Terry Hertzler

Terry Hertzler has worked as a writer and editor for 30 years, writing for magazines and newspapers, as well as producing sales, marketing, PR and technical documents for a variety of commercial and non-profit organizations. He has taught writing—including composition, poetry and technical writing—at the university level as well as for The Writing Center and the Southern California Writers’ Conference. His work has been nominated for The Pushcart Prize and his poetry and short stories have appeared in a variety of publications, including Stand Up Poetry: An Expanded Anthology, In the Palm of Your Hand: The Poet’s Portable Workshop, North American Review, Margie, Nimrod, and the Los Angeles Times, as well as being produced on stage and for radio and television. His publications include The Way of the Snake, a book of poetry on the war in Vietnam, Second Skin, and several other books of poetry and fiction. He owns Caernarvon Press, which has been publishing poetry, short fiction and nonfiction since 1985, and was a founder of the San Diego Writers’ Cooperative (www.sandiegowriters.org). He has also owned two bookstores and sells rare and collectible books on the Internet. Hertzler served with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam, 1969-70.