Directories
Fiction
Carolyn Page
3732 Columbia Pike, #8
Arlington, VA 22204
703/920-1142
Publications: Stories in Potomac Review; productions, Censorship: The Temperature At Which Books Burn (1998), 5 Easy Pieces (1997), Roving Poets (1997)
Awards: Finalist, New Century Writer's Award (1998); nominations, Pushcart's Best of the Small Presses and Editors' Book Award (1996,1992); winner, PEN/Nelson Algren Fiction Award (1989); Edward F. Albee Foundation Fellowship (1989)
Teaching: Georgetown University, Northern Virginia Community College, Arlington County Adult EducationNegotiable
Preferences: Adults; All regions
Fiction
Allen W. Parker
12211 Coalboro Road
Chesterfield, VA 23838
804/339-0325
allenparker@publishedauthors.net
www.publishedauthors.net/allenparker
Publications: Novels, A Mouse Among Us (upcoming in 2004), Nudist Among Us (2003)
Teaching: Various lectures, classroom presentations and group discussionsNegotiable
Fiction (juvenile)
Nancy Ruth Patterson
2723 Stephenson Avenue, SW
Roanoke, VA 24014
540/342-4128
540/342-4128
nrpatters@aol.com
Publications: The Shiniest Rock of All (1991), The Christmas Cup (1989)
Awards: Recipient, National Scholastic Journalism Lifetime Achievement Award
Workshops: Numerous workshops throughout the country
Teaching: Roanoke City Public Schools, Virginia's Artists-in-Education Residency Program
Fees: Negotiable; Travel expenses are not included
Preferences: Adults and students; All regions
Poetry
Jay S. Paul
1 University Place
Newport News, VA 23606
757/877-0365
757/594-8870
jpaul@cnu.edu
Publications: Book, Going Home in Flood Time (1999); poetry in The New Virginia Review, Artemis, Poetry Northwest, Southern Poetry Review, Southwest Review, Shenandoah, Christian Century, and many others; short stories in New England Review, Wind, Cimarron Review, and others
Awards: Honorable mention, Houghton Mifflin Best Story of the Year (1983)
Workshops: Tidewater Community College, Christopher Newport University, Old Dominion University, Longwood College, Northern Illinois University, Michigan State University, Newport News City Schools, others
Teaching: Christopher Newport University, Northern Illinois University, Illinois Poet-in-the-Schools Program
Fees: $200 (reading); $100 (workshop); $250 (reading and workshop); Negotiable ;Travel expenses are not included
Preferences: Adults;All regions
Fiction, Poetry
Richard Peabody
3819 North 13th Street
Arlington, VA 22201
703/525-9296
703/525-9296
hedgehog2@erols.com
Publications: Novel, Sugar Mountain (2000); fiction chapbook, Monaural; short story collections, Parafin Days (1995), Open Joints on Bridge (1999); poetry collections, Mood Vertigo (1999), Sad Fashions (1990), Bouyancy and Other Myths (1995), I'm in Love with the Morton Salt Girl (1979); short stories in USAToday.com, Georgetown Review, George Washington Review, Spitball, Washington Review, Bakunin, Potomac Review, and others; poetry in Hollins Critic, Kansas Quarterly, Plum Review, Baltimore Sun Magazine, Windsor Review, Maryland Poetry Review; co-editor of anthologies including, Mondo James Dean (1997), Mondo Marilyn (1995), Mondo Barbie (1993); essays and reviews in numerous publications
Awards: London (UK) Arts Board Magazine Grant (1998); fellow, Blue Mountain Center (1997); D.C. Arts Center Arts Award (1990); fellow, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (1990); Maryland Individual Artist Grant for Fiction (1997); Montgomery County (Maryland) Individual Artist Grant for Fiction (1997), others
Workshops: Readings and presentations in Washington, D.C., New York, Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Detroit, Cleveland, Richmond, Annapolis, Harrisburg, and other localities; presentations at The American University, the Folger Shakespeare Library, George Mason University, The George Washington University, The Library of Congress, Maryland Institute of Art, institutions, book stores, art centers, conferences
Teaching: The Johns Hopkins University, University of Virginia Division of Continuing Education, University of Maryland, Georgetown University Continuing Education Program, The Writer's Center (Bethesda, Maryland), St. John's College Continuing Education Fine Arts
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: All ages; All regions
Poetry
Natalie Peeterse
3888 Campbell Road
Troy, VA 22974
434/589-2075
npeeterse@hotmail.com
Publications: Poetry in The Bitter Oleander, Sonora Review, Blackbird, Hiram Poetry Review, Streelight Magazine, Analecta 27, Cut Bank, Puerto del Sol; book of poetry, La Madrugada (in progress)
Awards: Recipient, Arizona Commission on the Arts Fellowship (2003)
Teaching: University of Montana, J. Sargent Reynolds Community College (Virginia), Central Texas College (distance learning programs)
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: None
Fiction
Leslie Pietrzyk
3201 Elmwood Drive
Alexandria, VA 22303
703/329-9398
Lpietr@aol.com
Publications: Novel, Pears on a Willow Tree (1998); short stories in TriQuarterly, Columbia, Massachusetts Review, The Iowa Review, Gettysburg Review, Epoch, New England Review, Shenandoah, Crescent Review, The Journal, The Sun, Seattle Review, High Plains Literary Review, Mondo Marilyn, Nebraska Review, Descant, North Dakota Quarterly, Willow Springs, Literal Latte, Cottonwood, Whetstone and others
Awards: Fellow, Sewanee Writers' Conference (1998); fourth place, Story Short-Short Contest (1998); recipient, Jeanne Charpiot Goodheart Prize for Fiction (1996) and The Whetstone Prize (1996); second place, Virginia Prize for Fiction (1990); four nominations, Pushcart Prize (1992, 1996); finalist, Katherine Anne Porter Fiction Contest (1993); first place, University of Alaska Southeast Fiction Contest (1995); first place, Madison Review Chris O?Malley Fiction Prize (1995)
Teaching: Northern Virginia Community College, Central Arizona College
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: All ages; All regions
Fiction
Richard Plant
2713 Knollwood Drive
Staunton, VA 24401
540/886-1430
plant@cit.mbc.edu
Publications: Short stories in Antietam Review (1997), Three Novellas (1997), Artemis, The Laurel Review, Cimarron Review, Antioch Review, South Dakota Review, Sudden Fiction (1996), Best Stories From New Writers (1989), Prize Stories 1988: The O. Henry Awards; essays in The Christian Science Monitor, Witness, Westview, Sport Literate, Pennsylvania English
Awards: O. Henry Prize Story; finalist, Flannery O?Connor Award; finalist, George Bennett Fellowship
Workshops: Touro College, Mary Baldwin College, Blue Ridge Community College, public schools and civic groups
Teaching: Mary Baldwin College, SW Oklahoma State University, Washington University (St. Louis)
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults; All regions
Creative Non-Fiction, Fiction
Simone Poirier-Bures
7547 Cedar Grove Lane
Radford, VA 24141
540/731-1814
Poirier@VT.edu
Publications: Novel, Candyman, (1994); memoirs, Nicole (2000), That Shining Place (1995); stories/ creative non-fiction, VeriTales: Beyond the Norm (1994), Bless Me Father: Stories of Catholic Childhood (1994), Two Worlds Walking (1994), Mother of the Groom (1995), An Inn Near Kyoto (1998), A Jeffersonian Harvest: 75 Years of The Virginia Quarterly Review (2000); journals, The Virginia Quarterly Review, The Florida Review, The Connecticut Review, New Brunswick Reader; essays on WVTF-FM
Awards: Virginia Commission for the Arts Fellowship (1999); Evelyn Richardson Award (1996); four awards, Irene Leache Contest; fellowships, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (1999, 1997, 1993, 1992, 1990)
Workshops: Virginia Tech, Roanoke City Schools; readings in Virginia, Iowa, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
Teaching: Virginia Tech
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults and students (grades 9-12); All regions
Fiction
David Poyer
7018 Wildflower Lane
Franktown, VA 23354
757/442-3013
www.poyer.com
Publications: Books, The Command (2004), A Country of Our Own (2003), Black Storm (2002), Fire on the Waters (2001), Winter Light (2001), Thunder on the Mountain (1999), Tomahawk (1998), Down to a Sunless Sea (1996), As the Wolves Winter (1996), The Only Thing to Fear (1995), The Passage (1995), Louisiana Blue (1994), Winter in the Heart (1993), The Circle (1992), Bahamas Blue (1991), The Gulf (1990), Hatteras Blue (1989), The Med (1988), The Dead of Winter (1988), Stepfather Bank (1987), The Return of Philo T. McGiffin (1983), Star Seed (1982), The Shiloh Project (1981), White Continent (1980), The Insiders Guide to the Outer Banks of North Carolina (1979), The Insiders Guide to Southeastern Virginia (1978); numerous stories and articles
Awards: Nomination, Robert F. Kennedy Prize in Fiction (1996); first place, Irene Leache Contest
Workshops: 20 years experience conducting readings and workshops in a variety of settings and locations
Teaching: United States Naval Academy, Flagler College (Florida), University of Pittsburgh
Fees: Negotiable; Travel expenses not included
Preferences: Adults and students; All regions
Poetry
Laura Qa
P.O. Box 19425
Alexandria, VA 22320-0425
703/683-5877
703/683-5877
Publications: Books of poetry, Tribute to the Hound (1995), The Voice of the Image (1992); co-author, Personal Values: Writings by Uncommon Women (1994); poetry in The Dragon Chronicle International Journal (UK), Articulate Contemporary Art Review, Lucidity, The Journal of New Thought, and others; anthologies, Olympus, Carnival Nights, and others
Awards: Alexandria Commission for the Arts Individual Artist Project Support Grant in Literature (1995-1996); Commission, New Poem and Reading by the Pearl Gallery in Baltimore, Maryland (1996)
Workshops: The Library of Congress Professional Association Poetry Workshop; readings at Minás Gallery (Baltimore, Maryland), Club Heaven and Hell (Washington, D.C.), Joe's Movement Emporium (Mt. Rainier, Maryland), Chicago House (Austin, Texas), DC-Space, Mt. Lodge #6 (Washington, DC), Atticus Books, Olsson's Books, Borders Books, Bibelot Bookstore, and The Raven Bookshop, and other bookstores; radio programs, WPFW-FM and WMUC-FM (University of Maryland)
Teaching: Consultant (management, information technology, course design, etc), Elgin (Illinois) Community College, Ecumenicon VI at Mt. Vernon College, Ecumenicon VII (Herndon, Virginia)
Fees: Negotiable; Travel expenses are included
Preferences: Adults and students; All regions
Fiction, Poetry
Gina Quartermaine
Alexandria, VA 22309
quartermaine@juno.com
www.ginaquartermaine.com
Publications: Poetry: Rhodes Fulbright International Library; Poe Sesquicentennial Anthology; Robert Frost, Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot Anthologies, RiverRun, Dream International Quarterly (Japan), Docs (France), Psychopoetica (U.K.), Tower Poetry Society (Canada), Enright House (Ireland) and others
Awards: Finalist: Lamia Ink! International Play Contest (1995, 1997); nomination, Outstanding Emerging Artist, Washington D.C. Mayor's Arts Awards; Poetry Society of America; Mary Carolyn Davies Award; finalist, Actor's Theatre of Louisville New Play Program; Marquis' International Who?s Who of Poetry and Who's Who of American Women
Workshops: Numerous readings
Teaching:
Education:
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: All ages; All regions
Poetry
Rita Sims Quillen
US Highway 23 North, Box 458A
Weber City, VA 24251
Publications: Essay in Bloodroot: Reflections on Place by Appalachian Women Writers; collections of poetry, Counting the Sums (1995) and October Dusk (1987); poetry in Journal of Kentucky Studio, Georgia Journal, Laurel Review, Now and Then, Old Hickory Review, Appalachian Journal, Appalachian Heritage, Cumberland, and others
Awards: First place, Mockingbird Poetry Contest; first place, Virginia Highlands Festival Creative Writing Contest
Workshops: Southern Festival of Books, Appalachian Writers Workshop, Radford University Summer Institute, Emory and Henry College, Mountain Empire Community College, Virginia Highlands Festival, Appalachian Studies Conference, and others
Teaching: Northeast State Community College, Mountain Empire Community College, East Tennessee State University
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults; All regions (with expenses paid)
Fiction (juvenile)
Candice F. Ransom
6819 Orchid Lane
Fredericksburg, VA 22407
540/786-8382
kencfr@fls.infi.net
Publications: Children's books, Maria von Trapp (forthcoming), George Washington (forthcoming), Danger at Sand Cave (2000), Mother Teresa (2000), The Promise Quilt (1999), The Ghost Town Mystery (1999), Children of the Civil War (1998), The Outer Space Mystery (1997), Listening to Crickets: A Story About Rachel Carson (1993), among many others; editions published in German, Swedish, Hebrew, Spanish, Polish and many other languages
Awards: Awards from American Bookseller, The New York Times, Children's Choice, among others
Workshops: Workshops for children and adults, as well as at conferences; school visits in Virginia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania; presentations for the New York Library Assocation, Greater Washington Reading Council, Virginia Festival of the Book, Connecticut Book Fair, VEMA Roanoke Regional Conference, and Let the Reading Begin! in Albany, New York
Teaching: Northern Virginia Community College, Fairfax County's Adult Education Program
Fees: $300 - $600
Preferences: All ages; All regions
Fiction, Poetry
Kristen Staby Rembold
2321 Barracks Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
804/296-3086
Publications: Novel, Felicity (1994); poetry, Coming Into this World (1992); poems in South Dakota Review, CQ, Appalachia, Artemis, Nimrod, Phoebe, Iowa Woman, Antietam Review, Cimarron Review
Awards: Fellowship, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts; recipient, Mid-List Press First Novel Series Award
Workshops: Readings at Williams Corner, Second Street (Charlottesville), Buffalo (NY) Public Library System, bookstores in New York and Virginia, group readings around Virginia
Teaching: Albemarle County Public Schools
Fees: $250 - $350 ; Negotiable; Travel expenses are not included
Preferences: Adults and students; All regions
Fiction
Merry Reymond
8816 Commodore Drive
Norfolk, VA 23503
757/747-9758
Publications: Novels, If Wishes Were Horses (2004), Burning Down the House (1994), Dog People (1998); "An Introduction to Edith Wharton's Age of Innocence" (1998)
Awards: Recipient, Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation Grant (1998); winner, University of Alabama's H.E. Francis Short Story Award (1998); finalist, Katherine Anne Porter Prize for Fiction (1997); first place, Writers Workshop International Short Fiction Contest (1996); first place, Pacific Northwest Writers Literary Contest (1996)
Workshops: Readings at Barnes and Noble, Doubleday, Borders Books, independent book sellers
Teaching: Syracuse University, the University of Michigan, Washtenaw Community College (Michigan)
Fees: Negotiable; Travel expenses may not be included
Preferences: All ages; Hampton Roads region preferred
Fiction
Kurt Rheinheimer
1862 Arlington Road, SW
Roanoke, VA 24015
540/981-1307
Publications: Short stories in Michigan Quarterly Review, Redbook, Black Warrior Review, Story Quarterly, Indiana Review, Appalachian Heritage, Playgirl, Southern, and many others; stories anthologized in New Stories From the South (1986, 1989, 1999)
Awards: Third place, Virginia Prize for Fiction (1989); 3 citations, Pushcart Prize - Stories; 3 citations, Best American Short Stories; winner, Lawrence Foundation Prize for Fiction; recipient, Black Warrior Review Fiction Award
Workshops: Virginia Intermont College, Bath County Library, Rockbridge Regional Library, University of Alabama, Hollins University Blue Ridge Writers' Conference, Galax Fiddlers Convention Literary Awards
Fees: Negotiable; Travel expenses are included
Preferences: Adults; All regions
Fiction, Poetry, Short Stories
Suzanne Underwood Rhodes
1400 Water Mill Circle
Virginia Beach, VA 23454
757-270-0163
capriole10@yahoo.com
www.RhodesNotTaken.com
Publications: Books:The Roar on the Other Side (Canon Press, 2000), What a Light Thing, This Stone (Sow's Ear Press, 1999), Sketches of Home (Canon Press, 1998), Weather of the House (Sow's Ear Press, 1994)
Anthologies:Words and Quilts (Quill Books, 1994)
Awards: She was a resident fellow at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, a nominee for a Pushcart Prize, a first-place winner in poetry at the Virginia Highlands Festival Creative Writing Contest, and a winner of other prizes and awards as well.
Workshops: Emory and Henry College, Virginia Highlands Community College, Peace Presbyterian Church, Grundy High School, home school groups
Teaching: Old Dominion University, King College, St. Leo University, East Tennessee State University, Virginia Intermont College
Teaching:
Education: She received her M.A. from the Johns Hopkins University Writing Seminars where she was a teaching fellow, and she graduated magna cum laude from James Madison University with a bachelor's degree in English
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Prefers to work with Adults and Students
Fiction, Poetry
Dorothy Marie Rice
3725 Cedar Grove Road
Richmond, VA 23235
804/323-5710
804/323-5710
dmrice@pen.k12.va.us
Publications: Furious Flower Anthology (2000); co-author, Pennies to Dollars and The Seventh Child; Obsidian II, Poet?s Domain, Second Glance, Postscript
Awards: Nomination, The Library of Virginia Center for the Book Award for Non-Fiction (1999); honorable mention, Irene Leache Contest (1992, 1993); third place, Virginia Poetry Society (1993)
Workshops: Richmond City Public Schools Poet-in-the-Schools, Virginia Historical Sociary, The Library of Virgina, Maggie L. Walker Historical Foundation, Chesterfield County Library
Teaching: Elementary and middle schools, gifted education programs, adult education, GED, Poetry Plus Adult Seminar, Womanist Seminar
Fees: $100 per hour; Negotiable; Travel and per diem expenses are not included
Preferences: All ages; All regions (central Virginia preferred)
Fiction
Barbara Rich
767 Madison Avenue
Charlottesville, VA 22903
804/293-8648
Publications: Short stories in Redbook, The South Carolina Review and IRIS; interviews, profiles, reviews, essays for newspapers and magazines including Charlottesville Weekly, The Observer, Albemarle Magazine
Awards: First place, Virginia Press Association Award for Critical Writing (1995); second place, Virginia Press Association Award for Critical Writing (1993); second place, Virginia Press Association Award (1991); honorable mention, Bayly Museum's Writer's Eye Award (1989)
Workshops: Workshops in Wallingford (Pennsylvania), Charlottesville, Southern Writers' Conference (South Carolina), FOCUS Panelist
Teaching: Charlottesville Library, FOCUS
Fees: $75 - $200
Preferences: Adults and students (8-12); Charlottesville/Albemarle County
Fiction, Poetry
R. Flowers Rivera
8115 Saxony Drive
Annandale, VA 22003
703/207-1709
gptms@promethea.com
www.promethea.com
Publications: Fiction, A Trip (2000), Human Body, Human Mind (2000), The Iron Bars (1999), Cole (1998); poetry in Ashville Poetry Review (fall, 2002), New Stone Circle (2002), Artisan: A Journal of Craft (2002), The Southern Review (2001), Urban Spaghetti (2001), Janus Head (2001, 2000, 1999), The Baltimore Review (2001), American Poets and Poetry (2000), Cold Mountain Review (1998) among many other jounals; poetry included in New Sister Voices: Contemporary Women Poets Since 1954, an anthology of poetry
Awards: Finalist, Mary Swenson Award (2001, 1999); finalist, Journal Award in Poetry (2001); semi-finalist, Nicholas Roerich Poetry Prize (2001); finalist, Gary Snyder Memorial Award (2000); semi-finalist, New Millennium Writing Award (2000); winner, Peregrine Prize (1999); finalist, Naomi Long Madgett Award for Poetry (1999); recipient, Clifford E. Clark Fellowship (1999), Hollins University Creative Writing Fellowship (1994), Georgia Council for the Arts Individual Artist Grant (1994), and other awards and honors
Workshops: University of North Caolina (Chapel Hill), University of the District of Columbia, Louisiana State University, Valdosta State University, Texas Tech University, Duquesne University, Binghamton University
Teaching: University of the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia Comunity College, Binghamton University
Fees: From $300-$500
Preferences: Adults and students (college); All regions
Fiction
Mara Rockliff
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mara@mararockliff.com
www.mararockliff.com
Publications: "My Heart Will Not Sit Down" (Knopf) and "The Busiest Street in Town" (Knopf), to be released in 2008
"Stressbusters" (Kane Press), coming in 2007
"The Real Me" (Kane Press), coming in 2007
"Check It Out!" (Kane Press), 2006
"Pieces of Another World" (Sylvan Dell), 2005
"Next to an Ant" (Scholastic), 2004
Awards: Runner-up grant, Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators/Judy Blume for contemporary novel, 2002
Workshops: Frequent speaking engagements include school and library visits and museum events as well as appearances at bookstores, writing classes and workshops, conferences, and literary festivals.
Teaching:
Education:
Fees: See www.mararockcliff.com/visit.com for current rates
Preferences: Elementary schools and children’s programs at public libraries and museums. Also available to speak to writing classes and writer's groups.
Fiction
John L. (Nickell) Romjue
410 Willow Oaks Boulevard
Hampton, VA 23669
757/851-1644
Publications: Short stories in The Missouri Review, Cimarron Review, Writers Forum, Beyond Baroque, Sou'wester, DeKalb Literary Arts Journal, Karamu, Cream City Review, Aura Literary Arts Review, and Roanoke Review
Awards: Nomination, Pushcart Prize (1988); finalist, Virginia Prize for Fiction
Workshops: Tidewater Writers' Association
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults; All regions
Fiction
Martha J. Ross-Rodgers
2442 Annie Circle
Chesapeake, VA 23323
757/558-4964
MRossrodge@aol.com
Publications: Woman to Woman (2000), Awakenings (1998)
Workshops: Hampton University, Norfolk State University, Elizabath City (NC) State University, Chesapeake Alternative School, Northside School, Salem Middle School, Education and Training Center, Woman's Show - Norfolk
Fees: Negotiable; Travel expenses are not included
Preferences: Adults and Students (grades 6-10); All regions