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| Rob Lamm |
Rob
Lamm began teaching writing and English education courses at Arkansas State University after receiving his doctorate
from the University of Oklahoma. He was a consultant for the National Writing
Project for 20 years and served 10 of those years as an NWP site director. A
past president of ACTELA, Arkansas’ organization for English teachers, he is now the editor for ACTELA’s literary
collection, The Arkansas Anthology. Dr. Lamm’s writing textbook, Dynamic
Argument, was published by Houghton Mifflin this year and is being used in writing programs around the country. His next book to be published by HM, Dynamic Writing, will include many of the creative techniques
featured in his presentation to White County Creative Writers.
http://engphil.astate.edu/bio_lamm.htm
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| Ellen Withers |
Ellen
Withers finds that her ‘day job’ as an insurance investigator furnishes her with inspiration and information
that feeds her writing career. She is a contributing writer and serves on the editorial committee of SIU Awareness,
a national insurance fraud awareness magazine. A member of Sweet Adelines International, she occasionally combines both interests
by entertaining at writers’ functions and writing for the S.A. publication, The Pitch Pipe. Her essays, articles, and short stories have taken honors at conferences in Arkansas and Oklahoma, and
her work is supported by such publications as the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, Ozark Mountaineer, SouthLit.com,
and others. Ellen has spoken on Starting and Sustaining a Freelance Career, and
How to Become a Professional Writer, as well as serving on a discussion panel about
contest judging. She was a featured speaker at a writers’ workshop
for the Arkansas Parks and Tourism Department in 2006. A member of four literary
organizations, she serves on the board of the Arkansas Writers’ Conference.
http://www.witherswrites.com/
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| Jennifer DiCamillo |
Jennifer DiCamillo’s
award winning works have appeared in Museletter, The Poisoned Pen, Ozarks Magazine, Storyteller Magazine,
Cup of Comfort for Women in Love, and many other publications around the world.
Her debut novel, The Price of Peace, won a CAPA nomination for Best Historical Fiction 2004. Other award-winning works are: Courting Disaster, a romance novel; Passing Thoughts and Passing
Images, poetry collections; upcoming mystery anthologies Deadknots and Despicado; the Big Boys children’s
series. Her short science fiction can be found currently in Unbelievable Stories
Magazine. Jennifer recently signed 23 contracts with Mojocastle Press under
her pseudonym, Carlys Weldon.
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| Deanna Dismukes |
Deanna
Dismukes is Education Coordinator for the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center in Piggott, Arkansas. She has been Director of the Hemingway Creative Writers’ Retreat for the last
five years. Prior to taking this position, she was Director of Arkansas Enrichment
for Gifted Instruction in Education ( A.E.G.I.S.), funded by the Arkansas Department of Education. Deanna holds a Master of Science in Education. Each summer
she teaches ten days of professional development workshops for teachers, with the specific approval of the Arkansas Dept.
of Education.
Deanna states that while
personal creative writing is a weakness for her, her strength is in creating opportunities for others to write.
http://hemingway.astate.edu/
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