Billy Lombardo Mailing Address: 13 Bergman Court Forest Park, IL 60130-1212 County: Cook E-mail: blombardo@latinschool.org Website: www.billylombardo.com Phone: Cell: (708)334-3141 (best) Work: (312)582-6405 (new) Genre: Fiction / Poetry

Periodical Publications:

• Fiction:

• "The Hills of Laura," Bryant Literary Review, May 2004
• "The Logic of a Rose" Cicada, TBA 2005
• "The Thing about Swing" Cicada, July/August 2004
• "Mrs. Higgins' Heart and the Smell of Fire" Cicada, May/June 2004
• "The Wallace Playlot" Cicada, July/August 2003
• "The Pilgrim Virgin" Cicada, March/April 2003
• "The Pilgrim Virgin." River Oak Review, January, 2002.
• "Something True." Other Voices, Spring 2001.
• "Blessed the Fruit." Cicada, September/October 2001.
• "The Fourth Movement." Columbus Scene, October 1990.

• Poetry:

• "My Father is an Excellent Dog," Power Lines: A Decade of Poetry from the Guild, 1999.
• "Joyful Mysteries." Stray Bullets: A Celebration of Chicago Saloon Poetry, 1991.
• "Meanwhile, Roxy Mourns." Threshhold, Spring 2001.

Forthcoming Publications:

• "Nickels," StoryQuarterly (Issue #40, Fall 2004)
• "The Logic of a Rose" stories by Billy Lombardo
  BkMk Press (University of Missouri-Kansas City) Spring 2005

Awards, Fellowships, Grants and Honors:

• Winner of the G.S. Sharat Chandra Prize for Short Fiction (2004)
• New millenium Awards Honorable Mention
• Nelson Algren Fiction Award Finalisty 2002
• Pushcart Prize Nomination 2002, for "The Pilgrim Virgin." Published in River Oak Arts, Fall 2001.
• Illinois Arts Council Fellowship Award, 2002
• Illinois Arts Council Literary Award Winner, for the story "The Pilgrim Virgin." Published in River Oak Arts, Fall 2001.
• Ragdale Foundation Residency awarded for 2001
• Karen Sue Berger Community Service Award,1999

Recent Readings, Performances and Productions:

• Performance Features:

• "Fray Day" National Storytelling Event, October 5, 2003
• Green Mill (annual Fatherüs Day Feature), Guild Complex,
• Fitgeraldüs, Why Not Cafe, Borderline, Estelleüs, 34th St. Coffee House
• Featured on ABC World News Sunday (April 11, 1993)
• Featured in Smithsonian magazine (September, 1992)
• Featured on National Public Radio (March, 1991)
• Featured on WGN radio (April, 1991)
• Printers Row Book Fair, June 2002
• River Oak Review Launch Party, Fall 2002

Recent Workshops:

• "Writing the Reflection" University of Chicago Lab School, Jan. 2001
• CSEE, La Jolla, CA, April 2002
• "Generating Story Ideas" River Oak Arts Association, June, 2002
• "Fiction Workshop" Barrington Arts Association, September, 2002

Present Employment:

• Teacher, The Latin School of Chicago

Preferred Audience:

• Any

Willing to travel:

• yes, anywhere