Jeff Fearnside
Writer
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WELCOME TO MY WEBSITE! I'm Jeff Fearnside, a writer, editor, teacher, workshop leader, and Returned Peace Corps Volunteer. Follow the links above or below to read some of my work, contact me regarding readings and workshops, explore Asia through my photo travelogue, and much more. You may want to bookmark this site, as I regularly update current material and add new material. Thanks for visiting, and please return often!
Summer Writing Workshop at the Grand Canyon!
I will be leading a special multi-day nature writing workshop at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon July 20–22, 2012. Please visit my Writing Workshops page for more information or the Grand Canyon Field Institute to register. Space is limited!
Bio
Poetry Chapbook Out
Travelogue: Asia
At China’s Taklamakan (Go-in-and-you-won’t-come-out) Desert
Lake, and Other Poems of Love in a Foreign Land by Jeff Fearnside
Kent, Ohio: Standing Rock Cultural Arts
The book has such a strong sense of being in that culture, the tangible feeling of being in the markets and landscape, the smoke, the smells, all with an island of love within in the space of 10 poems.—Allan Peterson, author of five chapbooks and four full-length books of poetry, most recently Fragile Acts (McSweeney’s, forthcoming in June 2012)
Where to find my work:
Latest News
Copies of the following anthologies that include my work are available or coming soon; click on each image for order info:
March 18, 2012
I’ve reached a special milestone: I recently had my 20th short story accepted for publication! (Does anyone know where I can find an animated GIF of confetti flying?) “Maps and Compasses” is slated to appear this spring in the Homestead Review, published by the Department of Language Arts at Hartnell College in Salinas, CA.
A Life Inspired: Tales of Peace Corps Service contains my essay ‘Itam,’ about my host father in Kazakhstan during my summer training for the Peace Corps. Now in a second edition, the stories are presented within three themes: ‘Making a Difference,’ ‘Life is Calling,’ and ‘Window to the World.’
March 8, 2012
Scent of Cedars contains my short story ‘Going for Broke,’ along with the work of 31 other writers from the Pacific Northwest, including Lisa Roullard, Kris Christensen, and Ken Letko.
You may now hear the podcast of me reading my poem “Still Life” here in the latest online issue of Qarrtsiluni.
March 6, 2012
Two of my fiction chapbooks were recently named semi-finalists in the Sundress Publications Chapbook Contest—or, to put it another way, both made the Top 18. Not too bad. You may find the complete list of semifinalists, finalists, and the winner on the Sundress Publications webpage.
COMING SOON: ‘Itam’ is being reprinted in a new anthology, The Chalk Circle: Intercultural Prizewinning Essays, to be published in late spring 2012 by Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing, Inc. The book will include 20 prizewinning essays by established and emerging writers on the subjects of race, ethnicity, culture, place, and identity. Acclaimed writer David Mura is contributing the introduction. Information on his numerous books and awards may be found on his website.
You may also read more of my work here.
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