Directories
Poetry
Patricia Flower Vermillion
125 Garrett Drive
Hampton, VA 23669
757/838-0482
Publications: Poetry in Architrave: A Journal of the Arts, The Writer, Poet, Thema, Orphic Lute, Theology Today, Black Bear Review, BlackWater Review and several anthologies
Awards: First place, Chesapeake Bay Branch - NLAPW Poetry Contest (1999); first place, Poetry Society of Virginia (1995, 1994); finalist, Poetry Society of Virginia (1993); first place, Christopher Newport University (CNU) Writers Conference Prize for Poetry (1997, 1996); first place, CNU Writers Conference Prize for Juvenile Fiction (1994, 1990); first place, CNU Writers Conference Prize for Fiction (1993); finalist, Connecticut Poetry Society (1992); first place, Tidewater Writers Competition (poetry); first place, Blue Skies Prize for Juvenile Fiction (1995, 1993)
Workshops: Readings at Blue Skies Art Gallery, Hampton Arts Center, Thomas Nelson Community College, Rappahannock Community College, Christopher Newport University, St. John?s Church, Grace Church, St. Luke?s Church; coordinator and reader for the 1994 Writers? Harvest; Artist-in-Education Residency Programs (1993-present) at R.E. Lee Elementary School (Petersburg), Raleigh Court Elementary School (Roanoke), and a workshop as an Appomattox Training Curriculum Specialist in Hampton
Teaching: Christopher Newport University, St. Leo College, Langley Air Force Base
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: All ages; All regions
Poetry
Peppino N. Vlannes
2934 Beau Lane
Fairfax, VA 22031-1304
703/280-1186
703/280-0274
Publications: Poetry in Poems of the World, Vols. 3, #'s 2-4 (1998-1999), Poets Anonymous (1995, 1997), The Sound of Poetry (1995), Kaleidoscopes in Rhyme (1994), The Senior Connection (1994), Voices of the South (1993), Poets? Voice (1992), Yarn Spinner (1992); Southern Poetry Association Anthology (1991-1996), the National Library of Poetry Anthology (1995, 1996, 1998)
Awards: Winner, International Society of Poets Poet of Merit Award (1996-1999); winner, Southern Poetry Association's Blue Ribbon Award (1990-1994, 1996, 1998); recipient, National Library of Poetry Editor?s Choice Award (1995); Southern Poetry Association's Who?s Who in Poetry (1994); Southern Poetry Association's Poets Choice Award (1993); others
Workshops: Presentations for the International Society of Poets Convention, Poets Anonymous, the Poetry Society of Virginia, and Duke University's Writers Workshop
Teaching: U.S. Military, lectures in schools in Northern Virginia
Fees: Negotiable; Travel expenses are included
Preferences: All ages; All regions
Poetry
Karen Wade
4521 Stonewall Road, N.E.
Roanoke, VA 24017
540/362-3930
Publications: Poetry included in Fly Magazine (1997), Appalachian Womens Journal, Lonzie's Fried Chicken Literary Journal (1998), and BMa The Sonia Sanchez Literary Review (1998), Rhapsody in black (1998);
Awards: Nomination, Who's Who of American Women
Workshops: Readings for numerous community groups in a variety of settings
Teaching: Roanoke City Public Schools
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: All ages; All regions
Poetry
James Miller Walter
2721 Carolina Avenue, SW
Roanoke, VA 24014
540/345-1356 212/674-1466
Publications: Poetry in Making An Angel: Poems, Hampden-Sydney Poetry Review and Anthology (1975-1990), Artemis, The New York Times, Western Humanities Review, Croton Review, The Literary Review, The New York Quarterly, Pulpsmith, Poet Lore, The Gallatin Review
Awards: Recipient, Charles Angoff Award for Excellence in Poetry (1982)
Workshops: Presentations at the University of Rhode Island, Hofstra University, New York University, the Blue Ridge Writers Conference, Hollins University, Figaro Coffee House (Greenwich Village, New York City)
Teaching: Colorado State University, New York University (Emeritus Professor of English)
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Adults and students (9-12)
Creative Non-Fiction, Fiction, Poetry
Steve Watkins
1408 Stafford Avenue
Fredericksburg, VA 22401
540/371-3935
swatkins@mwc.edu
Publications: Book, The Black O: Racism and Redemption in an American Corporate Empire (1997); poetry, stories, articles in North American Review, Poets and Writers, The World, Witness, The Nation, LA Weekly, Quarterly West, George Mason Review, Georgetown Review, Mississippi Review, Sun Dog - The Southeast Review, Snake Nation Review, Sequoia, Crescent Review, Greensboro Review, Short Story, Sonora Review, Denver Quarterly, Confrontation, Fiction and Drama, Mediphors, The Washington Review, The Pushcart Prize Anthology, New Mexico Humanities Review
Awards: Winner, Virginia College Store Association's Best Book by a Virginia Writer (1997); finalist, Southern Regional Council's Lillian Ross Non-Fiction Book Award; winner, Pushcart Prize; winner, Snake Nation Fiction Prize; finalist, Flannery O?Connor Award; semi-finalist (twice), University of Iowa Short Fiction Award; first prize, Charlie Award; second prize, Charlie Award; Florida Magazine Association Feature Writing Award; second place, Playboy College Fiction Award; finalist, PEN/Nelson Algren Award for Novel-in-Progress, and others
Workshops: Numerous presentations in Florida, North Carolina and Virginia
Teaching: Florida State University, Mary Washington College
Fees: Negotiable; Travel expenses are not included
Preferences: All ages; All regions
Creative Non-Fiction, Fiction (adult and juvenile), Poetry
Evelyn Dunbar Webb
403 - F Kerry Lane
Lynchburg, VA 24502
434/237-2557 or 434/942-7033
motherworld2002@yahoo.com
Publications: Poetry in Hail, Muse!, The Greater Lynchburg Guide, Cairn, The Gihon River Review; poetry for young readers, Bats in the Belfry (in progress); fiction, Ethelred in the Land of Time (2002), Aresti: Planet of the Red God (in progress), and other creative non-fiction and articles
Awards: Second place, Battle of the Bard Poets' Contest (2002); honorable mention, American Academy of Poets Prize (2001); third place, Margaret Walker Memorial Poetry Prize (2001); first place, Helen Calvert Ekphrasis Award (2001); honorable mention, Margaret I. Raynal Fiction Award (2000)
Workshops: Readings at The Lipscomb Library Reading Chain and Bookends; workshops at the University of Connecticut at Avery
Teaching: University of Connecticut (Avery)
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: All ages; All regions
Poetry
Lesley Wheeler
202 Myers Street
Lexington, VA 24450
540/463-6443
wheelerlm@wlu.edu
Publications: Poetry in American Writing, Critical Matrix, Northeast Journal, American Standard, SPSMandH, Interim; in addition to essays and reviews
Awards: Class of 1962 and Hewlett-Mellon Fellow Endowments (2000-2001), AAUW Summer Faculty Fellowship (1996), Garden State Fellowship (1989-1993); Glenn Grants (1995-2002), Robert E. Lee Research Grant (1995), among other grants and fellowships
Workshops: Readings at Washington and Lee University, Princeton University
Teaching: Washington and Lee University, Princeton University, Young Scholars Institute
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: All ages; All regions
Fiction
Linda Wirkner
616 Old Dominion Road
Yorktown, VA 23692
757/989-4679
LindaRyter@aol.com
Publications: Story in The YG Book of Short Stories (1999); books, Mystery of the Blue-Gowned Ghost (1994), Moby Dick, an adaptation (1998), Summer Romance (1985), Martinis (1998); stories in Appleseeds, Boys' Quest, Hopscotch, Child Life, Children's Digest, Guideposts for Kids, Young Generation, The Flicker, Dolphin Log, Key Horizons, Byline, Vibrant Life, On the Line, and others
Awards: Work selected for the Children's Book Council Summer Reading List
Workshops: Numerous conference presentations
Teaching: Christopher Newport University Continuing Education; Institute of Children's Literature
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: All ages; All regions
Poetry
Diana Woodcock
5811 S. Crestwood Avenue
Richmond , VA 23226-1801
804/794-8524
dwoodcock@qatar.vcu.edu
Publications: Poetry: Nimrod International Journal, Atlanta Review, Hawai’i Pacific Review, Istanbul Literature Review, Other Voices International Project, Wisconsin Review, Litchfield Review, Tiger’s Eye, Blue Fifth Review, Creekwalker, Boys’ Quest, Brooklyn Review, Chrysalis, Creative Juices, Drumvoices Revue, Hobble Creek Review, White Heron, Homestead Review, Insects are People Too, Quercus Review, Riverrun, Sandcutters, Small Brushes, The World and I, Pudding 39, Trails to Black Canyon.
Least-loved Beasts of the Really Wild West (Native West Press/anthology, Spring 1997), Pig Iron Press’s Frontier: Custom and Archtype, Susan B & Me, and Treasured Poems of America, Sparrowgrass Poetry Forum (anthology, Winter 1997).
Prose: Letter from Qatar,Michigan Quarterly Review, Fall 2006.
Awards: Creekwalker Prize for Poetry (2007); Robert G. Cohn Prose Poetry Award (Honorable Mention, 2007); Finalist in Litchfield Review’s 2007 poetry contest; Virginia Center for the Creative Arts residency (2008); Everglades National Park Artist-in-Residence (2007); Summer Literary Seminars/Russia Select Scholarship as a finalist in poetry (2007); poem “The Pol Pot Soldier Tells His Side” selected to be included in Hawaii Pacific Review’s Best of the Decade issue, 2007; Honorable Mention for Nimrod’s Pablo Neruda Prize for Poetry (2006); International Publication Prize, Atlanta Review (2006); Vermont Studio Center month-long writer’s residency; Faculty Development Grant recipient, VCUQ, to attend Art Workshop International-Assisi (2005); Finalist, Violet Reed Haas Award for a full-length poetry collection (2004); Poetry Graduate Award/Honorable Mention, Virginia Commonwealth University (2003); Creative Nonfiction Graduate Award/First Place, VCU (2003); First Place Nonfiction Award from the American Association of University Women and The New Virginia Review (1985).
Workshops: American School, Doha; Vermont Studio Center; Art Workshop International-Assisi, Italy; 1708 Gallery/VCU’s Movable Feast; Community Poetry Workshops, VCU-Qatar; Poetry Workshop, Richmond Hill Retreat Center.
Teaching: Assistant Professor of English, Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU-Qatar College of Design Arts (Currently)
Education:
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: Retreat centers, prisons and juvenile correctional facilities, ESL students (high school and middle school), senior citizen groups, divorce recovery groups
Poetry
Charles Wright
940 Locust Avenue
Charlottesville, VA 22901
804/979-2373
Publications: Collections of poetry, Black Zodiac (2000), Appalachia (2000), Negative Blue (2000), Chickamauga (1995), The World of the Ten Thousand Things (1990), Zone Journals (1988), The Other Side of the River (1984), Country Music: Selected Early Poems (1982), The Southern Cross (1981), China Trace (1977), Bloodlines (1975), Hard Freight (1973), The Grave of the Right Hand (1970); chapbooks and pamphlets of poetry and poems in various journals and anthologies
Awards: Winner, The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry; National Book Critics Circle Award; The Los Angeles Times Book Prize; Virginia Prize for Poetry; National Endowment for the Arts' Fellowship; Guggenheim Fellowship; Academy of American Poets Edgar Allan Poe Award; recipient, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters Award; co-winner, National Book Award for Poetry; Ingram Merrill Fellowships; winner, Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, others
Workshops: George Mason University, Emory and Henry College, The College of William and Mary, Virginia Tech, Randolph-Macon College, and others
Teaching: University of Virginia, University of California (Irvine), University of Iowa, Columbia University, Princeton University
Fees: $2,000 (reading)
Preferences: Adults; All regions
Fiction
Irene Ziegler
1612 Palmyra Avenue
Richmond, VA 23227
804/553-8202
i.ziegler@comcast.com
Publications: Collection of short stories, Rules of the Lake (1999)
Awards: Winner, New York Pubic Library Best Book Award; Winner, Mary Roberts Rinehart Award in Drama; Recipient, Fellowship in Fiction from the Virginia Commission for the Arts; Winner, Community Writers? Association Short Story Award; 2nd Place Winner, Redbook Magazine Fiction Award; Finalist, Redbook Magazine Fiction Award; Winner, Nit and Wit Magazine Fiction Award; Winner and 3rd Place, Irene Leach Memorial Foundation Award for Fiction; Winner, Hemingway Days Festival Short Story Award; 2nd Place Winner, Connecticut Writer Fifth Annual Writing Award; 3rd Place Winner, Whiskey Island Fiction Award; Hnery Hoyns Fellow in Fiction, University of Virginia; Silver Screen Award, US International Film and Video Festival; Golden Eagle CINE Award; HR Magazine?s Top Ten Human Resource Training Product; Gold CINDY Award
Workshops: Extensive experience
Fees: $500 (Negotiable)
Preferences: All ages; All regions
Poetry
Kristin Camitta Zimet
217 Brookneill Drive
Winchester, VA 22602
540/869-0046
johnz563@yahoo.com
Publications: Book of poetry, Take in My Arms the Dark (1999); poetry in Appalachian Heritage, Long Island Quarterly, Cold Mountain Review, Sow's Ear, SunDog, Appalachian Journal, and other magazines; poems in HomeWorks: A Book of Tennessee Writers, Frontier: Custom and Archetype and Grrr
Awards: Winner, Appalachian Heritage's Denny C. Plattner Award for Excellence in Poetry (1997); recipient, Now and Then Award (1994)
Workshops: Readings in Virginia, Texas, New York, Colorado, Tennessee, Connecticut, and at Swarthmore College (Pennsylvania)
Fees: Negotiable
Preferences: All ages; All regions