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Melanie Simms [1]

Listed as: 
Poet
Public address: 
Arab, AL
Alabama US
Email: 
melanie.simms46@yahoo.com
Bio: 

I am a widely published poet, and former poet laureate of Perry County. I currently reside in Arab, Alabama and am pursuing my MFA in Creative Writing. My BA is in Creative Writing  from Bloomsburg University in PA. I was born into a family of award winning authors/poets. I am the author of four books of poetry including Remember the Sun (Sunbury Press) and Waking the Muse (Outskirts Press)  My third book, Life Signs and Fortune Cookies (Brown Poesy Press) is a collection of poems and short stories. My fourth book is an anthology which I titled "Poets with Masks On." It is a collection of poetry by some of the nation's finest poets and includes the art work of New York artist Christine O'Connor.  The book was just accepted for publication by Finishing Line Press. I am presently working on my fifth novel, "Alien Prophecy" my first science fiction novel; I hope to have it adapted for screen. I have also begun sending out my first collection of science fiction short stories.  I am a huge fan of Ray Bradbury one of our greatest science fiction authors and gifted American poets.

 I am the proud mother of a 30 year old son who served in the US Army and currently works for TSA.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Favorite authors: 
Eugene Field, Ray Bradbury, Gary Young and H.G. Wells.
Born in: 
Hartford, CT
Connecticut
Raised in: 
Santa Cruz, CA
California
Website: 
https://poetmelaniesimms.wordpress.com/ [2]
Prizes won: 

Perry County Poet Laureate Award, Sophie Award, Cambridge Who's Who of Women in Publication, Marquis Who's Who of the World, A Vermont Writers Studio Scholarship, A finalist in the Richard Savage Poetry Award (Bloomsburg University), Pushcart prize nomination,President and Founder, Association of Pennsylvania Poets' Laureate. Listed in the prestigious Pennsylvania Center of the Book(PSU)Poet of the Month (Poetry Superhighway), Evvy Nomination for Best self-publication of a book. A finalist in the Adelaide Literary Magazine Fiction and Poetry Competitions.  A winner of the Poetry in Transit Award (Kings College), Pennsylvania.

What I'm reading now: 
In The Buddha Factory by Alan Soldofsky
The Complete Poems by Elizabeth Bishop
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Any

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