Beth Copeland Vargo Mailing Address: 1140 Sagebrush Trail Cary, IL 60013 County: McHenry E-mail: bethvargo@aol.com Phone: 847 516-1759 Genre: Poetry

Periodical Publications:

• Ascent, Atlanta Review, Carolina Quarterly, Peregrine, Phoebe, Midwest Poetry Review, Night Roses, Rhino, Southern Poetry Review

Book Publications:

• Traveling Through Glass, Bright Hill Press, 2000

Forthcoming Publications:

Awards, Fellowships, Grants and Honors:

• Finalist Award - Illinois Arts Council, 2002
• Honorable Mention, New Millenium Writing, 2002
• Ethel Fortner Writer and Community Award, St. Andrews College, 2002
• Peregrine Award, 2001
• International Merit Award, Atlanta Review, 2001
• Bright Hill Press National Poetry Book Award, 1999

Recent Readings, Performances and Productions:

• St. Andrews College, Laurinburg,NC, 2002
• Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh, NC, 2002
• Poets on the Square, 2002
• Bight Hill Farm, Treadwell, NY 2001

Recent Workshops:

• McHenry County College, Continuing Education, 2001
• Barrington Area Arts Council, 2001

Present Employment:

• Curator, Chester Gould-Dick Tracy Museum, Woodstock, IL

Preferred Audience:

• Adults

Willing to travel:

• yes, anywhere if expenses are paid