Michael Fontana

Fiction Writer

Bella Vista, AR
Arkansas US
Email: 
paz9461@yahoo.com
Website: 
michaelfontana.org

Author's Bio

Michael Fontana is currently at work on a novel. Fontana has taught writing courses at Miami University and at Northwest Arkansas Community College. Fontana's most important work has been in developing writing opportunities for homeless people and people living with mental illnesses.

Publications & Prizes

Journals:
Alabama Literary Review
,
Amoskeag
,
Brink Magazine
,
Cezanne's Carrot
,
Christopher Street
,
Coal City Review
,
Colorado Review
,
Every Day Fiction
,
Fiction International
,
Ghoti Magazine
,
Libido
,
Nebo
,
THEMA
,
Wanderings
,
Whiskey Island
,
Willow Springs
Prizes won: 

Individual Artist Fellowship, Ohio Arts Council, 1995; Older Writers Grant, Speculative Literature Foundation, 2015; Sally A. Williams Artist Fund Grant, Arkansas Arts Council, 2015.

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Personal Favorites

Favorite authors: 
William S. Burroughs, Yasmina Reza, Robert Desnos, many many others...
What I'm reading now: 
Autumn in Peking by Boris Vian, Memoirs of a Shy Pornographer by Kenneth Patchen, 4 Novels by Marguerite Duras, The Novels by Friedrich Durrenmatt

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Prefers to work with: 
Adults, Homelessness, Mental Health
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Columbus, OH
Ohio
Raised in: 
Columbus, OH
Ohio
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Last update: May 02, 2025