Donnelle McGee

Poet, Fiction Writer

Sacramento, CA
California US
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Author's Bio

Donnelle McGee is the author of the novel Ghost Man (Sibling Rivalry Press), Shine, a novella (Sibling Rivalry Press), and Naked, a collection of poetry (Unbound Content). His work has appeared in the Los Angeles Review of Books, Controlled Burn, Colere, Haight Ashbury Literary Journal, Home Planet News, Iodine Poetry Journal, Permafrost, River Oak Review, The Spoon River Poetry Review, and Willard & Maple, among others. His work has also been nominated for a Pushcart Prize. His newest book, American Reverie, is a call-and-response poetry collection created with coauthor Synnika Lofton. Donnelle is the founder and publisher of Thera Books, an independent publishing house based in Sacramento, California. Donnelle teaches in the MFA Program at Oklahoma City University and serves as a Professor of English at Mission College.

Literary agent: 
Rebecca Friedman

Publications & Prizes

Fiction

Book:
Ghost Man (Sibling Rivalry Press, 2015)

Poetry

Anthology:
California Prose Directory - New Writing From The Golden State (Outpost19, 2013)
Books:
Naked (unbound CONTENT, 2015)
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Shine (Sibling Rivalry Press, 2012)
Journals: ,
California Quarterly
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Colere
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Controlled Burn
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Eureka Literary Magazine
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Haight-Ashbury Literary Journal
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Holly Rose Review
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Home Planet News
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Huizache
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Iodine Poetry Journal
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Nomad's Choir
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Pale House
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Pitkin Review
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Quay
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River Oak Review
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Ship of Fools
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Slab Literary Review
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Spoon River Poetry Review
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The Dirty Napkin
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Umbrella Factory Magazine
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Willard & Maple
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Word Riot

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Prefers to work with: 
Any, At Risk Youth
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Los Angeles, CA
California
Raised in: 
Sacramento, CA
California
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Last update: Jul 01, 2024