Faculty Biographies
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Liz Abrams-Morley, Poetry: Writing Your Way Into What You Don't Know You Know Liz Abrams-Morley is the author of Learning to Calculate the Half Life (Zinka Press, 2001) and What Winter Reveals (Plan B Press, 2005.) Her poems and fiction have appeared in journals, anthologies and on NPR. A co-founder and co-director of Around the Block Writers' Collaborative (www.writearoundtheblock.org), Liz is on the faculty of Rosemont's MFA in Writing. |
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Liz Corcoran, Fiction: Character: More than Just a Pawn on Your Chessboard Liz Corcoran received her M.A. in Creative Writing from Temple University. Her most recent short story, "An Hour at the Station," appeared in Oasis. She is currently working on a novel about stand-up comedians and a collection of stories that examines modern interpretations of magic. Liz has also taught literature and writing for Temple, Drexel, and Widener Universities, as well as the University of Pennsylvania's Writers' Conference. |
 | Tom Coyne, Creative Non-Fiction: Literary but True Tom Coyne is the author of the novel A Gentleman's Game and co-writer of the screenplay for the novel's film version, which starred Dylan Baker and Gary Sinise. He is also the author of Paper Tiger: An Obsessed Golfer's Quest to Play with the Pros, an Esquire magazine and USA Today editor's pick, and A Course Called Ireland, to be released in March, 2009. He earned his M.F.A. in 1999 from the University of Notre Dame, and lives in Philadelphia. |
 | Gregory Frost, Genre Writing in the Slipstream Era Gregory Frost teaches Fiction Writing at Swarthmore College and the author of the novel Shadowbridge (Del Rey) and its recent sequel, Lord Tophet; a short story collection, Attack of the Jazz Giants & Other Stories (Golden Gryphon Press) and five other novels, including the acclaimed dark fantasy Fitcher's Brides (Tor Books). |
 | Charles Holdefer, Fiction: The Pleasure of Craft Charles Holdefer (M.F.A., The University of Iowa Writers' Workshop; Ph.D., Sorbonne) is the author of The Contractor (2007), an American Booksellers Association "Book Sense Pick". His earlier novels are Apology For Big Rod (1997) and Nice (2001). His short fiction has appeared in numerous magazines, including the New England Review, North American Review, Paris Transcontinental, and Yellow Silk. Find more information at www.charlesholdefer.com. |
 | Elise Juska, The Whole Story: Exploring the Possibilities of Voice in Short Fiction Elise Juska's short fiction has appeared in numerous magazines and anthologies including The Hudson Review, Harvard Review, The Carolina Quarterly, Salmagundi, and The Seattle Review. She is the author of the novels The Hazards of Sleeping Alone, Getting Over Jack Wagner, and One for Sorrow, Two for Joy. She teaches fiction writing at The New School and the University of New Hampshire. |
 | Anne Kaier, Poetry: making it Anne Kaier's poetry, gathered in a chapbook called InFire, has appeared in the Kenyon Review site, The Schuylkill Valley Journal of the Arts and other journals. She reviews poetry for The Wild River Review. She has been a Featured Poet at the Free Library of Philadelphia. She teaches literature and creative writing at Rosemont College. She can be reached through Anne Kaier.com. |
 | Curtis Smith, Creative Non-Fiction: Insight and Craft in a Murky World Curtis Smith's latest book is The Species Crown, a story collection from Press 53. His second novel, Sound and Noise, will be released in fall 2008. He has published over fifty stories and essays in literary journals. His work has been cited by The Best American Short Stories, The Best American Mystery Stories and The Best American Spiritual Writing. |
 | Catherine Stine, Young Adult: Exploring Young Adult and Crossover Fiction Catherine Stine is the author of a YA novel, Refugees, voted a Best Book for Teens by the NYPL. It received a Booklist featured review and "Story Behind the Story" interview. She has also written for Scholastic Books (Be Careful What you Wish For) and for American Girl. Catherine teaches teen fiction at the New School in New York City. Visit her at www.catherinestine.com |
 | Margie Strosser, Screenwriting Basics - The Blueprint Margie Strosser has an MFA from Columbia University, is the writer/producer/director of several indie shorts and writer/producer of 20 episodes of the reality TV series BIRTHDAY for Discovery Health. She recently completed a screenplay adaptation of a thriller now in development with Mr. Big Films, Inc. in Los Angeles and is currently writing two features - a modern love story and a contemporary drama. |
 | Janice Wilson Stridick, Yoga Janice Wilson Stridick (MFA in Writing/Fiction from Vermont College) is a Certified Yoga Teacher and has practiced and taught yoga and facilitated creative workshops for seven years. Her thesis lecture at Vermont College examined the interface between the practice of yoga and the practice of writing. For more than twenty years, she has written professionally, and received numerous awards. She serves as a founding editorial board member of the literary magazine Philadelphia Stories. |