Mary Cross Mailing Address: 1230 W. Newport Ave. Chicago, IL  60657 County: Cook e-mail: mcross1@condor.depaul.edu Phone (home/fax): 773-975-9576 Genre: Poetry/Fiction/Creative Non-Fiction

 

Periodical Publications:

• Creative non-fiction credits include work on WBEZ's "Chicago Matters: What's Working?" series (1997) and the piece "Our Days" in The Sun (February 1997)
• Poetry has appeared in The Journal, Ploughshares, Ironwood, Ohio Review, and American Poetry Review

Book Publications:

• Rooms, Which Were People (poems), Ohio State U. Press, 1990

Forthcoming Publications:

Awards, Fellowships, Grants and Honors:

• Illinois Arts Council Artists Fellowship Finalist Award in Fiction (1998) and Poetry (1989)

• The Helen Hoover Santmyer Fund Poetry Award, Ohio State U. Press, 1990

• Residencies at Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, IL (1992, 90, & 89)

Recent Readings, Performances and Productions:

• Women & Children First Bookstore (Chicago), 1991
• Guild Books (Chicago), 1991
• University of Illinois at Chicago, 1990

Recent Workshops:

• Has been teaching 6-7 non-credit memoir writing workshops (called "Life Stories") at Northwestern University College since the Fall of 1993.

Present Employment:

• Instructor/lecturer DePaul University School for New Learning (essay/memoir) & Northwestern University College (memoir/fiction)

Preferred Audience:

• Prefers working with adults & seniors

Willing to travel:

• yes