Carol Manley Mailing Address: 320 W. Reynolds Springfield, IL 62702 County: Sangamon Phone: (217) 541-6386 e-mail: smanley@famvid.com Genre: Fiction, Poetry, Non-Fiction

Periodical Publications:

• Stories:
  "How I Got Saved", DownState Story, Peoria, IL
  "Church Booty", Year's Best Writing from the Editors of Writer's Digest
  "Sacrificial Virgins", Thema, Metairie, LA
  "Gramma Sets the House on Fire", Alchemist Review, Sangamon State Univ.
  "Wishes", Earth's Daughters, Buffalo, NY
  "Millie Masters", Mystery Time, Decatur, IL
  "Gramma and the Butcher", All the Women Were Heroes
  
• Essays:
  "February", Sounds from the Sangamon
  "Nine and a Half Months", All the Women Were Heroes
  "Sand", Sounds from the Sangamon
  
• Poems:
  "Damnations", Blue Unicorn
  "Going in the Car", Fathers, Brothers, Sons
  "Jonah at 4", Alchemist Review, Sangamon State University
  "Something Good", Alchemist Reveiw, Sangamon State University
  "Stud Poet", Penny Dreadful Review

Book Publications

Forthcoming Publications:

• "Along for the Ride", The Oak, Rock Island, IL
• "On the Bus", Kalliope, Jacksonville, FL

Awards, Fellowships, Grants and Honors:

• Friends of Lincoln Library Writer of the Year Award for Poetry 1995, Springfield, IL for The Jonah Poems
  
• Ragdale Fellowship, December 1996, Lake Forest, IL
  
• Mid-West Writers Conference 1998, Second Place for Fiction for "Catfishing", Canton, OH
  
• Writer's Digest 72nd Annual Writing Competition 2003:
  
• First Place Literary Short Fiction - "Church Booty"
  
• Third Place Literary Short Fiction - "Louella and the Holy Ghost"
  
• Honorable Mention Literary Short Fiction - "Peaches"

Recent Readings, Performances and Productions:

• Writer's Harvest, Lincolnland Community College, Fall 2003
• Cable Access program "Works In Progress"
• Cable Access program "Art Beat"

  Previously:

• First Night Springfield, YWCA, Sangamon State University, University of Illinois - Springfield, Milliken University, Eastern Illinois University

Recent Workshops:

• Presenter: Illinois Philological Association Annual Conference 2003
• Presenter: Illinois Philological Association Annual Conference 2002
• Presenter: Illinois Philological Association Annual Conference 2000
  
• Participant: AWP (Associated Writers and Writing Programs) Annual Conference 2004

Present Employment:

• State of Illinois

Preferred Audience:

• Prefer women's groups, adults, writers

Willing to travel:

• Anywhere