EDUCATION
University of Birmingham, UK 9/2020 – 6/2021
PhD. Film and Creative Writing
Incomplete; Withdrew due to issues relating to Covid-19/financial
- The Ambiguity Project: In Search of Ungendered Narratives in Contemporary English Literature
Vermont College of Fine Arts, USA 9/2017 – 7/2019
MFA Writing
- Critical Thesis: A Conversation about Underpants: Ungendered Narratives and their Importance
- Creative Thesis: A Collection of Short Stories: Passing Through
Queen Mary College, London University, UK 9/1985 – 6/1989
BA (Honours) European Studies (German & Geography)
CURRENT EMPLOYMENT
Wanderlust Journal 11/2017 – Ongoing
Founder, CEO, Editor, Publisher, Web-manager
Wanderlust Journal is an international online literary journal of travel essays and photographs.
http://www.wanderlust-journal.com
Genderqueer Literature. 09/2020 – Ongoing
Founder, Co-Editor, Publisher, Web-manager
A new and emerging online free resource for non-binary literature.
http://www.genderqueerliterature.org
Wild Dog Press
Founder, Managing Editor, Publisher, Web-manager 2019 – Ongoing
A micro-press collective focused on publishing emerging travel writers.
HONORS, AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS
Hidden (Finishing Line Press), Finalist NM/AZ Book Awards. 2021
Hidden (Finishing Line Press), Second Place NM Federation of Women in Press Contest. 2021
Teaching Fellowship, Arizona State University Writing Conference. 2021
STAY. Honorable Mention for the (Queer Prose) Quill Prize, Red Hen Press. 2021
Merit scholarship, MFA in Writing, VCFA. 2019
Teaching Fellowship, Arizona State University Writing Conference. 2019
Post Graduate Writer’s Conference Scholarship, Vermont. 2018
Merit scholarship, MFA in Writing. 2018
Vermont Book Award Fellowship. 2018
Van Life. Finalist NM/AZ Book Awards. 2018
Director’s Award, Vermont College of Fine Art. 2017
Vermont Book Award Fellowship. 2017
Russia, Flash Fiction, Honorable mention in Glimmer Train. 2017
Van Life: Travelogue. Best Nonfiction and Grand Winner in Great Northwest Book Contest . 2017
When No One’s Looking (Eloquent Books): Winner NM/AZ Book Awards. 2016
The People’s Apocalypse, article, edited by Ariel Gore. 2014
Lucky Find (Blue Mesa Books): Novel. Finalist, NM/AZ Book Awards. 2013
Lucky Shot (SBG Press): Novel. Winner NM/AZ Book Awards. 2012
Lucky Shot: (SBG Press): Novel. Finalist, Royal Dragonfly Book Contest. 2012
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS
STAY (Madville Publishing), Due out 2023
G’Dog (Finishing Line Press), Old European style fables. 2022
Hidden (Finishing Line Press), prose poetry collection. 2021
Van Life: (Indie) Travelogue. 2017
Lucky Find (Blue Mesa Books): Novel. 2013
Lucky Shot: (SBG Press): Novel. 2012
When No One’s Looking (Eloquent Books): 2010
SHORTS (PROSE, POETRY)
Blue For Pints, Best Short Fiction Anthology. 2022
Oblivious, Ad Alta, The Birmingham Journal of Literature. 2021
Blue for Pints, Passengers Journal. 2021
Eight Years, Los Angeles Review. 2020
The Shower Didn’t Help, Los Angeles Review. 2020
An Immigrant in My Own Family, Immigrant Report. 2020
Application Report, Immigrant Report. 2020
Turning Twenty, Immigrant Report. 2020
Application Report, Dunes Review. 2019
Z Press, Best Emerging Poets of New Mexico. 2019
Saved, What Sort of Fuckery is This? Devils Party Press Anthology. 2020
Letting Go in Russia, 200 Word Short Story. 2018
The People’s Apocalypse, article, edited by Ariel Gore. 2014
SELECT REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS
Pass With Care, Review, Santa Fe Writers Quarterly. 2021
A Conversation about Underpants, Academia.edu. 2019
Fast into the Night, Review. Hunger Mountain. 2018
The Blurry Years, Review, Hunger Mountain. 2018
Everyone Wants to be an Ambassador to France, Review, Hunger Mountain. 2018
Bigfoots in Paradise, Review, Hunger Mountain. 2018
The Infinite Future, Review, Hunger Mountain. 2018
My Darling Detective, Review, Hunger Mountain. 2018
In Conversation with Trinie Dalton, Interview, Hunger Mountain. 2018
Sugar Land, Review. Red Hen Press. 2018
The Misfit Manifesto Review, Santa Fe Writers Quarterly. 2018
ART SHOWS/DIGITAL PUBLICATIONS
Are We Safe Yet? An online and print creative non-fiction multimedia project. 2021
Before Coffee: Art Show, Plainfield, VT. 2017
Not My Dog, Cartoons, Watercolors. Madrid, NM. 2018, 2017
What Am I Doing Here? Photography/ mixed media shows, International. 1992 – Ongoing
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
ASU: Presented on The Art and Practice of Queer Storytelling. 2021
North Bromsgrove High School, Worcestershire, UK: (Remote) Speaker for Graduation. 2021
Susquehanna University: Speaker for creative writing Undergraduate class. 2021
Desert Nights Writing Conference, ASU. Genderqueer Flash Fiction, workshop. 2020
Virginia Piper Writing Centre, ASU. Flash Fiction workshop. 2020
Vermont College of Fine Arts. Lessons from Clown School, lecture. 2019
University of South Dakota Writers’ Conference. Gender Queer Readings. 2018
VCFA: Challenging Gender Stereotypes, lecture. 2018
ADMINISTRATIVE/PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Freelance Writer/Editor/Publisher/Web-manager 2010 – Ongoing
With clients from individuals, MFA programs, businesses, magazines in UK and USA
Vermont College of Fine Arts
Assistant Program Assistant (MFA Writing and Publishing). 03/2021 – 06/2021
Temporary remote position as program closed during COVID-19
DeployHub 11/2018 – 6/2020
Communications Officer
A software development company on the cutting edge of microservices in USA
Gemini Landscapes
Founder, Owner, and Designer 03/2001 – 05/2015
A landscaping installation and maintenance company based in Santa Fe, New Mexico
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE and ACTIVITIES
Creative Writing Judge, VA in New Mexico. 2019–2022
Mentor for individual VCFA MFA alumni. 2020
Madrid Writing Studio, Madrid, NM. 2018-2020
Editor/Web-manager, Hunger Mountain Literary Journal. 2017-2018
Writer/Photographer, Classic Land Rover Magazine. 2016-2018
Mentor. AWP 2018/2019
Assistant Non-Fiction Editor, Upstreet Literary Journal. 2017 – 2021
Web Editor, New Mexico Small Business Development Center, NM. 2016-2017
Contributing Writer/Photographer, Rovers North Magazine. 2017-2019
MEMBER of Southwest Writers,
VCFA alum,
UoB alum,
Corporeal Writing community,
National Federation of Women Press Writers,
NM Poetry Association,
NM Book Association,
AWP mentorship programs
Binders (an online writing/women/queer community)
SKILLS AND INTERESTS
Languages:
Spanish (Conversational/Intermediate), Lingoda online, Level B1/2. 2021-2022
Certificates in Spanish: Valencia, Spain (1988), and Antigua, Guatemala (2004)
German (Intermediate) and French (Beginner) 1985-1989
IT Skills: Hootsuite, Mailchimp, SalesLoft, Salesforce, WordPress, Publishing via Ingram Spark, Create Space/KDP, JotForm, Eventbrite, Excel, Canvas, PowerPoint
Film Studies: Santa Fe, New Mexico (2012)
Clown/Circus Performance, San Francisco, CA. (2008)
Diploma in Documentary Photography, London, UK. (1995)
Community Projects Include:
Clowning Around Project, NM and Guatemala. 1999- 2010
Stage manager, Producer, Performer, Publicist. Engine House Theatre, Madrid, NM. 2008- 2014
Produced Gypsy Festival and Madrid Blues Music Festivals. NM. 2008
Performed/MC for various fundraisers and shows. NM. 2000- 2015
Produced, wrote, and performed, Vaudeville 101. NM. 2009.
Performed/Stage Manager for community shows, San Francisco, CA. 2007- 2008
Performed, wrote, and produced, Undercurrents: Solo monologues show. NM. 1999-2000
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