John Blades Mailing Address: 2111 Maple Evanston, IL 60201 County: Cook E-mail: jblades97@aol.com Phone Numbers: work: 847-869-6354 fax: 847-869-1922 Genre: Fiction/Creative Non-Fiction

Periodical Publications:

• "Look at Lolita" (article) Chicago Tribune, 4 January 1998
• "Frederick Barthelme: The Writer as High Roller" (interview), Publishers' Weekly, 6 October 1997

Book Publications:

• Small Game (novel) Henry Holt, 1992

Forthcoming Publications:

• A Free Agent (novel) not published

Awards, Fellowships, Grants and Honors:

• James Friend Memorial Critic Award, 1989
• Chicago Tribune Writing Award, 1990

Recent Readings, Performances and Productions:

• Various Chicago bookstores Springfield (Illinois) Library

Recent Workshops:

Present Employment:

• Currently works freelance

Preferred Audience:

Willing to travel:

• Would be willing to travel