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Nov. 18, 2008: I’ve had two prose poems published by Protestpoems.org, an online journal devoted entirely to poetry that tackles human rights issues. It’s an important project, and I’m happy to play a small part in it.

Sept. 27, 2008: I’ll be giving a reading as part of the Prescott Area Arts & Humanities Council’s 4^th Annual Fall Arts Festival and Studio Tour. The reading will feature myself, K. L. Cook—author of Last Call (University of Nebraska Press, 2004) and The Girl from Charnelle (William Morrow, 2006; Harper Perennial, 2007)—and Prescott College students and alumni. It runs from 3-5 p.m. at Prescott College’s Granite Performing Arts Center, 218 N. Granite St.

July 2, 2008: I’ve accepted the position of managing editor of the literary journal Alligator Juniper at Prescott College in Arizona, beginning in August 2008. As part of my duties, I’ll also teach three sections of writing workshop this upcoming academic year. Alligator Juniper is an excellent journal—it won the AWP Prize for undergraduate literary magazines (content) in 2001 and 2004—and I look forward to maintaining and hopefully moving forward this tradition. Just being part of Prescott College excites me. The college’s tagline is, “For the Liberal Arts and the Environment,” and its location in the lively and beautiful mountain town of Prescott, nearly a mile (5,354 feet) above sea level, is perfect for both.

      Also, my interview with Wendell Berry is out in the current (July) issue of The Sun. If you can get your hands on a copy, I highly recommend this; it’s a fantastic and thought-provoking journal. If you can’t, they’ve posted the interview on their website, which is also worth checking out.

April 10, 2008: I will be co-conducting “Solitude and Story: A Contemplative Writing Workshop” with Dianne Aprile at the Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest from 17-18 May 2008. Please see my Workshops page for more information.

Oct. 8, 2007: My interview with author Wendell Berry has been accepted by The Sun, to appear sometime in early 2008. My review of Peter Chilson’s novella and short-story collection Disturbance-Loving Species (New York: Mariner Books, 2007) is scheduled to appear in Washington State Magazine, also in early 2008.

May 25, 2007: I’ve been hired as a Visiting Assistant Professor in Creative Writing at Western Kentucky University for the academic year 2007-8. Courses I will teach include ENG 200 (Introduction to Literature), ENG 203 (Creative Writing, which includes units on creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry), and ENG 303 (Fiction Writing). I’m very pleased to remain at WKU for another year in this expanded role.

Feb. 27, 2007: I’ll be giving a Faculty Reading here at Western Kentucky University, along with my colleagues Sandra Wales (Ph.D., West Virginia University) and Rick Thompson (MFA, University of Montana), beginning at 7 p.m. in 125 Cherry Hall.

Feb. 21, 2007: What an incredible 13 months it’s been! Five acceptances for my writing, two national writing contest awards, and now two writing fellowships. I just learned that I’ve been selected for a Dorothy Norton Clay Fellowship at the Mary Anderson Center for the Arts in Mount St. Francis, Indiana. Founded in 1989 by the Mount St. Francis Friary, the center awards only two Clay fellowships per year. The ten-night writing residency, which includes a $200 stipend, is to be completed by 31 July 2007.

Feb. 20, 2007: I’ll be reading in Owensboro, Kentucky as part of the Third Tuesday Coffeehouse series sponsored by Brescia University, along with two of my colleagues at Western Kentucky University—Tom Hunley and Nancy Roberts—and Mari Beth Stanley. There will also be an Open Mic and an on-the-spot audience writing competition. It all runs from 7:00 to 9:30 p.m. in Woodward’s at the RiverPark Center, and it’s free. For more information, call (270) 686-4203 or e-mail david.bartholomy@brescia.edu.

Jan. 30, 2007: A good start to the new year: my short story “The Great Silver Cactus of Driggs, Idaho” has been accepted by Lake Effect, a journal out of Penn State-Erie that the NewPages Guide to Literary Magazines states is “Definitely worth checking out.”

Dec. 12, 2006: My short story “Accomplices to a Tradition,” one of a series set in Kazakhstan, has been accepted by Rosebud Magazine—a highly regarded journal described by one reviewer as “Somewhere between the old Collier's and The New Yorker”—to appear in issue #38 in April 2007.

Oct. 30, 2006: I received an acceptance from the Blue Earth Review, the official literary journal of Minnesota State University—Mankato, for my poem “Little River Almanac.” Look for it in their upcoming Spring 2007 issue.

Aug. 28, 2006: I began my first day of classes as an English and Creative Writing instructor at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky. My contract is for one academic year.

Aug. 16, 2006: I will be making my second appearance at The Jazz Factory in Louisville for their “Jazz and the Spoken Word” series. Please click on the link above for more information about and directions to this great jazz club.

Aug. 15, 2006: My Bernheim writing fellowship officially concludes.

Aug. 9, 2006: In conjunction with the Full “Red” Moon Night Hike, I will give a public reading at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest. The reading is free of charge and does not require registration. It will begin at 8 p.m.; please bring yourself, your loved ones, and an interest in literature. The hike will begin at 8:30 p.m. and requires advance payment and registration. For more information, please visit Bernheim’s website. For directions, click here.

Aug. 8, 2006: My website goes live!  www.jeff-fearnside.com

July 23, 2006: Interview with author Wendell Berry at his Kentucky hillside farm.