teaching: Sweet Briar College, Piedmont Community College, Highlands (North Carolina) Elderhostel
Fees: Negotiable; Travel expenses are included
Preferences: Adults; All regions (with expenses paid)

Clare Ham Grosgebauer
c/o Small Wonders Enterprises
12210 Fairfax Towne Center #901

Fairfax, VA  22033
703/352-0226

snickerdoodle@erols.com

www.snickerdoodleforkids.com

Publications: "Snickerdoodle! A Tall Tale About a Powerful Pee-Wee!", Small Wonders Enterprises,2005; "Snickerdoodle and the Roller-Skating Horse!", Small Wonders Enterprises, 2005; "Snickerdoodle's Star Spangled Fourth of July," Small Wonders Enterprises, 2005.
Awards: Winner, Mom's Choice Award, 2005; Winner, Best Children's Story, Virginia Highlands Literary Festival, 1975.
Workshops: Presentations at Northern Virginia preschools/schools; Exhibitor at Virginia School Library Media Specialists; National Educational Conferences for Early Childhood Educators; Professional Conferences for Storytellers; Virginia Book Festival; Texas Book Festival; St. Petersburg, Florida, Book Festival.
Teaching: Former Kindergarten Teacher, Montgomery County Public Schools, MD; Storyteller for Project Head Start in Washington, DC.
Education:
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: PK-2, small groups up to 30 children in preschool,schools, or library story hour setting.

Doris Gwaltney
1500 Magruder Road
Smithfield, VA  23430
757/357-4821
757/357-4821
dorisg@visi.com

Publications: George Purdie: Merchant of Smithfield (1997); Shakespeare?s Sister (1996), a novel; short stories in In Good Company (anthology),The Greensboro Review, William and Mary Review, and CUBE Magazine; poetry in Poet?s Domain, Vol. 12; poem, Behind the Mask
Awards: First place, Blue Skies Gallery Poetry Contest; third place, Chesapeake Writers? Conference Short Story Contest; honorable mention, Greensboro Review fiction contest; first prize (twice), Christopher Newport College Writers Conference Fiction Contest; second place, Chesapeake Writers? Conference Poetry Contest
Workshops: Virginia Festival of the Book, Thomas Nelson Community College, Chesapeake Writers Conference, Newport News Book Festival, Christopher Newport University, St. John?s Church, St. Luke?s Church; elder learner workshops, Hampton City Public Schools and Isle of Wight County Schools
Teaching: Christopher Newport University Life Long Learning
Fees: Negotiable; Travel expenses are included
Preferences: Students; All regions

Ellen Gwynn
2503 Brunswick Road
Charlottesville, VA  22903
804/295-4681

Publications: Short story in Lutheran Woman; two pieces in Virginia Wildlife magazine; Passages to the Sea: A Book of the Outer Banks, North Carolina
Awards: Fellowship, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts
Workshops: Workshop for the Governor's School Young Writers Conference; readings at First Colony Inn in Nags Head, North Carolina, St. Anne?s-Belfield School in Charlottesville
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults and students (grades 8-12); All regions

Neva  Hamilton
3217 Dwina Road


Coeburn, VA  24230
276-762-5619

nevahamilton@gmail.com

Publications: "Sawmill Boys", Appalachian Heritage, vol 34, no. 4, 2006 "Sumac", Clinch Mountain Review, 2006 "October", Clinch Mountain Review, 2006 "Stings", Jimson Weed, vol. XXV, new series vol.9, no.1 (2006) "Strawberry Season", Jimson Weed, vol. XXV, new series vol.9, no.1 (2006) "Green Onions", Appalachian Journal: A regional studies review, vol.33, no.1, 2005
Awards: Third Place, "Sawmill Burning", 2006 Appalachian Writers Association James Still Award for Poerty Second Place, "The Pawpaw Tree", Short Story, 2006 Explorations, MECC First Place, "Husband", Poetry, 2005 Explorations, MECC Third Place, "Partypooper", 2005 Lonesome Pine Poetry Contest
Workshops: Appalachian Writers Workshop, Appalachian Writers Association, University of Virginia at Wise, Lonesome Pine Regional Library
Teaching:
Education: University of Virginia, BA. Foreign Affairs
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults in Southwest Virginia

Cathryn Hankla
12424 Catawba Road
Troutville, VA  24175
540/362-6278 (o)
chankla@hollins.edu

Publications: Books of poetry, Afterimages (1991); Texas School Book Depository (2000), prose poems; poetry, Phenomena (1983), Negative History (1997), Poems for the Pardoned, Emerald City Blues; fiction, Learning the Mother Tongue (1987); novel, A Blue Moon in Poorwater (1988, reprinted 1998)
Awards: Academy of American Poets Prize; PEN Syndicated Fiction Prize; finalist, Virginia Commission for the Arts Virginia Prize for Poetry
Workshops: Roanoke College, Sedalia Center, Festival of the Book, Miami International Book Fair, Abingdon Public Library, John Fox, Jr. Festival, University of Michigan, Smith College, etc., and at events in states from Maine to Florida and in Europe
Teaching: Hollins University, Washington and Lee University, Randolph-Macon Woman's College Writer-in-Residence, University of Virginia
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults and students (grades 8-12); All regions

Susan Hankla
1109 West Avenue
Richmond, VA  23220-3719
804/353-8426
mudpie09@hotmail.com

Publications: Book, Sermons in Paint; Poetry chapbooks, I Am Running Home, Mistral for Daddy and Van Gogh; poetry in The New Virginia Review, Open Places, Laurel Review, Gargoyle, Southern Poetry Review, Poetry Northwest; fiction in Michigan Quarterly Review, Beloit Fiction Journal, Southern Exposure, The Sun, New Virginia Review; anthologies, Elvis in Oz, Glibquips, Funny Words by Funny Women, American Signatures: Nine New American Writers and Their Stories, and others
Awards: Residency at The Frost Place (2002, 1999); Virginia Commission for the Arts Fiction Fellowship (1999); participant, Robert Frost Poetry Festival (1999); finalist, Virginia Prize for Fiction (1985, 1989); Virginia Center for the Creative Arts Fellowships (1985, 1989, 1990); Acknowledged Pushcart Prize; Nancy Thorp Poetry Prize and Hollins Critic Award
Workshops: Hollins University, Mary Washington University, The Governor's School, 1708 Gallery, University of Richmond, Randolph-Macon Women's College, Sweet Briar College, Williams Corner Bookstore, Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center, Wheaton College, Rappahannock Fiction Writers' Workshop, others
Teaching: Brown University, Virginia Commonwealth University, University of Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Studio School
Fees: from $200 - $300 (workshop); Negotiable; Travel and per diem expenses are not included
Preferences: Adults and students (9-12); All regions

Nancy Hamlett Harper
P.O. Box 598
Madison Heights, VA  24572
804/847-7953

Publications: Short stories in Imaginings, Lynchburg Magazine; poetry in Prism, Zephyr, Hail Muse, Etcetera
Awards: Imaginings awards, and others
Workshops: Amherst County Library, Central Virginia Community College, Lynchburg College, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, James River Writers Guild, and others
Teaching: Liberty University
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults and students ; All regions

Henry Hart
English Department
The College of William and Mary
P.O. Box 8795
Williamsburg, VA  23187-8795
757/221-3922
hwhart@wm.edu

Publications: James Dickey: The World As a Lie (2000); The James Dickey Reader (1999); The Rooster Mask (1998); poetry, The Ghost Ship (1990), The Poetry of Geoffrey Hill (1986), Seamus Heaney: Poet of Contrary Progressions (1991), Robert Lowell and the Sublime (1995); poems in The New Yorker, TLS, Poetry, The Southern Review, The New England Review, The Hudson Review, and others
Awards: National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship (1997); Mildred and J.B. Hickman Professor of Humanities; Phi Beta Kappa Award - The College of William and Mary (1991)
Workshops: Hollins University, Phi Beta Kappa Ceremony - The College of William and Mary, Chesapeake Library, William and Mary Writers Festival, Blue Moon Books (New York City)
Teaching: The College of William and Mary
Fees: $500 (reading); $200 (workshop); Negotiable
Preferences: All ages; All regions

Lenore Hart
7018 Wildflower Lane
Franktown, VA  23354
757/442-3013
757/442-4202
wildflower@esva.net
www.lenorehart.com

Publications: Books, Wild Babies (2005), Treasure of Savage Island (2005), Ordinary Springs (2005), T. Rex at Swan Lake (2004), Waterwoman (2002), Svart Frikt (1999), Black River (1995); poetry and short stories in Powhatan Review, Chesapeake Life Magazine, QTR Review, Kalliope Magazine, Blackwater Review, SubTerrain Magazine, and numerous other journals and magazine
Awards: Fellowship, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (2003); recipient, The M.E. and W.S. Brower Literary Prize for Fiction (2000); Writer?s Digest Writing Competition (2000); second place, QTR Review Fall Poetry Competition (2000); second place, Anvil Press ?Last Poems? Competition (1999); recipient, Mid-Atlantic Poet?s Choice Award (1997), among other awards
Workshops: Florida Community College, Florida State University, Naval Academy at Annapolis, Cape May Institute, Tidewater Community College
Teaching: Eastern Shore?s Own Art Center, Old Dominion University, Eastern Shore Community College, Florida Community College, Florida Fine Arts Council Poets in the Schools, Flagler College, Tidewater Community College, Florida Arts Council Writer-in-Residence Pro
Fees: Negotiable; Travel expenses and accommodations are not included
Preferences: Adults and students; All regions

Heidi  Hartwinger
200 Marl Ravine Road


Yorktown, VA  23692
757/898-6613

hhartwiger@aol.com

www.heidihartwiger,com

Publications: "The Secrets of Indian Knob," Frog Hollow Press, 2001; "Carport Appalachia," The Poet's Domain, Live Wire Press, 2003; "Bored," The Poet's Domain, Live Wire Press, 2003; "Zanesville Women," The Poet's Domain, Live Wire Press, 2003. "A Gift of Herbs," Down Home Press, 1993; "All Join Hands: The Forgotten Art of Playing With Children," Down Home Press, 1994; "Keeper of the Stories: A Guide to Writing Family Stories," Parkway Publishing Inc., 2002.
Awards:
Workshops: Has given readings and workshops at civic organizations, schools, clubs, and book festivals.
Teaching: K9-12 English, York High School; Fiction Writing, Lifelong Learnering Society, Christopher Newport University; Fiction Writing, Rappahannock Community College.
Education: BA English, Merietta College, Ohio; Post graduate work, The College of William and Mary, Willimsburg, VA; Post graduate work, Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA.
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: All ages

Charles L. Hayes
P.O. Box 6995
Radford, VA  24142
540/831-5231

Publications: Short stories and poems in St. Andrews Review, Northwoods Journal, Phoebe, Sou'wester, New Southern Writing, DeKalb Literary Journal, Hiriam Poetry Review, others
Awards: Governor's Screenwriting Prize (1998)
Teaching: Radford University
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults; All regions

Vance Philip Hedderel
1581 Colonial Terrace #101
Arlington, VA  22209-1428
703/522-7427
vphedderal@aol.com
www.tako.net

Publications: Poems in Poetry East, Ploughshares, Chelsea, Cape Rock, Hawaii Pacific Review, 1990 Quarterly, The James White Review, Phoebe and Ellipsis; essays in The Eugene O'Neill Review
Awards: Virginia Commission for the Arts Individual Artist Project Grant (1993); Mary Roberts Rinehart Poetry Award (1991); Overture for the Cultural Season Award (1989), New Orleans, Louisiana; winner, Alice Moser Claudel Prize - Academy of American Poets (1988)
Workshops: George Mason University, University of New Orleans, Reston Community Center
Teaching: George Mason University
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults; Northern Virginia preferred

Brian  Henry
English Department
University of Richmond

Richmond , VA  23173
804/287-6431

bhenry@richmond.edu

Publications: The Stripping Point (2007), In the Unlikely Event of a Water (2007), Quarantine (2006), Graft (2003), American Incident (2002), Astronaut (2000)
Awards: Carole Weinstein Poetry Award, Alice Fay di Castagnola Award, George Bogin Memorial Award, Finalist for Forward Prize in England, Fulbright Scholarship
Workshops: readings, talks and class visits at Columbia University, Vassar College, University of Chicago, Hollins University, VCU, University of Michigan, University of Colorado, Brown University, University of Melbourne, etc.
Teaching: University of Richmond (2005-present), University of Georgia (2000-2005)
Education: MFA, University of Massachusetts at Amherst; BA, College of William and Mary
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: None

Barbara McKay Hewin
59 Winsterfax
Williamsburg, VA  23185
757/220-2858

Publications: Poetry in Modern Maturity Magazine, Vols. 1-16 of The Poet?s Domain, and Poetic Voices of America
Awards: First place, American Association of University Women Poetry Contest
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults and students; All regions

Vance D. High
338 Cleveland Avenue
Charlottesville, VA  22903
434/977-3024

Publications: The Poetry Society of Virginia 80th Anniversary, Anthology of Poems (2003); Riverbanks to Mountaintops, Writings by Rural Virginians (2003); Root Me On, Poems and Thoughts about Life (2003); Speaking Our Own, Poems and Short Stories (2004).
Awards: Poem with a Point of View, Poetry Society of Virginia (2005) ; Ralph S. Coleman Award, Poetry Society of Virginia (2004)
Workshops: Reading/Workshops: Has given many poetry readings in the Charlottesville area.
Teaching: Has taught secondary science and mathermatics and biology at the college level.
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adolescents through middle aged adults

Mary Crocket  Hill
9662 Old Roanoke Road


Elliston , VA  24087
540-268-5487

marycrocketthill@yahoo.com

Publications: If You Return Home with Food (book of poems); A Town by the Name of Salem (history, co-author with John Long); individual poems and essays in numerous magazines and websites, including Boston Review, Southern Poetry Review, Gargoyle, Rhino, Florida Review, Painted Bride Quarterly, Pleiades, River Styx, Commonweal, Pebble Lake Review, Rock & Sling, New Delta Review, Pank, Night Train, Bellingham Review, Snow Monkey, River Oak Review, Slipstream, Chronogram, The Tusculum Review, Rio, Santa Clara Review, Crab Creek Review, Nexus, and many others; poems also included in the anthology American Poetry: The Next Generation.
Awards: Yale Series of Younger Poets, Finalist, for If You Return Home with Food ; Bluestem Poetry Award for If You Return Home with Food; Nomination for Virginia Poetry Book of the Year from the Library of Virginia for If You Return Home with Food; Henry Hoyns Fellowship from University of Virginia; Hollins College Poetry Award; Charles Wise Poetry Award; Distinguished Service Award, Salem Historical Society; Heritage Award, Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation.
Workshops: Blue Ridge Writers Conference, Virginia Festival of the Book, Associated Writing Programs Conference. Numerous regional and national readings
Teaching: Creative writing, composition, and literature courses at University of Virginia and Roanoke College. Community and school-based sessions on poetry, journaling, and history for youth and adult writers
Education: Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing, University of Virginia Special Studies in Creative Writing, Hollins University
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: All ages (elementary to adult), all regions

Robert P. Hilldrup
10402 Lawnmeadow Court
Richmond, VA  23233
804/740-7535

Publications: Novels, To Die for a Golden Leaf (1980), Carry Me Back to Death (1982); Upper Brandon: Plantation on the James (1987), non-fiction; short stories in Negative Capability, Virginia Country, Alabama Sun, The Christian, and others
Awards: Educational Press Association Distinguished Achievement Award
Workshops: Rappahannock Community College, Christopher Newport College, Columbia University, libraries and regional writers' groups
Teaching: University of Richmond, Longwood College, University of Virginia Extension Program, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Virginia Commonwealth University
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults and students; All regions (with travel expenses paid)

Linda Hudson Hoagland
305 Valleyview Street


North Tazewell, VA  24630
276/988-8303, Ext. 242 (w) 276/979-9373 (h)

lhoagland@tazewell.k12.va.us
lhhoagland@yahoo.com

Publications: "The Little Old Lady Next Door," 2006, PublishAmerica. Poetry, essays and short stories published in Bluestone Review, Dan River Anthology, Joyous Publications, New England Writers Network, and on the Preservation Foundation and Wild Violet web sites.
Awards: Second Place, Wild Violet Fiction Contest (2004); Honorable Mention, Byline Magazine Contest (2003, 2002); Second and Third Places, and Honorable Mention, Virginia Highlands Festival Creative Writing Contest (2002, 2001, 2002); Honorable Mention, Professional and Amateur Writers Society Contest (2001), and others
Workshops: Reading at Tazewell Elementary School
Teaching:
Education: Associate Degrees in Accounting, Business Administration and Management from Southwest Virginia Community College
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Southwest and Central Virginia

Margaret Hoffman
215 Park View Place
Danville, VA  24541
804/793-4817 or 919/788-9539
blackbeard_the_pirate_2000@yahoo.com

Publications: Dead in the Water, Blackbeard: A Tale of Villainy and Murder in Colonial America, novels; poetry, short stories, essays in The Brown Bag, UNC-G Literary Magazine, Milton Quarterly, and other literary magazines and journals
Awards: Winner, Marietta Writers Contest (1976)
Workshops: Lectures and readings at several Barnes and Noble locations in North Carolina and in Richmond (Virginia), and for Cateret County Friends of the Library, the Wrightsville Beach Historical Museum, Virginia Wednesday Club, Chapin Memorial Library, Enloe High School (Greensboro, North Carolina), and on National Public Radio, North Carolina Public Radio and South Carolina Public Radio; workshops at The Writers Center (Bethesda, Maryland), City of Alexandria, Greensboro Center for Creative Arts, Georgia State University, Dekalb Community College, the Spoleto Festival (Charleston, South Carolina), among others
Teaching: Adjunct Faculty, Guilford Technical Community College and workshops at various educational institutions
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: All ages (lectures); Students (grades 9-12) and adults (workshops)

Frances Norton Honich
5403 Sasha Court
Williamsburg, VA  23188-1943
757/565-2256

Publications: Poetry in Connecticut River Review, Earth's Daughter, Proof Rock, Pegasus Review, An Anthology of Guilford Poets, Visions, A Celebration of Life, others; article in Highlights for Children
Awards: Third prize and an honorable mention, Irene Leache Literary Contest; Connecticut Poetry Society Awards; winner, Christopher Newport College Poetry Awards
Workshops: Readings of Unexpected Alchemy: Poems and Notations on Breast Cancer and Healing for Breast Cancer Awareness; readings at Christopher Newport University, First Night -Williamsburg, Gloucester Library, On the Hill (Yorktown), Blue Skies Gallery (Hampton), and literary groups; workshops at Grace Episcopal Church (Yorktown), The Collage Gallery (Smithfield), Warwick High School Writers Exchange (Newport News)
Teaching: Artist-in-Residence for Chesterfield County Public Schools and Virginia Beach City Public Schools (K-5)
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults and students

Chapman Hood Frazier
121 Poplar Hill Drive
Farmville, VA  23901
434/391-3581
frazierch@longwood.edu

Publications: Virginia Quartely Review South Florida Poetry Review Hampden-Sydney Poetry Review Eclipse The Maine Scholar Echo Magazine College English English Journal Appalachian Heritage The Carolina Literary Quarterly Poet and Critic
Awards: Second Place in Poetry, Bayly Museum’s The Writer’s Eye Contest Honorable Mention, Appalachian Heritage
Workshops: University of Main Longwood University National Council of Teachers of English Virginia Association of Teachers of English
Teaching: University of Virginia (English) University of Virginia (Director of the Young Writers Workshop) Longwood University (English) University of Maine (English) Murray High School (English) Southside Virginia Community College (English)
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: No Preference

Greg Horn
P.O. Box 133
Pounding Mill, VA  24637
540/623-0323 (h) 540/964-7223 (w)
540/964-7554
greg_horn@sw.cc.va.us

Publications: Poems in Bloodroot, Ampersand Quarterly, VCCA Journal, Writers and Readers Newsletter; essays in Critical Survey of Short Fiction and Cyclopedia of World Literature
Awards: Winner, Collins Medal (1987); recipient, U.S. Peace Corps Writers and Readers Songwriting Award (1993)
Workshops: Emory and Henry College, Hollins University
Teaching: Southwest Virginia Community College
Fees: Negotiable; Travel expenses are not included
Preferences: None

Doug Hornig
2327 Tanbark Drive
Afton, VA  22920
540/456-6160
douna@cfw.com

Publications: Foul Shot (1984), Hardball (1985), The Dark Side (1986), Deep Dive (1987); suspense thrillers, Waterman (1987) and Virus (1989); political thriller, Stinger (1990); short stories in Ellery Queen, Fantasy and Science Fiction, Wooster Review, Albany Review, NSLM, others; articles in Playboy, Penthouse, The Writer and others
Awards: A.E. Coppard Prize for Fiction (1994); winner, Alligator Juniper Literary Competition (1997); nomination, Edgar Award, Mystery Writers of America (1984); nomination, Shamus Award, Private Eye Writers of America (1985); Governor's Screenwriting Award (1990)
Workshops: Chesapeake Writers' Conference, Danville Community College, Christopher Newport University, League of American Pen Women Writers' Conference, others
Teaching: Cape Cod Arts Workshop, Wildacres Writers? Workshop
Fees: Negotiable; Travel expenses are not included
Preferences: Adults; All regions

Elizabeth Huergo
4922-B Barbour Drive
Alexandria, VA  22304
703/566-5292 (h) 301/251-7255 (w)
ehuergo@crosslink.net
ehuergo@mc.cc.md.us

Publications: The Eternally Obvious, Pedro Valle Dreams, Saturnina, short stories; October Telling (in progress), novel; Sal, A Late Farewell to My Own Prospero, poetry; papers, essays and commentaries for academic and professional associations; translation (in progress) for the Modern Language Association; reviews in Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries
Workshops: Reading sponsored by Potomac Review
Teaching: Montgomery College (Maryland), Northern Virginia Community College, The American University, Rhode Island College, Brown University
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: All ages; All regions (Northern Virginia preferred)

Lynn Dean Hunter
P.O. Box 4053
Virginia Beach, VA  23454
757/496-8289
LDHunter@aol.com

Publications: Memoir, Spy Hunter: Inside the FBI Investigation of the Walker Espionage Case; fiction in Thema, Green's, City and Crescent Review; poetry in Ghent, South Hill, Scrivener, Blackwater Review, The Poet?s Domain; book reviews, profiles, interviews, commentary and essays in Portfolio, Ghent, City and Virginian Pilot; articles in AWP Pedagogy Forum and College Creativity
Awards: Residency, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts; winner, Poet?s Choice Award (1997, 1995); Long Fiction Award (1994); Irene Leache Competition (1991); Mississippi Review Workshop "Intros" Fiction Contest; first prize, Tidewater Writer's Conference; nomination, Virginia Book Award
Workshops: Norfolk Academy Scholars Program, Portsmouth Poetry Conference, Harvest for the Homeless, Cumberland Fiction Writers? Conference, Carolina Publishing Institute, Associated Writing Programs National Conferences, Breadloaf Writers? Conference
Teaching: Tidewater Community College, elementary and middle schools
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: All ages; All regions (with travel and per diem paid)

Frances Hallam Hurt
1133 Halifax Road
Chatham, VA  24531
804/432-9338

Publications: History books, dramas produced, features in Commonwealth Magazine, Reader's Digest and others
Awards: National Press Women Awards; Virginia Press Women Awards; Virginia Cultural Laureate (1992); others
Workshops: Danville City Public Schools, Pittsylvania County adult education
Teaching: Pittsylvania County Public Schools, Amherst County Public Schools and Danville City Public Schools.
Fees: $150 - $200 (reading); $150 - $200 (workshop); $150 - $200 (reading and workshop)
Preferences: Adults and students; All regions

James A. Huston
300 Langhorne Lane
Lynchburg, VA  24501
804/846-0493

Publications: Double Cross Fire (in progress), A Hoosier Sampler: An Anthology of Indiana Authors; Tecumseh vs. William Henry Harrison (1987), historical novel
Workshops: Lynchburg College, Lynchburg Public Library
Teaching: Lynchburg College, Purdue University, The National War College, and others
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults; All regions

Joe Jackson
3948 Shady Oaks Drive
Virginia Beach, VA  23455
757/363-9316
JoJackson@aol.com

Publications: How I Left the Great State of Tennessee and Went on to Better Things (2004); Leavenworth Train (2002); Dead Row (1999); short story in Great River Review; literary essays in various publications; co-author of Dead Run: The Shocking Story of Dennis Stockton and Life on Death Row in America; non-fiction narrative A Furnace Afloat: The Wreck of the Hornet and 4,300-Mile Voyage of Her Survivors (2003)
Awards: Five nominations, The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; Finalist, Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime; Virginia Commission for the Arts Artist Fellowship (1998); Ohio Arts Council Fellowship; Mary Roberts Rinehart Fellowship; Stephen Graham Memorial Award (short fiction)
Workshops: Ohio public schools
Teaching: University of Toledo, Bowling Green State University, University of Arkansas
Fees: $50 (reading); $100-$150 (workshop); $150-$200 (reading and workshop); Negotiable; Travel expenses may be included

Rosalie S. Jennings
106 South Grove Avenue
Edinburg, VA  22824-9401
540/984-4417

Publications: Anthologies, The Poetry Society of Virginia, World of Poetry, and Sparrowgrass Poetry Forum; poems in Shenandoah Valley Writers' Guild Showcase, First Decade; The Homemaker, Alura Quarterly, Orphic Lute, Sandpipers, and in eleven volumes of The Poets? Domain
Awards: Shenandoah Valley Arts Council Award (1994, 1988), Shenandoah Valley Writers' Guild Writer of the Year (1984); prizes from The Poetry Society of Virginia and Poets-at-Work
Workshops: Readings for the Valley Branch of the Natonal League of American PEN Women, the Valley Educational Center for Creative Arts, the Shenandoah County Historical Society, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Senior Center, and various writers' groups and churches; workshop at the