Madville Publishing has an amazing list of authors attending this year’s
Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) conference in Seattle, Washington from March 8-11, 2023.*
Find our full schedule HERE.
Madville Authors Attending AWP 2023:
Susan O’Dell Underwood
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- Susan O’Dell Underwood is a poet and a fiction author, and has been teaching at Carson-Newman University since 1990. She is a Professor of English and the Director of the Creative Writing Program. Her areas of interest are poetry, Appalachian literature, and contemporary American poetry and literature. Her most recent novel, Genesis Road, was released by Madville Publishing in June 2022. Genesis Road was awarded the prestigious Kirkus Star.
Susan O’Dell Underwood will be signing books at the bookfair on Thursday from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
- Susan O’Dell Underwood is a poet and a fiction author, and has been teaching at Carson-Newman University since 1990. She is a Professor of English and the Director of the Creative Writing Program. Her areas of interest are poetry, Appalachian literature, and contemporary American poetry and literature. Her most recent novel, Genesis Road, was released by Madville Publishing in June 2022. Genesis Road was awarded the prestigious Kirkus Star.
Jodi Angel
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- Jodi Angel is an expat living in the Netherlands whose work explores the difficulty of adolescence and self-realization. She has published two collections of short stories, You Only Get Letters From Jail and The History of Vegas. Her first novel, Biggest Little Girl, will be published on March 21, 2023. It is available for pre-orders from Madville Publishing now!
Jodi Angel will be signing books at the bookfair on Saturday from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
- Jodi Angel is an expat living in the Netherlands whose work explores the difficulty of adolescence and self-realization. She has published two collections of short stories, You Only Get Letters From Jail and The History of Vegas. Her first novel, Biggest Little Girl, will be published on March 21, 2023. It is available for pre-orders from Madville Publishing now!
Mike Hilbig
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- Mike Hilbig is an English professor at the University of Houston-Downtown and at Lone Star College. Sometimes, he picks up a bass guitar and plays for punk rock bands. Sometimes, he just hangs out with his wife, two step kids, and dog. His first book, Judgment Day & Other White Lies, was released by Madville Publishing in February of 2022.
Mike Hillbig will be signing books at the bookfair on Thursday from 12:00 PM – 1 PM.
- Mike Hilbig is an English professor at the University of Houston-Downtown and at Lone Star College. Sometimes, he picks up a bass guitar and plays for punk rock bands. Sometimes, he just hangs out with his wife, two step kids, and dog. His first book, Judgment Day & Other White Lies, was released by Madville Publishing in February of 2022.
Bruce Overby
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- Bruce Overby is a fiction writer with particular interest in issues of loss and belonging, family and relationships, the human condition in a technology-driven world, and addiction. His debut novel, The Cyclone Release, was released in November of 2022 by Madville Publishing. The Cyclone Release was a finalist in the Blue Moon Novel Competition.
Bruce Overby will be signing books at the bookfair on Friday from 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM.
- Bruce Overby is a fiction writer with particular interest in issues of loss and belonging, family and relationships, the human condition in a technology-driven world, and addiction. His debut novel, The Cyclone Release, was released in November of 2022 by Madville Publishing. The Cyclone Release was a finalist in the Blue Moon Novel Competition.
Rick Campbell
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- Rick Campbell is a writer, poet, and essayist who directed Anhinga Press for over 20 years, co-founded the Florida Literary Arts Coalition and its Other Words Conference. He teaches at Sierra Nevada University’s MFA Program and lives on Alligator Point, FL. His previous poetry collection, Gunshot, Peacock, Dog, was published by Madville Publishing in September of 2018, and his latest collection of poetry, Provenance, was published by Blue Horse Press in 2020.
Rick Campbell will be signing books at the bookfair on Thursday from 3 :00 PM – 4:00 PM.
- Rick Campbell is a writer, poet, and essayist who directed Anhinga Press for over 20 years, co-founded the Florida Literary Arts Coalition and its Other Words Conference. He teaches at Sierra Nevada University’s MFA Program and lives on Alligator Point, FL. His previous poetry collection, Gunshot, Peacock, Dog, was published by Madville Publishing in September of 2018, and his latest collection of poetry, Provenance, was published by Blue Horse Press in 2020.
karla k. morton
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- karla k. morton is a professional speaker, award-winning author, photographer. She was the 2010 Texas Poet Laureate, and is a member of the Texas Institute of Letters. Her poetry was featured in the 2020 anthology, Some Notes You Hold, published by Madville Publishing, and her most recent poetry collection, Politics of the Minotaur, was published by the Texas Review Press in August of 2021.
karla k. morton will be signing books at the bookfair on Thursday from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
- karla k. morton is a professional speaker, award-winning author, photographer. She was the 2010 Texas Poet Laureate, and is a member of the Texas Institute of Letters. Her poetry was featured in the 2020 anthology, Some Notes You Hold, published by Madville Publishing, and her most recent poetry collection, Politics of the Minotaur, was published by the Texas Review Press in August of 2021.
Wondra Chang
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- Wondra Chang was born in South Korea and has lived in the United States since 1970. Her first novel, Sonju, was published by Madville Publishing in July of 2021, has been awarded the prestigious Kirkus Star, and chosen as one of their Best 100 Indie Books of the Year.
Wondra Chang will be signing books at the bookfair on Thursday from 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
- Wondra Chang was born in South Korea and has lived in the United States since 1970. Her first novel, Sonju, was published by Madville Publishing in July of 2021, has been awarded the prestigious Kirkus Star, and chosen as one of their Best 100 Indie Books of the Year.
Francine Rodriguez
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- Francine Rodriguez is an author who grew up in and around downtown Los Angeles and later worked as a Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity Investigator in the Federal sector. She has worked in the fields of law and psychology for over thirty years, and her experiences in these fields have informed her writing. Her short story collection, A Woman’s Story, was published by Madville in 2021.
Francine Rodriguez will be signing books at the bookfair on Saturday from 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
- Francine Rodriguez is an author who grew up in and around downtown Los Angeles and later worked as a Civil Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity Investigator in the Federal sector. She has worked in the fields of law and psychology for over thirty years, and her experiences in these fields have informed her writing. Her short story collection, A Woman’s Story, was published by Madville in 2021.
Bonnie Jo Campbell
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- Bonnie Jo Campbell is an author a former Michigan farm girl, hitchhiker, Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus snow cone salesperson, and philosophy major who practices Koburyu kobudo weapons training and works as a writing professor at Pacific University. Her most recent publication is a short story anthology she co-edited with fellow author Luanne Smith titled Muddy Backroads in June of 2022.
Lee Zacharias
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- Lee Zacharias is the author of three previous novels, Lessons, At Random, and Across the Great Lake, a 2019 Notable Michigan Book, as well as a collection of stories, Helping Muriel Make It Through the Night, and a collection of essays, The Only Sounds We Make, in addition to her 2021 novel with Madville Publishing, What a Wonderful World This Could Be.
Lee Zacharias will be signing books at the bookfair on Thursday from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
- Lee Zacharias is the author of three previous novels, Lessons, At Random, and Across the Great Lake, a 2019 Notable Michigan Book, as well as a collection of stories, Helping Muriel Make It Through the Night, and a collection of essays, The Only Sounds We Make, in addition to her 2021 novel with Madville Publishing, What a Wonderful World This Could Be.
For more information about AWP 2023 and Madville’s schedule of events, see our post, Madville Publishing to Attend AWP23.
Come spread Madness with us at AWP 2023!
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