Zarina Mullan Plath Mailing Address: C/O James Plath Department of English Illinois Wesleyan U. Bloomington, IL  61702-2900 County: McLean E-mail: jplath@titan.iwu.edu Phone: work: 309-556-3352 fax: 309-556-3545 Genre: Poetry/Creative Non-Fiction

Periodical Publications:

• "Poetic Leaps and Movements." Co-authored with James Plath. The Writer (August 2000), reprinted in The Writer's Handbook, Kalmbach Publishing Co., 2001
• Featured Illinois Poet (bio, interview, and poems). "I Was a Bombay Movie Queen," "Washing (II)," "Braids," "Cooking Lesson," "The Subtle Body," "Cesarean," "Belles Rives," "Sohrab and Roda Escape the Monsoon," "Roda:," "Sohrab:," "The Coral Lady Brushes Kavi's Hair," "Kavi:," and "Belly Dance." Spoon River Poetry Review (Fall 2000)
• "Roda Takes Her Body To The Mountain" and "Kavi In The Sea Of Milk." Whetstone 16 (Fall 1999)
• "Not 'Nuff Respect." The Caribbean Writer 12 (1998), Sunshine Magazine (Bridgetown, Barbados, W.I.) 10 December 1995
• "Meiosis II" and "Sabbatical." A Summer's Reading 1 (Summer 1997)
• "In a Gujarati Kitchen" and "The Maharani of Jaipur." Willow Review 24 (Spring 1997)
• "For Women Who Have Run Over Liquid Cement." Clockwatch Review 9 (1994-95)

Book Publications:

Forthcoming Publications:

• "Clinic." Faultline (forthcoming 2001)
• "Shirtless" and "Washing." Slide (forthcoming 2001)

Awards, Fellowships, Grants and Honors:

• Featured writer, Arts Across Illinois, a WTTW-TV (Chicago PBS affiliate) production first aired in June 2001
• Recipient, 2000 Illinois Arts Council Literary Award
• Recipient, 2000 Illinois Arts Council Artists Fellowship Award
• Recipient, 1997 George R. Canning Outstanding Student in Literature Fellowship, Illinois State University
• Recipient, 1996 Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowship
• Recipient, 1996 Sutherland Fellowship in Creative Writing, Illinois State University
• Nominee, 1995 Pushcart Prize, Clockwatch Review
• 2nd Place, Poetry, and Hon. Mention, Fiction, Karl H. Carlson Creative Writing Awards, 1994-95, Elmhurst College
• 1994 Academy of American Poets College Prize, Illinois Wesleyan University

Recent Readings, Performances and Productions:

• Invited to read and conduct a poetry workshop at the National Zoroastrian Congress in Chicago, 2-6 July 2002
• 1999 Creative Writing Feastival. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, November 1999
• WGLT Radio, "Poetry Radio," Normal, Ill., 25 November 1997
• Babbitt's Books, Normal, Ill., 7 May 1997
• Lucca Grill, Bloomington, Ill., 9 September 1996
• Babbitt's Books, Normal, Ill., 8 May 1996
• Readings for Clockwatch Review: A 10th Anniversary Celebration. Lucca Grill, Bloomington, Ill., 13 April 1995, and Borders Books & Music, Oak Brook, Ill., 23 April 1995.

Recent Workshops:

• Unitarian Church, Normal, Ill., 9 August 1998
• Illinois State University, Arts and Sciences Week: "Chaos and Order: The Quest for Balance." Normal, Ill., 30 September 1996
• Workshop Leader, 1999 Creative Writing Festival. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, 16-17 November 1999
• Workshop Leader, Hemingway Days Writers' Workshop & Conference, Key West, Fla., 20-23 July 1998
• Teaching Assistant in Creative Writing, Illinois State University, Normal, Ill., Fall 1997

Present Employment:

• Freelance Writer

Preferred Audience:

Willing to travel:

• yes