Becky Bradway Address: Department of English Illinois State University Normal, IL. 61790 County: McLean E-mail: bbradwayhesse@earthlink.net Phone: 309.438.2364 Genre: Creative Non-Fiction; Fiction

Periodical Publications:

• Stories have been published in such journals as Third Coast, South Carolina Review, Beloit Fiction Journal, Other Voices, American Fiction, The Greensboro Review, Mississippi Review, Green Mountains Review, Literary Review, River Styx, Cream City Review, and many others.
• Creative Non-Fiction published in DoubleTake, North American Review, Troika, Creative Non-Fiction, ACM, South Carolina Review, Brilliant Corners: A Journal of Jazz and Literature, Eating Our Hearts Out: Women and Food (Crossing Press) and various anthologies.
• Academic essay, "Style is not Irrelevant," to be published in Writing On the Edge.

Essays:

• "Multiplications," Creative Non-Fiction Living Issue Project, 2002
• "Confirmation," Third Coast
• "The Language of Grace," South Carolina Review
• "Dancing Lines and Squares," Another Chicago Magazine
• "Munitions on the Prairie," DoubleTake

Book Publications:

• Editor: In the Middle of the Midwest: Literary Non-Fiction from the Heartland. Indiana University Press, Nov. 2003
• Author: Pink Houses and Family Taverns. (collection of essays). Indiana University Press, 2002

Forthcoming Publications:

Awards, Fellowships, Grants and Honors:

• Finalist, Pushcart Prize, 2002
• Illinois Arts Council, Special Assistance Grant, 2001
• Fellowship, Columbia University, NY.
• Runner-up in several national fiction competitions (New Rivers, Mid-List, U of N. Texas, Ohio State)
• Writer of the Year, Springfield Area Arts Council
• Springfield Area Arts Council grants, 1990-93
• Finalist, New Rivers Headwaters
• Contest Runner-up, Ohio State University Fiction
• Competition Finalist, American Fiction anthology competition (twice)
• Finalist, Cream City Review fiction competition
• Illinois Times fiction contest, first place

Recent Readings, Performances and Productions:

• Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL, spring 2004
• Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL, spring 2004
• Wick Lecturer, Mt. Union College, Alliance, OH. October 2003
  
• Reading, Mt. Union College, Alliance, OH 2003
  
• Decatur Area Writers Fair, October 18, 2003
  
• Reading at Richland Community College, March 2003
  
• Reading at Allerton Conference, Monticello, IL. April 14, 2003
  
• Reading at University of Illinois-Springfield, November 20, 2002
  
• Panel presentation on book editing and creative non-fiction. Creative
  Non-Fiction Festival, Columbia College, Chicago, IL. November 14, 2002
  
• Reading at Illinois State University, Normal, IL. November 7, 2002
  
• Reading at Seminary Co-op/57th Street Books, Chicago, IL. October 16, 2002
  
• Panel presentation on Midwest Writers at Great Lakes Booksellers Association
  Annual Conference. September 27, 2002
  
• Reading at Millikin University, Decatur, IL. May, 2002
  
• Member of ArtsTour, sponsored by the Illinois Arts Council and the Unit for
  Contemporary Literature, 2001-present

Recent Workshops:

• Mt. Union College, Alliance, OH 2003
  
• Richland Community College, March 2003.
  
• Panel presentation on Midwest Writers at Great Lakes Booksellers Association
  Annual Conference. September 27, 2002

Present Employment:

• Assistant Professor, Illinois State University

Preferred Audience:

• All audiences

Willing to travel:

• yes; anywhere