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Publications
Anthologies (Editor)
- Broad Knowledge: 35 Women Up To No Good. Joanne Merriam, ed. Nashville, TN: Upper Rubber Boot Books, 2018. ISBN 978-1-937794-85-9.
- The Museum of All Things Awesome And That Go Boom. Joanne Merriam, ed. Nashville, TN: Upper Rubber Boot Books, 2016. ISBN 978-1-937794-47-7. Out of print.
- Choose Wisely: 35 Women Up To No Good. H. L. Nelson and Joanne Merriam, eds. Nashville, TN: Upper Rubber Boot Books, 2015. ISBN 978-1-937794-46-0. Out of print.
- How to Live on Other Planets: A Handbook for Aspiring Aliens. Joanne Merriam, ed. Nashville, TN: Upper Rubber Boot Books, 2015. ISBN 978-1-937794-32-3. Out of print.
- 140 And Counting. Joanne Merriam, ed. Nashville, TN: Upper Rubber Boot Books, 2011. ISBN 978-1-937794-05-7. Out of print.
Books
- Exeter, England: Stride Publications, 2005. ISBN 1-905024-00-2. 78 pages. Out of print.
- Nashville, TN: Upper Rubber Boot Books, 2011. ISBN 978-1-937794-11-8 (epub); ISBN 978-1-937794-09-5 (mobi); ISBN 978-1-937794-10-1 (pdf). Out of print.
Short Fiction
- “The Candy Aisle.” The Journal of Unlikely Entomology, Issue 4, November 2012.
- “Facial Deficits.” Flash Fiction, 6 June 2012.
- “Facial Deficits.” PANK 6. January 2012, pp. 140-142.
- “Toy Boy.” Per Contra: The International Journal of the Arts, Literature and Ideas, Fall 2010 – 5th Anniversary Issue.
- “Sundowning.” Strange Horizons, 22 February 2010.
- “Little Ambushes.” Escape Pod, 22 October 2009.
- “Swan Song.” Strange Horizons, 6 October 2008.
- “Little Ambushes.” Strange Horizons, 20 August 2007.
- “The Boatman.” Edmonton, AB: On Spec: The Canadian Magazine of the Fantastic, Vol. 19, No. 2, #69, Summer 2007, pp.32-35.
- “Harvest.” Strange Horizons, 26 March 2007. Included in the 2007 Recommended Reading List for Not if You Were The Last Short Story on Earth.
- “The Dollhouse.” Knoxville, TN: Stirring, Vol.8, #12, December 2006.
- “Nobody’s That Good All the Time.” Southern Gothic, Vol. 1 (WordArts, Inc., 2006), pp. 18-22.
- “The Purple Hippopotamus Wading Pool.” Strange Horizons, 6 March 2006.
- “Dogwood Winter Coming.” DawnSky, October 2005.
- “Seeing Red.” Fredericton, NB: The Fiddlehead. No. 224, Summer 2005. pp. 19-22. ISSN 015-0630.
- “Nobody’s That Good All the Time.” Southern Gothic, May 2005.
- “Walking Hibernation.” Strange Horizons, 4 October 2004. Third Place winner of their 2004 Readers’ Choice Awards for Fiction.
- “First Impressions.” Falcon: Short Story Contest Winners (chapbook). Halifax, 1999, p.5-7.
Microfiction
- “The unicorn pulls…” (formerly “Work Requirements”). Trapeze Magazine, 3 March 2011.
- “She’s an innovative musician…” Trapeze Magazine, 12 February 2011.
- “Stolen Lighters” and “Work Requirements.” On a Narrow Windowsill: Fiction and Poetry Folded onto Twitter. J. S. Graustein and Rose Auslander, eds. Rocklin, CA: Folded Word, 2010. pp.45-46. ISBN-13 978-1-61019-100-5.
- “Ribbons. Lightning.” Brain Harvest: An Almanac of Bad Ass Speculative Fiction, 12 September 2009.
- “Work Requirements.” picfic, 18 August 2009.
- “Stolen Lighters.” picfic, 17 August 2009.
- “The First Time.” Nanoism, July-August 2009.
- “She’s an innovative musician…” Tweet the Meat, 16 July 2009.
- “In the brownstone…” escarp, 4 July 2009.
- “Ring Around the Coffeepot.” 55 word stories, January 2007.
- “The First Time.” 55 word stories, September 2006. Nominated for their second annual Readers’ Choice Awards.
- “Ribbons. Lightning.” Edmonton, AB: On Spec: The Canadian Magazine of the Fantastic, Vol. 16, No. 1, #56, Spring 2004, p.51.
- “The Bridge.” Ottawa, ON: Litwit Review (Winter 2000) p. 34. ISSN 1488-1918.
Poems
- “August surf.” Under the Basho, forthcoming.
- “Interplanetary War,” “Junkyard,” and 21 scifaiku/scifisenyru. Featured poet. Cedar Rapids, IA: Scifaikuest, August 2025 print edition (forthcoming). ISSN 1558-9730.
- “Throwing Signs” and “Tighten to Bruise.” Pictura Journal, forthcoming April 2025.
- “spring day.” Modern Haiku, forthcoming issue 56.1 (Winter/Spring 2025).
- “parking lot.” Haikuniverse, 5 December 2024.
- “the dust.” Cold Moon Journal, 2 December 2024.
- “the moon attracts.” Shadow Pond Journal, Issue IV, and online 30 November 2024.
- “Deaths on Other Planets.” Halifax, NS: Hal-Con Zine (Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia/Hal-Con Sci-Fi & Fantasy Convention joint publication), November 2024.
- “Heatwave” with Roger Dutcher. Strange Horizons, 19 August 2019. (podcast)
- “Another Year” with Roger Dutcher. STAR*LINE, 40.1, Winter 2017, p. 11.
- “Thirteen Scifaiku for Blackbirds.” StarShipSofa: The Audio Science Fiction Magazine, Feb 17, 2016.
- “Footprints Drying on the Stairs.” Poet Showcase: an anthology of New Hampshire poets, Hobblebush Books, 2015, p. 40.
- “Interference Patterns” with Kendall Evans. STAR*LINE 37.2, Spring 2014, p. 29.
- “Deaths on Other Planets” and “Presque Vu.” Language Lessons: Vol. 1. Chet Weise and Ben Swank, Editors. Nashville, TN: Third Man Books, 2014, pp 188-189. ISBN 978-0-9913361-0-4.
- “An Argument Against Brussels Sprouts” and “Salvation.” Nashville, TN: 2nd & Church, Issue 4: 2014, p. 11.
- “Cured of Skies.” Beloit, WI: The Magazine of Speculative Poetry, Fall 2013, No. 9.3, p. 25.
- “Larix laracina Anaphora.” The Southern Poetry Anthology, Volume VI: Tennessee. Jesse Graves, William Wright, and Paul Ruffin, eds. Huntsville, TX, USA: Texas Review Press, 2013, p. 170. ISBN-13: 978-1-937875-45-9.
- “Auto Biographies,” winner of the July 2012 Goodreads Poetry Contest, 30 June 2012.
- “Whose Tongue is the Wind’s Tongue?” Cordite Poetry Review. Electronica issue (Vol.36), 1 December 2011. ISSN 1328-2107.
- “Getting Wet from Head to Toe” and “Underfoot on Barrington Street.” St. John’s, NL, Canada: Riddle Fence #10. Fall 2011. pp. 26-27. ISSN 1913-7265.
- “Settler’s Song.” StarShipSofa, 19 October 2011, No. 208, at 1:19:25.
- “loon calls over the water.” Four and Twenty: Short Form Poetry. August 2011, Volume 4, Issue 8, p.14.
- “Bumblebee.” The Furnace Review. Summer 2011.
- “robot dreams.” microcosms. 10 July 2011.
- “robots at the park.” microcosms. 10 July 2011.
- “the moon’s astonished.” microcosms. 10 July 2011.
- “dandelion cracked sidewalk.” escarp. 8 July 2011.
- “Love in the Time of Alien Invasion” and “Tender Aliens.” Beloit, WI: The Magazine of Speculative Poetry, Spring 2011, Volume 9, No. 1. pp.20-23.
- “The Butterfly Factory.” Knoxville, TN: Stirring, Volume 13, Edition 5, May 2011.
- “Bluebeard.” Chizine, Volume 47, Week 5, May 2 – May 8, 2011.
- “Rex Sestina.” Knoxville, TN: Stirring, Vol.13, #4, April 2011.
- “Summer in Tennessee.” Four and Twenty: Short Form Poetry, March 2011, Volume 4, Issue 3, p.23.
- “autumn morning,” “lazy Sunday,” and “warm heater.” Cheyenne, WY: Cherry Blossom Review, 18 January 2011.
- “Nature Show.” Four and Twenty: Short Form Poetry, 18 January 2011.
- “dusk epiphany.” escarp, 12 January 2011.
- “An Argument in Favor of Snow.” Every Day Poets, 23 December 2010.
- “The Grave Marker.” The Best of Every Day Poets One. Camille Gooderham Campbell, ed. December 2010. p.71.
- “autumn visit.” Cedar Rapids, IA: Scifaikuest, November 2010 print edition. ISSN 1558-9730. p.5.
- “Votive.” Cedar Rapids, IA: Aoife’s Kiss: A Magazine of SF/F/H, September 2010, p.42. ISSN 1558-9749.
- “The Casualty Notification Officer” and “Everything that Divides.” Prick of the Spindle, Vol. 4.3, September 2010.
- “Improving on Nature.” Strange Horizons, 6 September 2010.
- “Kroger Koan.” Four and Twenty: Short Form Poetry, July 2010, Volume 3, Issue 7, p.15.
- “evening commute.” microcosms, 8 July 2010.
- “winter surprise.” microcosms, 24 June 2010.
- “dandelion sun.” Japan: The Mainichi Daily News, 19 June, 2010.
- “Terzanelle for Dominion Beach.” Ypsilanti, MI: Third Wednesday, Volume 2, Issue 2, Spring 2010, p.21. ISSN 1937-7506.
- “Rabbits on the whole are reluctant to read poetry,” comprised of: “Ah Inflorescence,” “Anniversary,” “Magic Rabbits,” and “The Year in Review.” Exeter, UK: Stride Magazine, 27 April 2010.
- “leonids.” microcosms, 21 April 2010.
- “alien tourists.” microcosms, 1 April 2010.
- “Rex Sestina.” West Kirby, Wirral, UK: Orbis Quarterly International Literary Journal, Issue 150, Winter/Spring 2010, pp.70-71. ISSN 0300-4425.
- “winter downpour.” Cedar Rapids, IA: Scifaikuest. February 2010 print edition.
- “casino lights.” tinywords, Issue 9.1, 24 February 2010.
- “Back of the Drawer.” Four and Twenty: Short Form Poetry, Four and Twenty of the Week, 23 February 2010.
- “The Family Culicidae” and “The Need for a Secure Airway.” Four and Twenty: Short Form Poetry, February 2010.
- “A Kind of Honey.” Alba, #20, January 2010.
- “Werepenguin.” The 2009 Dwarf Stars Anthology: The Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Short Poetry of 2008. Deborah P Kolodji and Stephen M. Wilson, eds. Covina, CA: Science Fiction Poetry Association, 2010. p.9. (No ISBN.)
- “The Butterfly Factory,” “Charon’s Midlife Crisis” and “The Gesture Almost Happening.” Oakland, CA: 42 Magazine, Summer 2009.
- “Thirteen Scifaiku for Blackbirds.” Strange Horizons, 12 October 2009.
- “Self-Sufficiency.” My Poem Rocks, 6 July 2009.
- “Cicadas.” Oakland, CA: 42 Magazine, Spring 2009.
- “Thaw.” Amaze: The Cinquain Journal, Spring 2009 (Volume 7, No. 1).
- “The Hum of Mosquitoes.” Tails from Poetic Oceans, 15 April 2009.
- “The Grave Marker.” Every Day Poets, 9 April 2009.
- “Northern Lights.” Astropoetica, Spring 2009.
- “The Hotel.” Riddle Fence, Winter 2009, Issue #3, p.55.
- “Eligibility for Citizenship,” “The Trendelenburg Position” and “We’ll Call Them Martyrs.” Clockwise Cat, Issue 13, March 2009.
- “The Hitch in Yr Getalong.” My Poem Rocks, 22 March 2009.
- “Evolution.” Mise En Poem, 22 March 2009.
- “Hiccups.” My Poem Rocks, 22 February 2009.
- “matter and anti-matter.” Cedar Rapids, IA: Scifaikuest, February 2009 online edition.
- “afternoon heat.” Cedar Rapids, IA: Scifaikuest, February 2009 print edition, p.10. ISSN 1558-9730.
- “Cunt,” “Deaths on Other Planets,” “Guest Room,” “North Shore, Lake Superior” and “Throwing Signs.” Concelebratory Shoehorn Review, 1 February 2009.
- “Crack the Whip Prohibited.” My Poem Rocks, 19 January 2009.
- “Homing Instincts.” Alba, Issue #18, December 2008.
- “Angels We Have Heard On High.” Big Toe Review, December 2008.
- “winter wind through.” Roadrunner Haiku Journal, November 2008 Issue VIII:4.
- “travel to old age,” “the moon’s astonished,” “sunsail opens wide” and “the planet’s end is here.” Nashville, TN: Poetry, Literature and Libraries, Things Japanese in Tennessee, Version 3.0, Japan-America Society of Tennessee (JASTN). Produced by Duthie Learning. September 2008.
- “Larix laricina Anaphora.” Alba, #17, June 2008.
- “Variations on Pablo Neruda.” Umbrella: A Journal of Poetry and Kindred Prose, Summer 2008.
- “Bodies Make Poor Lenses” and “Vertigo.” Astropoetica, Volume 6.2, Spring 2008. ISSN 1559-6052.
- “Deaths on Other Planets.” New York, NY: Asimov’s Science Fiction. Vol. 32, Nos. 4 & 5 (Whole Nos. 387 & 388), April/May 2008, p.237. ISSN 1065-2698. Winner of the Asimov’s Readers’ Awards for Best Poem of 2008. (Phrases from “Deaths on Other Planets” have been added to F.J. Bergmann’s Fully Automatic Plot Generator.)
- “Werepenguin.” Strange Horizons, 10 March 2008.
- “Venusian Girls Are Better.” Coyote Wild, January 2008 Vol 2 Issue 1.
- “The Aviary.” Chizine, Issue #35, January – March 2008.
- “Calendar of Dreams” (corrected version; originally published issue 182). Richmond, VA and Leeds, UK: Stand Magazine, Volume 7(4) 2007, Issue 184, pp.73-74. ISSN 0038-9366.
- “Glorybower,” “The Ghost Road” and “Long Weekend.” Concelebratory Shoehorn Review, September 1, 2007.
- “Footprints Drying on the Stairs.” New Hampshire Poet Showcase, From NH Poet Laureate, Pat Fargnoli.
- “Spring in Rutherford County.” Tuscaloosa, AL: Dreams and Nightmares, No.77, p.8. ISSN 0897-0238.
- “Charon’s Midlife Crisis.” Beloit, WI: The Magazine of Speculative Poetry, Vol. 8, No. 1, Spring 2007, p.18. ISSN 8755-8785.
- “Calendar of Dreams” and “The Villain In The Piece.” Richmond, VA and Leeds, UK: Stand Magazine, Volume 7(2) 2007, Issue 182, pp.56-57. ISSN 0038-9366.
- “Last Will and Testament.” Chizine, Issue 31, January-March 2007.
- “The Undead in Hospital.” Alba, #14, January 2007.
- “Personal.” Big Toe Review, Summer 2006.
- “Evenings at Brownlow Park” and “Public Gardens.” Alba, #13, July 2006.
- “The Bather.” Strange Horizons, 3 July 2006.
- “Cherries for Buttons.” Strange Horizons, 27 February 2006.
- “Muffler Men Revisited.” andwerve, February 2006.
- “Auto Biographies,” “God Bless This Twenty Dollar Bill,” “The King’s Ransom,” “The Kiss,” “Mirror Points,” “Old Sailors Become Seagulls,” “Snorkeling,” “Throwing Signs” and “What Sharp Teeth You Have.” The Allotment: New Lyric Poets. Andy Brown, ed. Devon, UK: Stride Books, 2006. pp.105-113. ISBN 190502407X.
- “Re Member Ies.” flashquake: an online journal of flash literature, Fall 2005.
- “Sister, I’m Telling You,” “Waiting to Happen” and “We’re Still Girls.” Beloit, WI: The Magazine of Speculative Poetry, Vol.7, No.3, Autumn 2005, pp.2-4.
- “The Greening.” Strange Horizons, 17 October 2005.
- “Wrinkles.” Salon.com, in “The body beat goes on,” August 23, 2005.
- “Everyman” and “Muffler Men and Uniroyal Girls.” Big Toe Review, July 2005.
- “Settler’s Song.” Strange Horizons, 25 July 2005.
- “The Translator.” Ultraverse E-Zine of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Vol. 2, No. 5, July 2005.
- “First Contact.” Strange Horizons, 13 June 2005.
- “The Rabbit in the Mirror” and “Vertigo.” Maquette Magazine, March 2005.
- “The Rainy Season.” Strange Horizons, 21 March 2005. First Place winner of their 2005 Readers’ Choice Awards for Poetry.
- “Surface Properties.” Strange Horizons, 31 January 2005.
- “5 a.m. on the Northwest Arm.” To Find Us: Words and Images of Halifax. Edited by Sue MacLeod. Halifax, NS: Halifax Regional Municipality, 2005. p. 16. ISBN 0-9687262-3-2.
- “Mirror Points.” Best of Strange Horizons 2. Kelli Carlson, ed. Maple Shade, NJ: Lethe Press, 2004. ISBN 1590210379.
- “Guest Room.” Vancouver, BC: Room of One’s Own, Vol. 27, No. 2. ISSN 0316-1609.
- “Here.” Antigonish, NS: The Antigonish Review, No. 135, Autumn 2003, p.106. ISSN 003-5662.
- “Cunt.” Montreal, QC: Vallum, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2003, p.17. ISSN 1496-5178.
- “With Every Step.” Sydney, NS: Pottersfield Portfolio, Vol. 22, No. 3, Winter/Spring 2003, p.55. ISSN 0226-0840.
- “No Words.” Strange Horizons, 3 February 2003.
- “Backroads,” “Eight Ways To Think About Happiness,” “Home,” “Re Member Ies” and “Remains.” Reactions 4: New Poetry. Esther Morgan, ed. Norfolk, UK: University of East Anglia, School of English and American Studies, Pen & Inc Press, 2003. pp.141-144. ISBN 1-902913-18-3.
- “Mirror Points.” Strange Horizons, 23 December 2002.
- “Silverfish Poem.” Calgary, AB: Prairie Journal, Issue 38, 2002, p.12. ISSN 0827-2921.
- “Silence.” Wirral, UK: Orbis Quarterly Literary International Journal, No. 122, August 2002, p.59. ISSN 0300-4425.
- “Auto Biographies” and “Personal.” Fredericton, NB: The Fiddlehead, No. 212, Summer 2002, pp.82-83. ISSN 015-0630.
- “Variations on Pablo Neruda.” Antigonish, NS: The Antigonish Review, No. 129, Spring 2002, p.81. ISSN 003-5662.
- “Remains.” Calgary, AB: Dandelion, Vol. 27, No. 2, 2002. ISSN 0383-9575.
- “How to Speak with a Silent Body.” White Wall Review, 2001.
- “What Sharp Teeth You Have.” Kingston, ON: Quarry, Vol. 46, No. 3, Summer 2001, pp.26-28. ISSN 0033-5266.
- “Crow Allegro.” Winnipeg, MB: Contemporary Verse 2, Vol. 23, No. 3, Winter 2001, p.26. ISSN 0831-9502.
- “Nemesis.” San Francisco, CA: Prosodia: The New College of California Poetics Journal, Vol. X, 2001, pp.66-67. ISSN 1524-5365.
- “Traveler’s Anecdote,” “Home” and “Vertigo.” Church Point, NS: Feux chalins: Littératures des Maritimes, No. 5, 2000, pp.47-49. ISSN 1201-6020.
- “love letters.” New Westminster, BC: Event, Vol. 29, No 2, Summer 2000, p.28. ISSN 0315-03770.
- “The Angel of Pathology” and “5 a.m. on the coast.” Antigonish, NS: The Antigonish Review, No. 121, Spring 2000, pp.79-80. ISSN 0003-5661.
- “When he used mother as a swear word you should have known.” Vancouver, BC: Canadian Literature, No. 164, Spring 2000, p. 80. ISSN 0008-4360.
- “Three Flying Dreams and One Love Story,” “The Gallery” and “Archaeology.” Truro, NS: The Amethyst Review, Vol. 7, No. 2, Winter 1999, pp.52-54. ISSN 1192-2478.
- “Things that Happened in My Absence.” Sydney, NS: Pottersfield Portfolio, Vol. 19, No. 3, Summer 1999, p.45. ISSN 0226-0840.
- “Crow Allegro.” Ottawa, ON: Litwit Review, Spring 1999, p.8. ISSN 1488-1918.
- “Weight Loss.” Calgary, AB: Dandelion, Vol. 25, No. 2, 1999, p.147. ISSN 0383-9575.
- “Vignette from Quebec Major Juniors.” Ice: new writing on hockey. Dale Jacobs, ed. Edmonton, AB: Spotted Cow Press, 1999. pp.31-32. ISBN 0-9694665-4-4.
- “The Angel between the Sheets.” Regina, SK: Grain, Vol. 26, No. 1, Summer 1998, p.49. ISSN 0315-7423.
- “How to Write a Canadian Poem.” Truro, NS: The Amethyst Review, Vol. 5, No. 2, Winter 1997, pp.23-24. ISSN 1192-2478.
- “Eight Ways to Think About Happiness” and “North Shore, Lake Superior.” Antigonish, NS: The Antigonish Review, No. 113, Spring 1998, pp.143-144. ISSN 0003-5661.
- “Enough” and “The Tongue is Nothing.” Church Point, NS: Feux chalins: Littératures des Maritimes, No. 2, 1996, pp.28,74-75. ISSN 1201-6020.
Non-fiction, Interviews & Other Materials
- “Gorgeous but Not Florid,” interview on Prospectus: A Literary Offering blog, 24 July 2020.
- “SHELFIES: Joanne Merriam of Upper Rubber Boot.” Bill Kieffer, Underground Book Reviews, 15 May 2017.
- “More Than Medicine in Malindi, Kenya.” Mass Eye & Ear Global Surgery and Health blog, 19 January 2017.
- “More Than Medicine in Kampala and Kijabe, Kenya.” Mass Eye & Ear Global Surgery and Health blog, 7 November 2016.
- “Joanne Merriam: Publisher, Upper Rubber Boot Books.” Loren Kleinman (blog), 28 July 2013.
- “‘Literary’ Poetry.” Locus Online Roundtable, 4 June 2012.
- “Flash Interview: Uniquely Crafting the Craft, a Few Writing Questions for Joanne Merriam.” Flash Fiction, 21 May 2012.
- “Report from the Field – e-publisher Joanne Merriam.” Eastword, the newsletter of the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia, March/April 2012, p.19.
- “Got Your Back Door.” The Raging Face, January 28, 2008.
- “Got Your Back Door.” Sydney, NS: Pottersfield Portfolio (Vol. 23, No. 2, Winter/Spring 2004) pp. 81 – 84. ISSN 0226-0840.
- “Reading, ‘riting and ‘rithmatic.” Eastword, the bi-monthly newsletter of the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia, March/April 2003, pp. 5-6.
- 2003 Nova Scotia Gambling Prevalence Study, uncredited editor, Addiction Services, Nova Scotia Department of Health, 2003.
- “Complementary Elements: Élémental, paintings by Wayne Boucher and sculptures and masks by Claude Chaloux.” Visual Arts News: The Magazine of Visual Arts Nova Scotia (Vol. 25, No. 2, Summer 2002) pp. 20 – 21. ISSN 004-0512.
- “Caught in the Web.” Bi-monthly column, Eastword, July/August 1998 to January/February 2002.
- “Tips for Beginning Writers on Finding and Approaching a Publisher.” Eastword, the bi-monthly newsletter of the Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia, November/December 1997.
Scientific Writing
Landeen KC, Esianor B, Stevens MN, Fernando S, Merriam J, Kreth K, Whigham AS, Haynes D, Eavey R. Online Otolaryngology: A Comprehensive Model for Medical Student Engagement in the Virtual Era and Beyond. Ear Nose Throat J. 2023 Nov; 102(11): 739-741. doi: 10.1177/01455613211029748. Epub 2021 Jul 5. PMID: 34218707.
Appearances
- Thursday, 28 September 2017: Invited reader, with Dan Hoy and Sheree Renée Thomas. In-store reading celebrating the release of The Terraformers by Dan Hoy. Third Man Records Storefront, Nashville, TN.
- Sunday, 26 March 2017: Panelist, Making & Breaking Gender Roles in SpecFic. MidSouthCon 35, Memphis, TN.
- Sunday, 26 March 2017: Panelist, Publishing with Small Press. MidSouthCon 35, Memphis, TN.
- Saturday, 25 March 2017: Moderator, Write What You Don’t Know. MidSouthCon 35, Memphis, TN.
- Saturday, 25 March 2017: Pro Row. MidSouthCon 35, Memphis, TN.
- Sunday, 20 March 2016: Panelist, The Bard Lives! MidSouthCon 34, Memphis, TN.
- Sunday, 20 March 2016: Panelist, Do I Really Need An Editor? MidSouthCon 34, Memphis, TN.
- Saturday, 19 March 2016: Pro Row. MidSouthCon 34, Memphis, TN.
- Saturday, 19 March 2016: Panelist, The Pitch. MidSouthCon 34, Memphis, TN.
- Friday, 18 March 2016: Panelist, Dystopias, Zombies, and Apocalypses. MidSouthCon 34, Memphis, TN.
- Saturday, 20 June 2015: Panelist, Finding & Querying a Publisher. Hypericon, Nashville, TN.
- Friday, 19 June 2015: Panelist, Defining Genres in Speculative Fiction. Hypericon, Nashville, TN.
- Sunday, 22 March 2015: Panelist, Fire Up Your Fiction with Inciting Events. MidSouthCon, Memphis, TN.
- Saturday, 21 March 2015: Pro Row. MidSouthCon, Memphis, TN.
- Saturday, 21 March 2015: Panelist, Finding your Voice. MidSouthCon, Memphis, TN.
- Friday, 20 March 2015: Panelist, Creating Platform. MidSouthCon, Memphis, TN.
- Friday, 20 March 2015: Moderator, Aliens and The Others. MidSouthCon, Memphis, TN.
- Sunday, 15 June 2014. Panelist, Small Press and Indie Publishing Panel. Hypericon, Nashville, TN.
- Saturday, 14 June 2014. Participant, Authors Roundtable. Hypericon, Nashville, TN.
- Saturday, 1 June 2013. Introductions (as publisher) for Chet Weise, Tessa Mellas and Maggie Smith reading from Apocalypse Now: Poems and Prose from the End of Days, Conference Center, Main Library First Floor, Nashville Main Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, TN.
- Saturday, 1 June 2013. Introductions (as publisher) for Chet Weise, Tessa Mellas and Maggie Smith reading from Apocalypse Now: Poems and Prose from the End of Days, East Side Story, 1108 Woodland Street, Unit B, Nashville, TN.
- Thursday, 7 March 2013. AWP Release Party (as publisher) for Apocalypse Now: Poems and Prose from the End of Days, McGreevy’s Pub, Boston, MA.
- Saturday, 24 March 2012. Featured with Mary Alexandra Agner (The Scientific Method; The Doors of the Body) and Peg Duthie (Measured Extravagance), Science, Sonnets, and Speculation, West Reading Room, Main Branch, Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, TN 37219.
- Saturday, 6 March 2010. Panel discussion and fiction and poetry readings. 2010: A Space Oddity, Shelby Hall, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL.
- Friday, 11 May 2007. Featured poet, followed by an open mic. The Poets Corner, Unitarian Universalist Church, White Wing School Chapel, 58 Lowell St, Nashua, NH.
- Friday, 16 September 2005. Featured reader, preceded by a reading by fiction writer Aronne McCoy and followed by an open mic. Linebaugh Public Library, 105 West Vine Street, Murfreesboro, TN.
Awards & Honours
- Featured poet, Scifaikuest August 2025 print edition.
- Honourable Mention, Imaginarium 2013: The Best Canadian Speculative Writing, for “The Candy Aisle.”
- “Auto Biographies,” Winner of the July 2012 Goodreads Poetry Contest, 30 June 2012.
- Nominee, for “Love in the Time of Alien Invasion,” 2012 Rhysling Poetry Award in the short poem category.
- Nominee, for “Tender Aliens,” 2012 Rhysling Poetry Award in the long poem category.
- Winner of the 10-10-10 Poetry Contest, an online readers’ choice-type award, with “Hamiltons.”
- Nominated for the 2009 Dwarf Stars Award and included in The 2009 Dwarf Stars Anthology: The Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Short Poetry of 2008 with “Werepenguin.”
- Winner, “Deaths on Other Planets,” Asimov’s Science Fiction‘s Readers’ Awards for Best Poem of 2008.
- First Place winner, “The Rainy Season,” Strange Horizons 2005 Readers’ Choice Awards for Poetry.
- Third Place winner, “Walking Hibernation,” Strange Horizons 2004 Readers’ Choice Awards for Fiction.
Memberships
- Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia (lifetime)
Social Media
Writing-Related Work & Volunteer Experience
- Publisher, Upper Rubber Boot Books, July 2011 to 2020.
- Organizer, Intermittent Visitors: a multi-author blog tour, August 2012 to 2014.
- Guest Editor, Immigrations issue, Eye to the Telescope: The Science Fiction Poetry Association Online Journal of Speculative Poetry, April 2013.
- Editor, Seven by Twenty, weekdaily periodical published to Twitter, July 2009 to April 2013.
- Volunteer, Nashville Public Library, August 2009 to May 2012.
- Organizer, Couplets: a multi-author poetry blog tour, April 2012.
- Travel Grant Administrator, Speculative Literature Foundation, ca.2000s.
- Freelance technical writer, CSM Systems, Inc (Miraware Oasis 1.0 Administration Manual and Miraware Oasis 1.0 User Manual), 2001.
- Executive Assistant/Office Manager, Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia, February 1997 to September 2001.
- Freelance web designer, Hackmatack Children’s Choice Book Awards and Pottersfield Press, January 2000 to December 2012.