Mil Norman-Risch
Aug01

Mil Norman-Risch

Mil Norman-Risch was a 2009 Pushcart nominee, and recipient of the American Poetry Journal’s 2007 American Poet’s Prize.  Most recently, her poetry has appeared or will appear in Willow Springs,Dogwood, Opium, White Pelican Review, Valparaiso Review, New York Quarterly,and Tipton Poetry Journal. She has co-authored several textbooks, led workshops for teachers, and designed art/English classes. Her current project is a novel set in...

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Peggy O’Boyle
Aug01

Peggy O’Boyle

Peggy O’Boyle:  For the past twenty years I have written children’s books as Peggy Christian and traveled the country doing “writer in the schools” workshops.  I have also taught writing, journaling and creativity classes and for many years I taught ESL to foreign students at the University of Montana, focusing particularly on Muslim cultures.  In addition I have worked in local adult literacy programs, the...

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Lucia Orth
Aug01

Lucia Orth

Lucia Orth’s first novel, Baby Jesus Pawn Shop (The Permanent Press, 2008) received a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly. Kirkus called it “a graceful . . . elegant debut.” NPR said, “What first-time novelist Lucia Orth has pulled off is really impressive:  a haunting, suspenseful, beautifully written love story. . . Think Dr. Zhivago in Southeast Asia.” An excerpt from her second novel appeared in the Asia Literary Review, Hong...

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Kumkum Pareek Malik
Aug01

Kumkum Pareek Malik

Kumkum Pareek Malik is a clinical psychologist who takes a Mind Body approach to her work, believing that motherhood is an immersion experience that affects a woman’s mind, body and soul. Presently Kumkum is immersed in writing, and designing and offering workshops for mothers who wish to mother from their strengths. Presently, Kumkum is working on a piece about Marriage and Motherhood.  Kumkum grew up in India, and came to the United...

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Tania Pryputniewicz
Aug01

Tania Pryputniewicz

Tania Pryputniewicz’ recent poetry has appeared on-line at Autumn Sky, The Blood Orange Review, Connotation Press, andLinebreak. Her debut photo/poem montage “She Dressed in a Hurry, for Lady Di” (set to the music of Scriabin) was hosted by The Mom Egg this spring. A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, she is the poetry editor atThe Fertile Source and documents the process of mothering while writing at Feral Mom, Feral Writer. She...

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