Tracie Hall is Executive Director of the American Library Association. She previously served as Director, Culture Program at Chicago’s Joyce Foundation. As Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) for the City of Chicago where she oversaw the Arts and Creative Industries Division which included the Visual Arts, Performing Arts, […]
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From the 1998 Jack Straw Writers Anthology: “I was born on the island of Antigua, in the British West Indies. My family then immigrated to the United States twenty years ago. I have since lived in four states, making my home currently in Seattle, for the past three years. As a resident of the Belltown […]
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Trisha Ready is a writer and a psychologist. She wrote essays for twenty years for Seattle’s alternative newspaper— The Stranger. Her writing focuses on mental health and music. 1998 Writers Program
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For a couple of decades, Kimball MacKay-Brook made his living feeding people – sharecropping in the mountains of Western North Carolina and cooking in restaurants, daycare centers, and schools. For the last eight years, he’s taught at Cornish College of the Arts, providing, he hopes, a different sort of nutrition. His work has appeared in […]
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From the 1998 Jack Straw Writers Anthology: “I was born and raised in New York City and I moved out to Seattle thirteen years ago to attend the University of Washington, where I received an M.A. in English. My recent publication credits include The Madison Review, River City, Pearl, The Rockford Review, and The Cape […]
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Sonia Gomez is an American born Sri Lankan, who was raised in Kenya and Zimbabwe. She received an MFA from the University of Washington and has taught at that institution, and at local community colleges. She has also worked at Seattle Arts and Lectures and Richard Hugo House. Gomez has received grants from Artist Trust […]
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From the 1998 Jack Straw Writers Anthology: “I graduated with a B.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Washington and now freelance for Allure magazine and do a little writing for The Stranger. I’m currently teaching English and creative writing at an alternative high school in Long Beach, Washington and working on my second […]
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The poet Jamal Gabobe has a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature from the University of Washington. The Path of Difference is his third poetry book. He has published another book of poetry titled Love and Memory and an Arabic poetry book called Qalb La Yanam. Jamal’s travel essay Termites and Clans was included in the anthology […]
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From the 1998 Jack Straw Writers Anthology: “I have spent most of my life in Los Angeles where I got my emotional passport. Now I can go anywhere. Now I live in Seattle. I have self-published four poetry books. Presently I’m working on a new book to be named later (I don’t want to ruin […]
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From the 1998 Jack Straw Writers Anthology: “I am a twenty-seven year old Chicano, or Mexican-American. I was raised in mostly middle-class white suburban communities where the only other students with Spanish surnames were my siblings. I’m currently a full-time composition and literature professor at Shoreline Community College. I moved to Washington after living in […]
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