Directories
Poetry
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
Poetry
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)
Poetry
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)
Fiction
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
Fiction, Poetry
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
Poetry
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
Poetry
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
Fiction, Poetry
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
Creative Non-Fiction, Poetry
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
Fiction
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
Poetry
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
Fiction (juvenile)
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
Fiction
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
Poetry
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
Fiction, Poetry
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
Fiction
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
Fiction, Poetry
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
Fiction, Poetry
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
Poetry
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