People Making Things Possible
Staff & Volunteers
Thea Temple, Executive Director
Email: thea@writersgarret.org
M. Grace Kenney, Program and Operations Administrator
Email: gen@writersgarret.org
Callie Bentley, Manager, Children and Youth Programs
Email: program@writersgarret.org
Joe Milazzo, Director of Community Education and Outreach
Email: camp@writersgarret.org
Barbara Roth and Claudia Meyer, Community and Mentorship Project (CAMP) Administrators
Email: assistance@writersgarret.org
Legal Counsel
Randy D. Gordon, Partner, Gardere, Wynne, Sewell, LLP
Assistant Legal Counsel
Barry Golden, Partner, Gardere, Wynne, Sewell, LLP
Our Writers at Work
One of the goals of The Writer's Garret is to provide wide exposure and gainful opportunities for writers, especially those living and working in our state. 95% of our writers come from Texas, and since 1994, we have paid over $1.5 million in honoraria, promotion, travel, and direct programming support of their talents through publications, readings, classes, school programs, editing projects, contests, and more. In exchange, these writers have helped create a literary community unlike any other in North Texas.
So, we want to thank everyone who has taught a master class, inspired youth and children to read and write, led a panel, designed a flyer, hosted an event, developed grade school curricula, judged a contest, stuffed an envelope, or helped out in the myriad ways that help us spread the word. We certainly couldn't do it without you!
| A.C. Greene | Frank Edwards | Michael Simms |
| A.W. Gray | Fred Turner | Michael Simpson |
| Aakhu Shetet | Freed, Beth | Michael Wiseman |
| Adelina Anthony | Frida Lozano | Michelle Marone |
| Adelson, Hilda | Gabriel Sanchez | Miguel Lopez |
| Ai | Gail Donahue Storey | Mikala Tilton |
| Aimee Brown-Caban | Galway Kinnell | Mikala Tilton |
| Ainsley Wieland | Gann, Alan | Milazzo, Joe |
| Al Young | Garcia, Yolette | Miller Williams |
| Alan P. Akmakjian | Gary Reaves | Milton Cohen |
| Albert Goldbarth | Gary Soto | Mitchell Kennedy |
| Albert Haley | George Plimpton | Mitcherson, Charley |
| Alberto Vega | Gerald Stern | Mnookin, Wendy |
| Alex Lemon | Gladys Swan | Molly R. Frisinger |
| Alexandra Bonifield | Glen Alyn | Mong-Lan |
| Alexandra Kielar | Glenn Mitchell | Monica Joy Lehman |
| Alilce Walker | Gordon Weaver | Monica Thieu |
| Aliza Shier | Gordon, Randy | Moon, Charley |
| Allene Nichols | Greene, Judith | Morgan Rowe-Morris |
| Allen-White, Hannah | Greene, Wyonella | Morris, Alyssa |
| Allison Caldwell | Greenspan, Ezra | Murray Gell-Mann |
| Allison Hedge Coke | Griest, Stephanie | Nancarrow, Jason |
| Amanda Menn | Guinn, Michael | Nancy Conyers |
| Amanda Miller | Guzman, Lila | Naomi Shihab Nye |
| Amanda Nowlin | Hadi Jawad | Natalie Clarkson |
| Amanda Seipel | Hal Karp | Natalie Nadalo |
| Amy E. Cunningham | Hallie Ephron | Nestor Salazar |
| Ana Rosa | Halperin, Richard | Nevins, Annette |
| Andrea Shiakolas | Hannah Shade | Newton, Pauline |
| Andrey Gritsman | Harvey Stanbrough | Nicholas E. Arnold |
| Angel, Ralph | Hathaway, Lyle | Nichols, Christopher |
| Angelle Gremillion | Hazel Spire | Nicholson Baker |
| Ann Kolokowski | Hill, Billy Bob | Nicole Adelaide Marcus |
| Anna Marie Pavlik | Hill, Keith | Nicole Seckler |
| Anne Fields | Hoang-Anh Tran | Nina Yanagisawa |
| Anne Waldman | Holland, Toni M. | Njoki McElroy, Ph D |
| Annette Lawrence | Holly Smith | Norm Hitzges |
| Applebome, Louise | Howard Yoon | Oindrela Mukhuejie |
| Ashley McDonald | Hudson, Sharon | Olivia Allen |
| Atwater, Gail | Humberto Juarez | Ozsvath, Zsuzsanne |
| Ayaz NMI Pirani | Humera Afridi | P. J. Murphy |
| B. R. Kline | Imana Cordova | Pamela Wick |
| Babatunde Solarin | Ira Hadnot | Parr, Tom |
| Bailey, Rebekah | Irving Nino | Pat Mora |
| Bakker, Edie | Isabel Nathaniel | Pat Stodghill |
| Barbara Orlovsky | J R Compton | Patricia Anthony |
| Barbara Renaud Gonzalez | Jack Gilbert | Patricia Falvey |
| Bardoff, Carol | Jack Myers | Patricia Lee |
| Bardoff, David | Jackson, Amy Mills | Patrick Murphy |
| Barnard, Anita | Jake Myers | Patty Turner |
| Barnett, Brandolon | Jamaal Cloudy | Paul Christensen |
| Barrie Neller | Jameel Dorsey | Paul Dehan |
| Batchelor, Kim | James Halperin | Paul Holcomb |
| Beatriz Terrazas | James Hoggard | Paul Ruffin |
| Becca Fine | James Mardis | Paul Williams |
| Belen Fernandez | James Van Loon | Perkins, Ken |
| Bell, Gayle | James Venhaus | Philip Bailey |
| Benjamin A. Saenz | Jan Epton Seale | Phyliis Allen |
| Benson, Liza | Jane Scoggins Bauld | Phyllis Cicero |
| Bernestine Singley | Janet McIntosh | Platt, Reg |
| Beth Newman | Jaquai Wade | Plifka, Deborah |
| Bette Washington McMiller | Jeff Davis | Prasada, Tom |
| Betty Wiesepape | Jeffrey M. Baxley | Puttonen, Michael |
| Bice, Julie | Jenn Brown | Ralph Angel |
| Black, Ellen | Jeremy DuQuesnay Adams | Rankin, Myra |
| Blick, Susan | Jeremy Escobar | Rattan, Cleatus |
| Bob Jensen | Jeremy Pigg | Raul Montelongo-Soto |
| Bob McCranie | Jessie Myers | Raul Salinas |
| Bobbie Ann Mason | Jewelle Gomez | Ray Bianchi |
| Bobbie Su Nadal | Jill Chamberlain | Raya, Rachel |
| Bobby Byrd | Jim Schutze | Read, V. |
| Bonnie Wheeler | Jimmy Santiago Baca | Redding, LaTisha |
| Booth, Doris | JImmy Wright | Redmond, Mary Anne |
| Boston, Talmage | Jo LeCoeur | Reed, Mary |
| Mitchell, Brandi | Jo McDougall | Regen Routman |
| Brenda Hillman | Joe Ahearn | Regina Sisk & Francisco Teng |
| Brenner, Sheila | Joe Stanco | Reginald Gibbons |
| Brian Clements | Joel Weinstein | Reid, Daniel |
| Brian Loh | Joey Cloudy | Rene Rodriguez |
| Brooke Granowski | John Ciaburry | Renee Walker |
| Brooke Shelton | John Huey | Rhein, Christine |
| Brooke Truesdale | John Lewis | Ricardo Garza |
| Bruce Bond | John Owhonda | Richard Fender |
| Bruce Levy | John Philip Santos | Richard Gonzales |
| Bruce Weigl | John Richards | Richard Jackson |
| Bryce Milligan | Johnson, Tamara | Richards-Cohen, Rhonda |
| Burdette, Erin | Jonathan White | Rick Fender |
| Burdette, Erin | Jones, Von | Risa Brown |
| Burns, Dan | Jordan Naftalis | Rita Dove |
| Burton, Alex | José Angel Gutierrez | Rivas, Spelile |
| Butler, Robert Olen | Jose Galarza | Robert Fink |
| C. Dean Anderson | Jose Galarza | Robert Flynn |
| C. J. Critt | Joseph Henderson | Robert Jensen |
| C.W. Smith | Josephine Decker | Robert McDowell |
| Caldwell, Denise | Joshua E Weber | Robert Mooney |
| Caley O'Dwyer | Joshua Weber | Robert Nelsen |
| Camika Spencer | Joy Harjo | Robert Trammell |
| Camille Sharp | Joyce Carol Oates | Robin Hemley |
| Canby, Joan | Joyce King | Roderick Goudy |
| Carlisa Dorsey | Joycelyn Moody | Rodrigue, George |
| Carmen Tafolla | Judith Garret Segura | Roemer, Kenneth |
| Carol Coffee Reposa | Judith Kroll | Rogers, Cheyenne |
| Carol McAdoo | Julia Alvarez | Rolando Hinojosa Smith |
| Caroline Jacqueline Hoke | Julia Powers | Ron McAdoo |
| Caroline Kryder | Julie Sears | Ronald Wilhelm |
| Caroline Watson | Junichi Lockett, Jr. | Rosemary Catacalos |
| Carolyn Gilbert | Justine Salas | Roxanne Longstreet Conrad |
| Carter Thompkins | Kalamu ya Salaam | Ruben Garcia |
| Caryl McAdoo | Karen Bartlett | Ryan, Julie |
| Casey Gilbert | Karen Kuykendall | Safavi, Darius |
| Casey Revich | Karen Thomas | Saffian, Leah |
| Cassandra Porter | Kate Bonin | Sally Strange |
| Cate Marvin | Kate Mosle | Samantha Berry |
| Catie Starrett | Katherine Landes | Sampson, Paul |
| Champ Teng | Katherine Maurer | Sara Cardona |
| Chaney, Bart | Kathleen French | Sarah Cortez |
| Chapman, Kathy | Kathleen Hurley | Sarah Hammond |
| Charlene Lewis | Kathryn Farley | Sarah Wickline |
| Charleson, Susanna | Kathryn Harrison | Sarah Woo |
| Charlotte Jones | Katie Oliver | Sarah Wyatt |
| Chinwe Odeluga | Katri Niemi | Schewe, Susan |
| Chris Matonti | Keith Williams | Schieffer, Beth |
| Chris Schumann | Kelly King | Scroggins, Daryl |
| Chrissie Terrill | Kelly, Christopher | Segura, Judith & Avelino |
| Chrissy Hamilton | Ken Harrison | Sharon Bell |
| Christian Youngblood | Ken Martin | Sharon Bridgforth |
| Christina Kowalczyk | Kenneth Smith | Sharon Egiebor |
| Christoper Soden | Kenneth Waldman | Sha-Shonda Porter |
| Christy Vela | Kesler, C. | Shay McClean |
| Chuck Herrick | Ketra Weeks | Shin Yu Pai |
| Chuck Taylor | Kiini Ibura Salaam | Shultz, Melissa |
| Cindy Bonner | Kim Jones | Sina Sarwar |
| Claudia Acosta | Kimberly Keaton | Sneath, Lee |
| Clay Bacon | Kimberly Springer | Solana D'Lamant |
| Clay Reynolds | Kirkpatrick, Jane | Sonia Jordan |
| Clebo Rainey | Klassnik, Rauan | Sophia Canelas |
| Cliff Martinez | Kristin Trusty | Spann, Jan |
| Cochran, Robert | Kyle Johnson | Stacy Alaimo |
| Colameco, Karen | Kyle Vaughn | Stanley, Farren |
| Compass Bank | L.D. Clark | Stepanek, Matthew |
| Compton, Margaret | L.M. Otero | Stephanie Ward |
| Cooper, Cary | Laila Qaimmaqami | Steve McNally |
| Corey Marks | Lamberty, Jean | Steve Westerheide |
| Corina Bardoff | Land, Mitch | Steven Tye Culbert |
| Corkey Sinks | Lanie Yarber | Susan San Miguel |
| Cristen Hamilton | Laura Walton | Susan Sides |
| Cristin Urso | Laverne Clark | Susan Straight |
| Cristina Henriquez | LaVonne Parker | Sweets, Ellen |
| Cuellar, Catherine | Layne, Raini | Sydney Lea |
| Cyrus Cassells | Lazette Jackson | Symphony Parson |
| D. Anderson Pilot | Lee Stringer | T. C. Boyle |
| Dakota Buck | Lee, William Poy | Tammy Gomez |
| Dallie Clark | Leon Surles | Teagan Barr |
| Dan Gibson | Leslie Padgett | Tellez, Lesley |
| Dana Blaugrund | Leslie Richardson | Teresa Megahan |
| Daniel C. Bartlett | Leslie Ullman | Teresa Palomo Acosta |
| Daniel Safavi | Leticia Huerta | Teressa Dillard |
| Dara Salem | Lida Hooe | Terry Williams |
| Daria Dato | Lilian Garcia-Roig | Tex Ventouras |
| Darrell Henke | Linda J. Rougeux | Theresa Jones |
| Daugherty, Daniel | Lionel Garcia | Theresa Towner |
| Dave Gallman | Liontas, John | Tia Black |
| David Bradley | Lisa Lenard | Tia Blackmon |
| David Hale Smith | Lisa Sewell | Tiffany Brown Anderson |
| David Haynes | Li-Young Lee | Tim O'Brien |
| Davis, Bonnie | Lizabeth Kulka | Tim Redman |
| Dean Rader | Lopez, Lorraine | Tim Seibles |
| Debbie Clark | Lora Cain | Tim Wood |
| Debbie Lewis | Lorenzo Thomas | Timothy Liu |
| Denise McIntosh | Lori Ann Stephens | Timothy Westmoreland |
| Dennis Adams | Lori Bring | Tisha Crear |
| Dennis Gonzalez | Lorna Dee Cervantes | Tom Geddie |
| DeWayne Gibson Jr | Lucy A. McCauley | Tom Grimes |
| Diane Kirksey | Lucy Gibson | Tom Mayo |
| Dick Johns | M. A. Harper | Tom Stone |
| Dickson-Carr, Darryl | M.A. Pecen | Tomaz Salamun |
| Dolores Godinez | M.L. Liebler | Tony Ballard |
| Don Whittington | Malcolm, Kim | Tony Diaz |
| Donna Walker Nixon | Marcia Southwick | Tony Hoagland |
| Doris Lakey | Maria Velasco | Toure' Neblett |
| Doris Pai | Marie del Marco | Townsel, Melody |
| Dorman, Dawn | Mariel Pettee | Tracy Kidder |
| Dr. AnaLouise Keating | Marion Winik | Tricia Allen |
| Dr. Carl Smeller | Mark Cox | Trysh A. Travis |
| Dr. Haj Ross | Mark Doty | Turner, Frederick |
| Dr. Hunter Hayes | Mark Halliday | Twymeika Hill-Jones |
| Dr. Jill Havens | Mark Lee | Vanessa Tello |
| Dr. Rachel Yeatts | Mark Noble | vanNamen, Kristin |
| Dr. Russ Greer | Mark Spencer | vanNamen, Kristin |
| Dr. Stephen Souris | Marlena K. Villers | Vaughn, Kyle |
| Drepung Monks | Marnie Mueller | Vicki Cheatwood |
| Drinkwater, Rhonda | Marshall Terry | Victoria Redel |
| Duby Buitron | Martha Satz | Virgil Suarez |
| Dulce Moore | Martin Mitchell | Virginia Carson |
| Durham, Stephanie | Martin, J. T. | Vladimir Druk |
| Easley, Emily | Marvel, Bill | Wallach, Jayna |
| Eboni Holloman | Mary Blanchard | Walt McDonald |
| Ed Sanders | Mary Blye Howe | Wanda Vassallo |
| Edward Garcia | Mary Sue Foster | Wayne Miller |
| Efrain Bartolome | Mason Bourgeois | Webster, Stephen |
| Elaina Cummer | Matt Martinez, Jr. | Wendy Barker |
| Elaine Bowden | Matthew W. Vest | Wendy Taylor Carlisle |
| Elana Abernathy | Maude Hutchinson | White, Melanie |
| Elizabeth Cremeens | Max Cohen | Wildburger, Susan |
| Emily Miller | Maxine Hong Kingston | Will Clarke |
| Emily Pescina | Maya Pascual | Will Richey |
| Emma Rodgers | Mayo, Wendell | Willard Spiegelman |
| Enrique Cabrera | McCullagh, Juli | William Jay Smith |
| Esparza, Pablo | McKee, Randolph | William Matthew McCarter |
| Fabian Iriarte | McKenzie, Rebecca | William Paul Williams |
| Falvey, Patricia | McNally, Brendan | William Russel |
| Farid Matuk | Mda, Zakes | Williams, Kimberly |
| Fleming, Rosa | Megan Stewart | Winder, Susan Ashley |
| Floyd Salas | Melanie Magee | Wood, Heather |
| Foley, Bridget | Melinda Schrag | Wynne, Robert |
| Fowler, Karen Joy | Melissa Daniel | Yeeda, Suhasini |
| Fran Vick | Melody Bell | Yusef Komunyakaa |
| Frances Needhardt | Michael Decker | Yvette R. Blair |
| Francis Ray | Michael Grabell | Zsvzsanna Ozsvath |
| Michael Rainey |
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