Deborah Cummins Mailing Address: 1221 Michigan Ave. Evanston, IL  60202 County: Cook e-mail: abcummins@aol.com Phone: work: 847-733-1221 Genre: Poetry/Fiction

 

Periodical Publications:

• "In the Hospital" (poem) New England Review, Winter 1998
• Poems in Tar River Poetry, Craborchard Review, and Rover Oak Review, Fall & Spring 1997

Book Publications:

• From the Road it Looks Like Paradise (poems) State Street Press, 1997

Forthcoming Publications:

• "Walking Shaw Prarie After the Burn" & "Shovelling Snow After a Blizzard in Late April" (poems) The Laurel Review, Summer 1998

Awards, Fellowships, Grants and Honors:

• Washington Prize in Fiction
• James B. Michener Fellowship
• Donald Barthelme Memorial Fellowship
• IAC Literary Fellowship in poetry finalist award

Recent Readings, Performances and Productions:

• 1 of 2 featured poets, sponsored by River Oak Arts, Oak Park, June 1998
• Barnes & Noble, Evanston, April 1997
• White River Writers' Workshop, Lyon College (Arkansas), Summer 1996

Recent Workshops:

Present Employment:

• Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago

Preferred Audience:

• Prefers undergraduate through adult audiences, but has extensive experience with children, grades 4-12, and their teachers

Willing to travel:

• yes, but with reservations