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Michael Fontana [1]

Listed as: 
Fiction Writer
Public address: 
Bella Vista, AR
Arkansas US
Email: 
paz9461@yahoo.com
Bio: 

Michael Fontana is currently at work on a novel. Fontana has taught writing courses at Miami University and at Northwest Arkansas Community College. Fontana's most important work has been in developing writing opportunities for homeless people and people living with mental illnesses.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Twitter/X: 
@mfontanawriter
Born in: 
Columbus, OH
Ohio
Raised in: 
Columbus, OH
Ohio
Website: 
https://michaelfontana.org [2]
Prizes won: 

Individual Artist Fellowship, Ohio Arts Council, 1995; Older Writers Grant, Speculative Literature Foundation, 2015; Sally A. Williams Artist Fund Grant, Arkansas Arts Council, 2015.

What I'm reading now: 
Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi
Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
The Periodic Table by Primo Levi
The Octopus by Frank Norris
The Map and the Territory by Michel Houellebecq
S. by Slavenka Drakulic
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Homelessness
Mental Health
Source URL:https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/michael_fontana

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/michael_fontana [2] https://michaelfontana.org