Terry Tierney

Poet, Fiction Writer

Oakland, CA
California US

Author's Bio

Terry Tierney is a writer who hails from the Midwest, but has planted roots in the San Francisco Bay Area. After serving in the Seabees, he completed his BA and MA at Binghamton University, and earned a PhD in Victorian Literature at Emory University. He taught college composition and creative writing courses, and survived several Silicon Valley startups as a software engineer. Tierney’s work has appeared in over fifty publications. His poetry collection, The Poet's Garage, will be published in May by Unsolicited Press. His irreverent Vietnam-era road novel Lucky Ride (Unsolicited Press), is set to release in 2022.

Publications & Prizes

Fiction

Book:
Lucky Ride (Unsolicited Press, 2021)

Poetry

Book:
The Poet's Garage (Unsolicited Press, 2020)
Journals:
Abraxas
,
Blue Buildings
,
California Quarterly
,
Centennial Review
,
Chattahoochee Review
,
Concerning Poetry
,
Contact II
,
Cottonwood Review
,
Formercactus
,
Front Porch Review
,
Great River Review
, ,
Kalliope
,
Kansas Quarterly
,
Milkweed Chronicle
,
Poetry at 33
, , ,
Puerto del Sol
, ,
Riggwelter
,
Rogue Agent
, , ,
The Lake
, ,
Westward Quarterly

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Born in: 
Sioux Falls, SD
South Dakota
Raised in: 
Minneapolis, MN
Minnesota
Please note: All information in the Directory is provided by the listed writers or their representatives.
Last update: Mar 11, 2020