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Ron Talney [1]

Listed as: 
Creative Nonfiction Writer, Fiction Writer, Poet
Public address: 
Lake Oswego, OR
Oregon US
Email: 
rtalney@yahoo.com
Bio: 

Ron Talney has published poems in numerous journals as well as five volumes of poetry, a juvenile mystery novel, The Ghost of Deadman's Hollow, from University Editions, and most recently, an adult novel, Nockers Up! from Inkwater Press. He was born in Canada but has lived in the United States most of his life.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Born in: 
New Westminister
Canada
Raised in: 
Portland, OR
Oregon
Prizes won: 

He has received awards from the Oregon State Poetry Association, The North American Mentor Society, The Writer's Digest, and in 1985 his poem, Portlandia, was selected as the dedication poem for the statue, Portlandia, a landmark work of art residing in downtown Portland, Oregon, second in size only to the Statue of Liberty.

What I'm reading now: 
Ex Mex by Jorge Castenada
The Devil's Highway by Luis Alberto Urea
Kafka Comes to America by Steven Wax
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Adults

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