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Lance Calabrese
Lance Calabres is an American writer who has been published throughout the U.S. and elsewhere
Email: Lance Calabrese

Ava Collopy

Ava Collopy is editor of and a contributor to Unity is Now: an Anthology of the UU Poetry Group, and is the author of 8 Days a Week: the Story of Sean Flanagan, a novel based on her first four years as an assistant landscaper and handyperson.

She is published in In Our Own Words, Language and Culture.net, and others. She’s from Oregon and has lived in Los Angeles. She lives in Portland and is a gladly single, independent, life-long non-mother. Email: Ava Collopy

Howard Camner

Howard Camner is the author of 16 books of poetry. He represented the U.S. in the Poet 2000 Sculpted Library, an international exhibition of the works of contemporary poets. He received the first annual MiPo Literary Award in 2004

Email: Howard Camner

Alex Maeve Campbell

Alex Maeve Campbell lives in Toronto, ON, Canada. She is a Co-Editor of Descant Magazine, and is sometimes also considered a poet, a musician, or an ex-highland dancer. Email

James Robert Campbell

Email: James Robert Campbell

Kirsten Campbell

Kirsten Campbell is a non-fiction writer and poet who lives in the New York area with her two daughters. Her poetry has been published in P.A. &M., and Beauty Talk Magazine of Atlanta, Ga., and several magazines in New York such as The Interracial Voice. Her mother is German, her father, Jamaican and Scottish. Her parents abandoned her when she was very young, left her with her Jamaican grandmother without any paperwork proving where she was born. Due to immigration problems that stemmed from her birth abroad, she's lived a very unusual life, so much so that her life's story is now sought by several agents in tri-state area.

Stephen J. Canham

Stephen Canham has studied writing at Conestoga College in Kitchener / Waterloo and is currently midway through a two-year correspondence course on Freelance Writing with ICS.

Dan Capriotti

Dan Capriotti lives, works and writes in New Jersey. His short fiction has been published in Barrelhouse Magazine and Storyglossia Magazine. He is currently working on a non-fiction book related to the history of quarantine and immigration in New York City. Email: Dan Capriotti

Heather Cardin

Heather Cardin holds a Master's degree in English literature from Carleton University. She taught for twenty years in several Canadian provinces and in Papua New Guinea. She has published poems with World Order and bywords.ca, was shortlisted for the Great Canadian Literary Hunt in 2004, produced the chapbook Wild Blueberries, and has been the featured reader for Sasquatch in Ottawa. She has a book on successful marriages at press in the U.S., due for release in 2006. Married and the mother of three teenagers, she currently lives in Gatineau, QC and is working on poetry and a second non-fiction manuscript.
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Mike Carlson

Mike Carlson's four years as a Marine Corps officer left him with a need to explore the complex issues that soldiers, Marines, airmen and sailors wrestle with every single day, especially in the aftermath of combat. Carlson was honorably discharged from the Corps in October 2004. He plans to pursue an MFA in creative writing. This is his first attempt at writing fiction.

Aaron Carnes

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Patrick Carrington

Patrick Carrington was born and raised in the boroughs of New York City. He teaches language arts and creative writing in southern New Jersey and lives on a secluded beach with his wife and the ocean they love. His poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in various print journals, including Epicenter, Willard & Maple, Bardsong, Poetry Motel, and Clark Street Review, and on-line at Carnelian, Thieves Jargon, Clean Sheets and mannequin envy.

Patrick teaches creative writing in New Jersey, and is the poetry editor at Mannequin Envy (www.mannequinenvy.com). His manuscript Thirst (Codhill, 2007), winner of Codhill Press’ 2006 Poetry Chapbook Award, has just been released (www.codhill.com). His poetry has appeared recently (or is forthcoming) in The Connecticut Review, The Potomac Review, Rattle, The Evansville Review, The New York Quarterly, Hunger Mountain, and other journals. Rise, Fall and Acceptance (MSR Publishing, 2006), his first collection, is available at Main St. Rag’s online bookstore (www.mainstreetrag.com).

Solla Carrock

Solla Carrock has had poetry published in the Portland Bridge newspaper, the Portland Review and To Topos literary magazines and in the anthology Naming:Poems by Eight Women. She edited and contributed to Mothers and Fathers: Being Parents, Remembering Parents. Email: Solla Carrock

Jamie Carroll

Jamie Carroll is a native of New York City and spends her days working behind the scenes in the world of film and television. In her own time, Jamie's loves include traveling, photography and all things outdoors. Email: Jamie Carroll

Melissa Carroll

Melissa Carroll is a poet, writer and lover of life from Tampa, Florida, where she currently works as a copywriter to save up for graduate school. Her work has appeared in Feile-Festa, and in 2005 and 2006 she won 1st place for poetry in the University of Tampa's literary journal, Quilt. She also practices Reiki, spends time in nature and loves what words can do. Blog Email: Melissa Carroll

Patricia Carroll

Patricia Carroll is a west coast artist who works in water colour, acrylic and fibre. She weaves tapestries and paints from within an inspirational world of fantastic realism. Email

Steve Cartwright

Steve Cartwright has done art for several magazines, newspapers, websites, commercial and governmental clients, and books. He also creates art pro bono for several animal rescue groups. He was awarded the 2004 James Award for his cover art for Champagne Shivers. He recently illustrated the Cimarron Review cover. Take a gander (or a goose) at his online gallery. Email Web Site

Carol Casa

A short story" SUBURBS"

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Travis Cashey

John J. Cashon

John Cashon resides in Paducah, Kentucky. He has a degree in Environmental Sciences from Murray State University.

Robert Castle

Robert Castle has had three books published in the last few years: A Sardine on Vacation, fiction (Spuyten Duyvil); The End of Travel, nonfiction (Ravenna Books); and Odd Pursuits, a collection of stories (Wild Child Publishing). He has been a regular contributor to Bright Lights Film Journal and Unlikely Stories, and has had a feature, "Half-Baked Ideas," published in The Circle Magazine. His essays have also appeared in Archipelago, elimae, Film Comment, The Paumanok Review, The Film Journal, and Eclectica magazine. Email: Robert Castle

R. T. Castleberry

R. T. Castleberry is the co-editor and co-publisher of the monthly poetry magazine Curbside Review. His poetry has been published in various magazines, including Zuzu's Petals, Snake Nation Press, Poet Lore, Another Chicago Magazine, Borderlands, Illya's Honey and Main Street Rag.

Alan Catlin

Alan Catlin has published dozens of chapbooks and full length books. His latest chapbook is Our Lady of the Shipwrecks from Finishing Line Press and his selected poems Drunk and Disorderly from Pavement Saw. He is hard at work on his fictional memoirs and a series of "self portrait" poems. Email: Alan Catlin

J.W.Caughlan

J.W.Caughlan reads and writes poems almost everyday. He has recently retired from teaching after thrity-three years. He draws and paints and has had three shows of his art work locally in Quesnel, B.C. He has had poems published in Shawnee Silhouette and Green's Magazine. In the past he drew and wrote a monthly column for Wells News.

Joseph Cavano

Joseph Cavano began writing for publication in 2007. During that time he has had two collections of short stories published Half-past Nowhere, 2008 and Love Songs in Minor Keys, 2009) and won many awards. His two most recent stories are scheduled to appear in 2012. “The Honey Wagon,” the 2011 second place winner in the Doris Betts Fiction Contest, will appear in the 2012 summer issue of the North Carolina Literary Review. “Story Cloth,” is scheduled for publication by Potomac Review in the spring 2012 issue. An accomplished jazz pianist, Joseph often performs at his signings in order to illustrate the similarities in creating a work of fiction and a musical piece.
Email: Joseph Cavano

Uzeyir Lokman Cayci

He is a poet, a writer, a versatile artist... He was born in 1949 in Bor that is one of the beautiful cities of Turkey. He attended primary and high school there. And then he graduated as an Architect - Designer of Industry from The Fine Arts Academy of State in Istanbul. His important works are, Aksamlarin Duragi , Karar, he has many poetries, stories and articles as well. It was called every body attention to his fine arts drawing / painting pictures since 14 years old. His poetries were translated into French by Yakup YURT who loves art. The Reward of Eagerness was given by The Radio NPS of Holland in 1999 and The Reward of Palmares was given by The Organization of Les Amis de Thalie in France to him. He placed in a poem competition from the same Organization at the same year too. He works in The Center of Adult Education ( AFPA) at present.

Rola Cedar

"I have these words to give to you in hope they will offer a friend and beacon, a splinter of light to pierce the night. I found inspiration and hope in using words to mold an original canvas of self-expression and salvation in the vast ocean of life." Email: Rola Cedar

John Chadwell

"Pelican Crossing"

Kent Clair Chamberlain

Kent Clair Chamberlain writes out of Ashland, Oregon.

Cheryl Chambers

Email: Cheryl Chambers

Cecelia Chapman

Cecelia Chapman investigates the human hunger for adventure, mystery, and illusion using video, still image, and short and graphic fiction in works that examine the way we think and live. Cecelia Chapman

Mohandas Charles

Mohandas Charles lives and works in Montreal as a high school Mathematics teacher. He writes mostly short fiction, but occasionally dabbles in poetry. He is a fabulous cook, He can name at least 10 or 12 constellations and knows the first 300 digits of pi by heart.

Claire Ryan Chilton

Lawrence H. Climo

Lawrence H. Climo is a Vietnam Vet, a practicing psychiatrist and father of three adult daughters with three grandchildren. When his wife, Diane, isn't in her garden and he is not engrossed in reading or writing, they enjoy riding their motorcycles along New England country roads.

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David Chorlton

David Chorlton was born in Austria, grew up in England, and spent several years in Vienna before moving to Phoenix in 1978. He enjoys listening to very old music, birding, and hiking in the Arizona landscape. Along with poems in magazines, he has a list of chapbook publications with Places You Can’t Reach (Pudding House Publications, 2006) being the latest, and recent books: A Normal Day Amazes Us (Kings Estate Press, 2003), Return to Waking Life (Main Street Rag Publishing Company, 2004), and Waiting for the Quetzal (March Street Press, 2006).

Email: David Chorlton

Dawn Christopher

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David Churchill

Email: David Churchill

Anastasia Clark

Anastasia Clark is the author of several poetry books: Grieving with Poetry- a journey to the soul, Bloodsongs-poetry for those who know of being woman, Skeletons and Other Complaints and Vagabond Pond. She is also the author of eight chapbooks. She recently completed her “Broward County Poet-in-Residence Anastasia Clark Poetry Workshop Series: All About Broward!” She conducted workshops to encourage participants to create poetry inspired by people, places and things in Broward County, Florida. The poems were presented at two public performances. It was Clark’s second Poet-in-Residence project for Broward County. She also recently served as a Co-Judge for Palm Beach County’s first county-wide Middle School Poetry Competition. Visit her website at Anastasia Clark Email: Anastasia Clark

Will Clark

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Robin Clarke

Robin Clarke is a professional writer with 20 years experience writing for magazines and non-profit organizations. She is also co-curator of the monthly Poetry Session at O’Shea’s Olde Inne in West Dennis, MA, and has participated in numerous readings and performances in the region. Robin has a BFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College.

Email: Robin Clarke

Jane Tyson Clement

When Jane Tyson Clement died last March, hundreds of her poems were uncovered in private notebooks. The few poems that traveled beyond her hands during her lifetime were widely admired and drew critical acclaim. In December 2000 we will publish the first comprehensive anthology of Clement's poetry: 'No One Can Stem the Tide'. Now you can help us give the works of this self-effacing but gifted poet the audience they deserve.

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Mark Clement

Mark Clement is retired and lives with his wife Margaret in the quiet town of Cobourg Ontario. Mark went to high school in Cornwall Ontario and in 1958 had his first poem published in the St. Lawrence high school yearbook. Following high school, Mark attended what is now called a ‘community college’ and became a technocrat in the field of electronics. Work and family life overtook poetry and Mark didn’t begin writing again until the mid ‘70s. Since that time, he has become increasingly active in the world of poetry and since retirement, poetry has changed from an avocation to an almost full-time job. Today, Mark has non-paying jobs as webmaster and doing the layout of chapbooks and anthologies for The Ontario Poetry Society. In between, he manages to write a poem or two and participate in the local Cobourg Poetry Workshop. Mark’s first full collection of poetry, Islands in the Shadow, was released in November 2008. Email: Mark Clement

Donna Clovis

Donna Clovis is a photojournalist, producer, and writer. She is currently a doctoral student at Columbia University in New York. She has completed masters study at the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University as part of the Fellowship program. Clovis teaches photojournalism and writing at Princeton University's Institute for the Gifted. Her photographic works have been exhibited at the Queens Museun of Art of New York and the New York Historical Society. Additional Fellowships include McCloy and Harvard University Fellowship where documentary work on Holocaust in Germany was completed. Clovis has written for ABC Television, The Times Newspaper and Scholastic Magazines in New York. I have won first place in feature writing from the NABJ and a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize in Feature Writing. Most recent is a Visiting Scholar/Artist Award to the American Academy of Rome in Italy 2007 and a Fulbright to the Netherlands 2008.
Email: Donna Clovis

Michael Coblenz

Michael Coblenz is an intellectual property attorney in Lexington, Kentucky. Before attending law school he served in the United States Air Force as a B-52 Navigator. He has published legal articles in the Minnesota Intellectual Property Review and the Albany Law Journal of Science & Technology, book reviews in The Federal Lawyer, and Op/Ed pieces in a number of newspapers including The Lexington Herald-Leader.

John Colagrande Jr.

John Colagrande Jr. has recently had his fiction appear in Carve, Big Bridge, The Miami Herald, The Miami Sun Post, and Mary. "Mack and Needs" is from his collection Miami, a work in progress.

Carol A. Cole

Carol A. Cole has had stories appear in Apollo's Lyre, Nimue's Grotto and Flashshot online and several print magazines.

Email: Carol A. Cole

Douglas Cole

Douglas Cole has published over fifty poems and short stories in literary journals and small magazines, with recent work in The Connecticut River Review, Louisiana Literature, Cumberland Poetry Review, and Midwest Quarterly. He currently has poems available for viewing on the following websites: Cricketon Line Review, Poetserv, Avatar Review. He is also a winner of the Leslie Hunt Memorial Prize in Poetry for a selection of work called, "The Open Ward." He now lives in Seattle, Washington and teaches writing and literature at Seattle Central College, where he is also the advisor for the literary journal, Corridors.
Email: Douglas Cole

Travis Ray Cole

Travis Ray Cole is from Chicago IL. He writes poetry and songs and plays the guitar.

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Linda Collins

Linda Collins is a former book editor, magazine writer and newspaper reporter whose fiction has recently appeared in Wilmington Blues and whose nonfiction has appeared in various Canadian publications including The Toronto Star, Homes, A la Carte, and Toronto Parent. She has two grown children and lives in Toronto.

Ryan Michael Commins

Ryan Michael Commins currently lives in Hollywood amongst the freakiest of the freaks. He was raised on Long Island and has almost completely recovered. His day to day life includes perfecting his pong pong and ridiculing lousy commercials. Ryan hopes to one day fall into a lengthy coma. Email

Kirby Congdon
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Brittani Ann Conner

Brittani Ann Conner is an amateur writer who is currently entering her second year at Thompson Rivers University, working towards a BA with a major in Contemporary Literature. She has always expressed a keen passion for art which she hopes to share with others through her writing. Email: Brittani Ann Conner

Paul Conover

Paul Conover is a writer, philosopher, gourmet cook, consultant, engineer and CSIA ski instructor.

Angela Conrad

Angela Conrad lives in SW Missouri with her husband Jerry. She has written two novels, worked as a procedure editor, and is thankful to have thirty-seven published works in the following magazines in 2002/2003: Ascent, Orchard Press Mysteries, The Copperfield Review, The Murder Hole, The Oracular Tree, EWG Presents, The Circle, American Feed, The Pink Chameleon, The Green Tricycle, Pindeldyboz, The Enigma, The Storyteller, Cenotaph, and Earthbase 3000. Angela Conrad lives in SW Missouri with her husband, Jerry. Her mission in writing is to sing the song of unknown heroes, to entertain, to provoke thought, and to tell a good story. She has written two novels and worked as a procedure editor, but now dedicates herself to writing fiction full time. The Circle Magazine-Online-www.circlemagazine.com “One Day,” Spring issue, March 2002. A historical, first person account of a common soldier at the battle of Fredericksburg/Civil War, fiction. Ascent-Online–www.bcsupernet.com/users/ascent “Whoever You Are,” May 2002. A mystery, suspense tale; can you release the devil on the world? Enigma-Print Quarterly-PA “Saved, but Lost,” -Summer, 2002. Fiction: a concise drama about a train crash and the emotional damage it leaves behind. The Pink Chameleon-Online-www.geocities.com/thepinkchameleon/index.html “The Caretaker,” Issue No. 3-June 2002. Fictional view of a slow illness, and the stamina it requires. “The Journey Home,” Issue No. 3-June 2002. An overachieving woman receives a message through tragedy. Pindeldyboz-Online-www.pindeldyboz.com “Stan’s Last Gamble,” June Issue 2002. A humorous satire of a minor gambler, who wins big only to lose everything. Earthbase 3000-Print Quarterly-OR “John Casey Gets a Visitor,” Issue 2002. A storm as a character, takes revenge on a murderer. The Storyteller-Print Quarterly-AR “Past Dramas,” -July/Aug./Sept. Fall Issue, 2002. A fictional, crime/suspense piece told by a sociopath. “Desperation,”-Oct./Nov./Dec. Winter Issue, 2002. A woman locked in her room, with the police on the way, hides a secret crime.

Sharon Rothenfluch Cooper

Living in Portland, Oregon, Sharon is an active member of the Friends of The Oregon Symphony, Words Of a Woman Net Society and very much a today's woman. An astrological Leo, this lady thrives on poetry and music. She has been published in lingerings, The Words of a Woman Net Society, Horsethief Journal, Wired Arts from Wired Hearts, Painted Poet Literary and Art Journal, Fluid Ink Press, Ophelia's Muse, Stride Magazine, Poetry Magazine, Vinland Journal, Poetry Niederngasse, Arcanum Cafe, Some Words, Poetic Reflections, Wilmington Blues, In The Eyes Of The Wild, Rustlings Of The Wind, Westlovian Gazette, Erosha Literary Journal, Tamafyhr Mountain Poetry, Creations Journal, Emerging from Twilight - Vol. 2. and Before the Last Shadow Fades, Vol. 3, both A Shadow Poetry Collection, Panda Poetry Magazine, Mi Poesias E-Zine, Battle Stars', Providers in Partnership for Kids, Swan Dive, Wicked Alice, Verse Libre, La Rosa Blanca, Scope Journal, Haiku Hut, WRITE ON!!, Book of Remembrance Poetry Anthology, Vol. 2, Muse Whispers, The Green Fuse, Peshekee River Poetry, The Circle of Addiction, Sound and Silence Magazine, Sol Magazine, Australian Poetic Society, Poetic Voices and many others.

Sharon Rothenfluch Cooper Email

Amy Corbin

Amy Corbin is a part-time special education teacher, mother of three, and wife of one. Amy is hard at work on her first novel. She has been previously published in the Filling Station. Her home is in sunny St. Catharines, Ontario.

D.B. Cox

D.B. Cox is a blues musician/poet, originally from South Carolina, but now resides in Watertown Massachusetts. He is a virtual newcomer. Some of his poetry has recently been published in a 2004 edition of Ken*Again and has also appeared in the Spring Edition of Adagio Verse Quarterly. Email

Megan Coxe

Megan Coxe has just returned to Texas from a sabbatical year in Almería, Spain as an assistant English teacher, to be plunged back into American life. Now she splits her time pursuing an MA in Hispanic Literature at the University of Texas, coping with the unexpected return to her birthplace, and plotting her next international escape. Her work is forthcoming in Yes, Poetry. Email: Megan Coxe

Norman Crabtree

Email: Norman Crabtree

Charles Michael Craven

Charles Michael Craven is a 23 year-old with many problems, one being writing. He occasionally falls asleep in a town outside of Austin, Texas. Usually, he can be found indoors, wearing a t-shirt, mesh shorts, and a smirk. He has been published in magazines such as Boston Literary Magazine, Churches, Children, and Daddies, The Common Line Project, and Speed Poet. Also has a Chapbook available at scars.tv He also has a popular blog at his blog if anyone would like to read more. Email: Charles Michael Craven

Anthony Cristofani

Anthony Cristofani was two months from completing his BA in philosophy at the University of California, Santa Cruz, when he and his wife were arrested. In prison he finally began to submit his work, and has recently been published in the Chiron Review, the Minnesota Review, POETALK, Black Widow’s Web of Poetry, and Free Lunch. He paroled and recently completed his degree at the University of California, Riverside. Email

Sarah-Jane Critchley

Sarah-Jane Critchley was one of ten runners up in the Mslexia Poetry competition 2004, (Issue 22,July, August, Sept 2004) judged by Selima Hill and has other poems published in anthologies. She has also written children's stories, but has retained a fascination for the weird, way out and twisted. She grew up on Sci-fi and loves the freedom that the medium gives. She is older than she wishes she was, but not as wise as she'd like. She lives in Tunbridge Wells with one husband, two children, two guinea pigs and two fish.

Elizabeth Crocket

Elizabeth writes short fiction, poetry and haiku. She has been published in Spotlight on Recovery, Shamrock, Roadrunner, RKVRY, Word Riot, The Mastodon Dentist, Every Day Fiction, Every Day Poetry, Midnight Times, Flashshot, First Thought Poetry and more. She has short fiction and poetry published in Ascent Aspirations. Elizabeth has a diploma in Addiction Education from McMaster University.
Email: Elizabeth Crocket

Jeff Crouch

Jeff Crouch is an internet artist in Grand Prairie, Texas. He's published on dozens of internet sites, and some of his best-liked work is on Ascent Aspirations. Google "Jeff Crouch" to see where he's been on the internet or visit his page on blueprintreview.de for more information. Web Site Contact

Lisa M. Cronkhite

Lisa M. Cronkhite has published work in Bible Advocate, Combat Magazine, Clark Street Review, Salome Magazine, The Penwood Review, Scrap & Stamp Arts Magazine, The Shepherd, Soul Fountain and Fighting Chance Magazine. She is currently taking a writer's course for children based in Connecticut. Lisa currently resides, here in the U.S. with her husband and two children. She suffers from the Bipolar disorder and writes as a coping skill in the hopes for better understanding. Email: Lisa M. Cronkhite

Jacky Curran

Jacky Curran is an undergraduate at Eastern Connecticut State University studying communication with minors in spanish and writing. These are her first written works to be published. She currently resides in Connecticut but is originally from New York and Texas. Email: Jacky Curran

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