Directories
Creative Non-Fiction, Fiction, Poetry
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
Fiction, Poetry
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
Poetry
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)
Fiction
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)
Poetry
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
Poetry
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
Poetry
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)
Poetry
Gail Giewont
294 Waylands Mill Road
Culpeper, VA 22701
540/543-2273
gailgiewont@yahoo.com
Publications: 5 AM, Natural Bridge, Indiana Review, Café 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
Fiction, Poetry
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 françaises, 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)
Poetry
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
Fiction, Poetry
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
Fiction, Poetry
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
Fiction, Poetry
Bunny Goodjohn
798 Wheeler Road
Lynchburg , VA 24504
434/332-5127
bagoodjohn@ispwest.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
Fiction, Short Stories
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
Fiction
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)
Fiction (juvenile)
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.
Fiction
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
Fiction, Poetry
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
Fiction, Poetry
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
Fiction, Poetry
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
Fiction, Poetry
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
Fiction, Poetry
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
Poetry
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
Fiction
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
Fiction
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
Fiction
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
Poetry
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
Poetry
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
Poetry
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
Fiction
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)
Fiction, Poetry
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
Fiction
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)
Poetry
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
Poetry
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
Poetry
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
Fiction
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
Fiction
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)
Fiction, Poetry
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)
Fiction
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
Fiction
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