Panelists
2015-2016 Literature

September 5, 2014
9:00 AM - to conclusion
Teleconference (How to participate)

Chair: Sandy Shaughnessy
Program Manager: Curtis Young

John Fink

Escambia County

Associate Professor and Director of Creative Writing, University of West Florida
Editor, Panhandler Magazine and PanhandlerBooks
Poems and essays published in Poetry, New England Review, TriQuarterly, Slate, Witness, The Southern Review, and Virginia Quarterly Review, among other publications
Recipient of the Editors’ Prize in Poetry from The Missouri Review, the McGinnis-Ritchie Award for Nonfiction/Essay from Southwest Review, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, and Emory University, among other institutions
Two books of poetry forthcoming from Dzanc Books
M.F.A., Syracuse University; B.A., Trinity University

Leon County

Assistant Professor, Florida A & M University, Tallahassee, Florida
Writes about African American literature and Popular Culture as well as fiction
Previously, Instructor, Florida State University and Volunteer for Tallahassee Council on Culture and Arts
B.A., Creative Writing, University of South Florida; Ph.D., English Language and Literature, Florida State University

Hillsborough County

Associate Professor, University of Guam (Online) and Adjunct Faculty, DeVry University Online; Managing Director for Stageworks Theatre
Previously Assistant Professor at Trident University International, Colorado Technical University; Production Stage Manager for Salerno Theatre Company; Production Stage Manager and Business Manager for Stageworks Theatre; and Assistant Professor at University of Tampa
Involved for nine years with the selection of plays for Stageworks’ Playwriting completion.
Edited a collection of essays with Cynthia Hallett on the Harry Potter series for Palgrave MacMillan’s Casebook series. Published essays, articles, and reviews on various Arthurian Legends, short stories, poems, plays, and novels for multiple journals and publishers.
Ph.D., English, University of South Florida; M.A., English Education, University of South Florida; B.A., Theatre and Communication, Miami University

Alachua County

Deputy Director for Sales, Marketing, and Acquisitions, University Press of Florida
Former marketing and sales director, University Press of Kentucky and the University of Pittsburgh Press
Serves on the Association of American University Presses’ library relations committee
Presenter at regional and national meetings of the American Musicological Society, SXSW.edu, and the Association of American University Presses
Works in developing new digital initiatives and in migrating content into a variety of electronic formats for sale to both individuals and libraries
M.M., Musicology, University of Illinois, B.M., Clarinet Performance and B.A., Music, Appalachian State University

Orange County

Director, Morgridge International Reading Center
Teaches graduate and undergraduate K-12 content area reading courses at the University of Central Florida
Former Director of the Teaching Academy & Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute
Former Director, Florida Literacy and Reading Excellence project at UCF
Author of Guided Reading and Spanish Speaking Students (Scholastic) and co-author of The Literacy Coach: Guiding in the Right Direction, 2ed. (Allyn & Bacon/Pearson) and The Literacy Leadership Team: Sustaining and Expanding Success (Allyn & Bacon/Pearson)
Recognized as a Title I Distinguished Educator by the Florida Department of Education

Leon County

Assistant Professor and faculty editor of CaKe, a journal of poetry and art, Florida A&M University
Co-Director, Anhinga Press
Author of The War on Pants (JackLeg Press 2013) and thechapbooks, Put the Pie Away Quietly and Without Fervor (Cy Gist Press 2012) and Fledgling Starlet (Grey Book Press 2009)
Solo poetry has appeared in decomP, Otoliths,Versal, 5_Trope, Big Bridge, Shampoo, Coconut, and others
Collaborative work with Neil de la Flor and Maureen Seaton, Two Thieves & a Liar (JackLeg Press 2012) and chapbook Facial Geometry (Neo Pepper Press 2006); collaborated with Scott Sweeney (Hot Body Contest, Grey Book Press); with artist Niki Nolin clouds passing (Cloud 9, an exhibit) and book artist Denise Bookwalter with poet Jay Snodgrass on letter press broadside, Carte Blanche
Most recent work at TRIVIA: Voices of Feminism

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Editor-in-Chief, The University of Alabama Press
Acquires scholarly books in the humanities, fiction, memoir, and general interest titles
Fiction has appeared in Bomb magazine and The Best American Mystery Stories
M.A., English, Hollins University; M.F.A, Creative Writing, the University of Alabama; bachelor’s degree, Yale University