Lesley retired from her life as a professor of psychology and reclaimed her country roots by moving to a small cottage in the Butternut River Valley in upstate New York. In the winter she migrates to old Florida—cowboys, scrub palmetto, and open fields of grazing cattle, a place where spurs still jingle in the post … Continued
Richard Reinhardt is a journalist and novelist. He is a long-time resident of San Francisco, California, and author of many articles and books on California history, state and local politics, and environmental issues.
Deborah Schupack’s latest novel, Sylvan Street (Plume, May 2010), explores what happens when cold, hard cash moves in next door, amid friends and neighbors, husbands and wives. “Teeming with plot twists and social unrest, Schupack shows with poignant prose and commendable plotting the good, the bad, and the ugly that money brings out in people,” … Continued
Alamgir Hashmi, Anglophone poet, scholar, and translator, lives and works in Islamabad, Pakistan. He has been Professor of English and Comparative Literature there and previously taught in Europe and America. His poetry has been widely published in books, journals, magazines, and anthologies, in the United States and throughout the English-speaking world. His tenth volume of … Continued
(1908-2010) Writer. Jane Sherman was born in Beloit, Wisconsin, and died in Englewood, New Jersey. She was known as a dancer and a writer of American dance. She and her family moved to New York City when she was a child.
“In 30 years of hosting best-selling authors, Marc’s presentation was the best I have ever witnessed. Judging from the student response, he transformed what it means to be a writer.” —Karen Palko, middle school teacher, International School of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Marc Tyler Nobleman has inspired audiences from Peru to India with a truly unprecedented … Continued
I was born in the French Quarter of New Orleans and grew up in east Texas and the deserts of southwestern Iran before graduating from the University of Pennsylvania and the Graduate Program in Creative Writing at Syracuse University. I have seen nine poetry collections into print (most recently RIVER TIME, winner of the 2014 … Continued
Rick Henry has published fiction and articles in a variety of journals and anthologies, most recently, Chant: A Romance (BlazeVox Books, 2008), and, Lucy’s Eggs and Other Stories (Syracuse UP, 2006). His other books include: Pretending and Meaning: Toward a Pragmatic Theory of Fictional Discourse, a philosophical inquiry into the pragmatic foundations of fictional discourse … Continued
(1823-1861) Humorist. George Derby graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He used the pseudonyms John P. Squibob, John Phoenix, and Squibob.
Teri Coyne is an alumna of New York University. In addition to writing fiction, poetry, and a popular blog, Teri wrote and performed stand-up comedy for many years. She divides her time between New York City and the North Fork of Long Island.