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Jan Seale [1]

Listed as: 
Creative Nonfiction Writer, Fiction Writer, Poet
Email: 
janseale@rgv.rr.com
Bio: 

Jan Seale, the 2012-13 Texas Poet Laureate, is the author of eleven poetry volumes, two books of short stories, four nonfiction volumes, and several children’s books. Her writing has been published in such media as Texas Monthly, The Yale Review, and Writer’s Digest. Dramatic fiction has been featured on National Public Radio, at the Black Box Theatre in Boston, and at the Dallas Museum of Art. Her latest book of poetry is The Parkinson Poems, while the latest nonfiction is Nature Nurture Neither. Seale has taught writing at three universities and has held a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship. She lives on the Texas-Mexico border.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Born in: 
Pilot Point
Raised in: 
Waxahachie, TX
Website: 
https://janseale.com [2]
Prizes won: 

National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship in Poetry 1982
Winner in PEN/NEA Syndicated Fiction Projects: 1983, 1984, l987, l988, l989, l991
Texas Council for the Humanities Speakers’ Bureau, 2000-2014
Bill Burke and Dolly Sprunk Awards, New York Poetry Forum, 1976-77
Kathryn Morris Memorial Award, Poetry Society of Texas, l970
Finalist, Violet Crown Award, Poetry, 2006
The Willa Literary Award, Editor, Best Creative Nonfiction, 2008

Identifies as: 
White
Christian
Prefers to work with: 
Naturalists/Environmentalists
Seniors

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