Heather Newcomb is a professional writer and communications consultant who has published short fiction, articles and myriad print and digital content in her 25-year career. Her stories, reviews and articles have been published in various news and feature media, and she has studied journalism and creative writing at Rutgers University and the University of Pennsylvania.
Southern Festival of Books Announces Virtual Event
July 11, 2020 by Leave a Comment
SOUTHERN FESTIVAL OF BOOKS ANNOUNCES VIRTUAL EVENT Free Online Event Featuring 100+ Authors – October 1-11, 2020 The Southern Festival of Books: A Celebration of the Written Word announced that its 32nd annual event will take place October 1-11, 2020 online and free-of-charge. Humanities Tennessee, the organizer of the state’s largest literary event, will transition […]
Laura Aluise
July 7, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Laura Aluise is a preschool special needs itinerant teacher currently working on a doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction at Marshall University. She is married with a one-year old daughter who keeps her on her toes. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, exercising, baking, and spending time with her family.
Claire Bateman
May 5, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Claire Bateman’s newest poetry collection, Wonders of the Invisible World, is due out this spring from 42 Miles Press. She is the author of eight other poetry books, most recently Scape (New Issues Poetry & Prose.) She has been awarded Individual Artist Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Tennessee Arts Commission, and the Surdna […]
Tamatha Cain
April 28, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Tamatha Cain is a former musician and bandleader. Her work has appeared in national and international publications. Awards include: 2024 Historical Novel Society First Chapters Short List (in progress), 2022 Florida Book Award, 2020 Royal Palm Literary Award, and grand prize in The Experience Poetry Competition. She writes reviews for Southern Literary Review, and is […]
Kathleen Thompson
April 23, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Kathleen Thompson holds a BS from the University of Alabama and an MFA in Fiction Writing from Spalding University. While her short stories and essays have been published in various places singly, she has four published books of poetry. (An avowed genre slut, she also has two novels and two collections of short stories in […]