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ABOUT Will
Will has been writing since elementary school. It began with war stories in black marble notebooks and has since grown into more war stories in black marble notebooks.
Publishing Experience (NOTE for Publication HISTORY see the READ page):
Writer and Humor Columnist, The Liberty Champion (multiple semesters)
Section Editor (Opinion), The Liberty Champion (multiple semesters)
Production Editor, The Dos Passos Review, Longwood University 2011
Reader, The Dos Passos Review, Longwood University 2011
Cover Design, Porthole by Greg McBride, Briery Creek Press 2012
Reader, 0-60 Play Writing Competition 2011-2012 Reader, Liam Rector First Book Prize for Poetry 2012
Editor, Spaces Literary Magazine. 2012-2014
Awards:
Fiction “Frostfire Dreams,” Lamplight Literary Journal prize for best fiction (magazine is now called LAMP). 2007.
Interviews:
Mario Barcellandi, award winning filmmaker and photographer from Argentinian Patagonia
George Kovach, editor of Consequence Magazine
John Joseph Adams, editor of best-selling genre anthologies, editor of Nightmare and Lightspeed magazines, co-host of Wired.com’s The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy, six-time Hugo Award finalist, and five-time nominee for the World Fantasy Award
Other:
Guest Editor, The Stoneslide Corrective random rejection generator.
Education:
Will holds an M.A. in Creative Writing from Longwood University in Farmville, VA where he studied under Mary Carroll-Hackett. His B.A. from Liberty University is in print journalism.
Employment:
Since 2008, Will has been the owner of a small online consignment business. He is also a part time adjunct professor of English at Longwood University.
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