Rosalind Cummings-Yeates Mailing Address: 450 W. Melrose, #423 Chicago, IL  60657 County: Cook e-mail: rozwrite@ameritech.com Phone (work/home/fax): 773-868-4187 Genre: Fiction/Creative Non-Fiction

 

Periodical Publications:

• "Coolness" (short story), Wordplay, 1995
• "Leader of the Pack" (short s tory), Hyphen, 1994
• "Journey to Yard" (essay) in Go Girl: The Black Women's Book of Travel & Adventure, Eighth Mountain Press, 1997

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Forthcoming Publications:

Awards, Fellowships, Grants and Honors:

• Chicago Dept. of Cultural Affairs Community Arts Assistance Award for completing short story collection at Iowa Writers Workshop, Summer 1994

Recent Readings, Performances and Productions:

• "Journey to Yard," Afrocentric Bookstore (Chicago), October 1997
• "Ginseng and Jerk Chicken" (short story), Printer's Row Book Fair (Chicago), June 1996

Recent Workshops:

• "Freelance Writing" (2 hr. workshop), Dusable Museum, August 1996

Present Employment:

• Freelance writer for such publications as Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago magazine, and certain national publications

Preferred Audience:

Willing to travel:

• yes