About the Author

Maureen A. Sherbondy's poems have appeared in numerous publications, including Calyx, Feminist Studies, European Judaism, 13th Moon, Comstock Review, Cairn, Crucible, The Roanoke Review, and the News & Observer (Raleigh). Her poems have won first place in The Deane Ritch Lomax Poetry Prize, The Lyricist Statewide Poetry Contest, The Carrie McCray Poetry Award, and The Hart Crane Memorial Poetry Award. Maureen's fiction has won The Piccolo Spoleto Fiction Open. A short story was selected as a runner-up in The William Faulkner-William Wisdom Creative Writing Contest. Main Street Rag Publishing Company published her first book, After the Fairy Tale, (a collection of poetry) in 2007. Praying at Coffee Shops was published in 2008. Her short story collection The Slow Vanishing was released in 2009. Weary Blues was published by Big Table Publishing in 2010. Maureen lives in Raleigh, NC with her three sons. She has a BA degree from Rutgers University and recently completed her MFA at Queens University of Charlotte. She teaches workshops on publishing and creative writing at various venues. Visit her website at www.maureensherbondy.com.