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Fiction Writer, Poet
Tucson, AZ
Gregory McNamee is a writer, journalist, editor, photographer, and consultant in publishing, film, and other media. He is the author or editor of 30 books and more than 3,000 periodical publications, including articles, essays, reviews, interviews, editorials, poems, and short stories. He is a consultant, contributor, and contributing editor to the Encyclopaedia Britannica and its blog. He is a regular reviewer for Kirkus Reviews, a contributing editor to The Bloomsbury Review, and a correspondent for TravelIntelligence.net. McNamee operates Sonora Wordworks, an editorial and publishing service, and has been involved in the publication of more than 500 books. McNamee is a research associate at the Southwest Center of the University of Arizona, and an adjunct member of the faculty of the Economics Department. He is a member of the Speakers Bureau of the Arizona Humanities Council, and he also gives courses and talks on writing, publishing, journalism, and cultural and environmental issues.
Fiction Writer
Tucson, AZ
Matt Mendez’s stories have appeared in Alligator Juniper, Cutthroat, PALABRA, PANK, The Literary Review and other journals. He was the winner of Alligator Juniper’s National Fiction Contest and has been a finalist for The Ohio State University Prize in Short Fiction and the Charles Angoff Award. He earned his MFA from the University of Arizona. His first book, “Twitching Heart,” is available from Floricanto Press.