Iris Litt’s newest book of poems is “Snowbird” from Finishing Line Press.  Previous books are “What I Wanted to Say” from Shivastan Press, and “Word Love” from Cosmic Trend Publications. A recent short story publication is “Pissed Off” in the  Saturday Evening Post Fiction Contest Anthology. She has had short stories, poems and articles in Saturday Evening Post, Travelers’ Tales, Confrontation, The Widow’s Handbook, The London Magazine, the new renaissance, Earth’s Daughters, Rambunctious Review and many others.  Awards include the Atlantic Monthly Award for College Writing, first prize in The Virtual Press short story contest, French Bread poetry award from Pacific Coast Journal.  She has taught creative writing as an adjunct at SUNY/Ulster, Bard College, Arts Society of Kingston, Writers in the Mountains, New York Public Library and many other venues in New York City and the Hudson Valley.  She lives in Woodstock, NY and winters on Anna Maria Island in Florida, which was the inspiration for “Snowbird”.