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Michael Dickel [1]

Listed as: 
Poet, Fiction Writer
Public address: 
Jerusalem
Israel
IL
Email: 
Michael_Dickel@iCloud.com
Bio: 

Michael (Dickel) Dekel edits The BeZine (https://TheBeZine.com [2]) and has authored six published books and chapbooks (pamphlets) of poetry and short fiction, and published over 200 individually published poems, short stories, and non-fiction pieces, in addition to book-reviews and academic articles—under his birth name, Michael Dickel. Nothing Remembers, his most recent poetry collection, came out in 2019 from Finishing Line Press (https://tinyurl.com/y3684acu [3]). For Fisher Features, Ltd, he wrote a successful NEH film-development grant and the script for a documentary film on Yiddish theatre. He works as a freelance editor for publishers and individual authors, co-edited Voices Israel Vol. 36 (2010), and served or continues to serve as an editor of one sort or another for several print and online literary periodicals. He has taught writing, literature, and English language in higher education in both the U.S. and Israel. Michael publishes an online blog-Zine (https://MichaelDickel.info/ [4]). He is the past chair of the Israel Association of Writers in English. He holds a Bachelor's in psychology, a Master's Degree in Creative Writing (Fiction and Poetry concentrations), and a Doctorate in English.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Twitter/X: 
@MYDEKEL469
Born in: 
Elmhurst, IL
Illinois
Raised in: 
Glen Ellyn, IL
Illinois
RSS feed: 
https://michaeldickel.info/feed/ [5]
Website: 
https://MichaelDickel.info [6]
Prizes won: 

Nothing Remembers, Third Place, Poetry, Feathered Quill Book Award, 2019

First and Second Place, the International Reuben Rose Poetry Competition, 2009

Third Place and Highly Commended, the International Reuben Rose Poetry Competition, 2008

Identifies as: 
American
Israeli
Jewish
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Any
Schools
Teachers

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Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/michael_dickel [2] https://TheBeZine.com [3] https://tinyurl.com/y3684acu [4] https://MichaelDickel.info/ [5] https://michaeldickel.info/feed/ [6] https://MichaelDickel.info