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Thomas Picton (Milner)

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(1822-1891) Journalist, author. Thomas Picton was born in 1822 and died in 1891. He was founder and editor of the True American. Some of his work was written under the pseudonyms Paul Preston and A. Gothamite.

Leland Pitts-Gonzalez

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Leland studied Creative Writing and Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University. He eventually earned an MFA in Writing from Columbia University on a merit fellowship. He has published fiction in Open City, Fence, Dark Sky Magazine, Drunken Boat, and Monkey Bicycle, among other literary journals. He is also the project director for a literary … Continued

Dolores Obdulia Prida

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(1943-2013) Playwright. Dolores Prida was born in Caibarien, Cuba, and died in Manhattan, New York. She was known for her longtime “Dolores Dice” (Dolores Says) advice column in Latina magazine. She also was a columnist for the Daily News of New York and for El Diario/La Prensa, a Spanish-language daily in New York City.

Norman Vincent Peale

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(1898-1993) Writer. Norman Vincent Peale was born in Bowersville, Ohio, and died in Pawling, New York. He wrote The Power Of Positive Thinking.

Frank Pierson

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(1925-2012) Writer. Frank Pierson was born in Chappaqua, New York, and died in Los Angeles, California. He was an Oscar-winning screenwriter.

Lucyna Prostko

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Lucyna Prostko was born in Poland. She graduated from the M.F.A. program at New York University, where she was awarded the New York Times Fellowship. Her poetry has appeared in various literary journals, including Fugue, Washington Square, Painted Bride Quarterly, Quiddity, Ellipsis, Salamander, Cutthroat and Five Points. Her first book of poems Infinite Beginnings, published … Continued