Fred Gardaphe Mailing Address: 617 N. Main St. Lombard, IL  60148-1656 County: DuPage e-mail: fgar@aol.com Phone: work: 312-344-8107 home: 630-495-7510 fax:  312-344-8001 Genre: Fiction/Creative Non-Fiction

Periodical Publications:

• Creative non-fiction credits include "You Are What You Read" (Italian American, 1997) & "Breaking & Entering" (Forkroads, 1995)

• Has published fiction in Paterson Literary Review (1989) & Fra Noi (1988)

Book Publications:

• Moustache Pete is Dead, Bordighera, Inc. (1997)
• Dagos Read, Guernica Editions (1996)
• From the Margin: Writings in Italian Americana, Purdue U. Press (1991)

Forthcoming Publications:

• Story in Travellers Tales (Italy, 1998)

Awards, Fellowships, Grants and Honors:

• "Road Scholar," Illinois Humanities Council, 1996 - 1998
• Artist-In-Residence, Youth Communicators, 1985
• Illinois Arts Council Fellowship, 1984
• Unico National Literary Prize, 1988

Recent Readings, Performances and Productions:

• Has read at Joliet Public Library (1998), Penn State U. (1996 - 98), Fane Adams Hull House Annual (1997), Illinois Ethnic Coalition (1997)

Recent Workshops:

Present Employment:

• Professor of English, Columbia College Chicago

• Associate Editor, Fra Noi Italian-American Newspaper

Preferred Audience:

• No preferred audience

Willing to travel:

• yes