Kelly Fordon

Born: 11/11/1967  
Parents: John William and Peggy Smeeton Stanton
Spouse: Frederick Post Fordon
Children: John Stanton; Charles Frederick; Megan Marie; Peter Townley
Address(es):
Permanent :
450 Neff Road
Grosse Pointe , MI 48230
Contact Information:
Website : http://www.kellyfordon.com
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Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Image of The Witness The Witness
- Poetry chapbook edited by Sammy Greenspan. Awarded Eric Hoffer Award for the Chapbook and shortlisted for the Grand Prize.
Poetry Adult Cleveland Heights, Ohio : Kattywompus Press 2016
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Garden for the Blind: stories Garden for the
- Captivating linked stories that follow a group of characters from an upscale suburb of Detroit over several decades. Michigan Notable Book, 2015
Fiction , Short Stories Adult Detroit, Michigan : Wayne State University Press 2015
Image of Tell Me When it Starts to Hurt / Tell Me When it Starts to Hurt /
- Sammy Greenspan, editor.
Poetry Adult Cleveland Heights, Ohio : Kattywompus Press 2013
Image of On the Street Where We Live On the Street Where We Live
- Tina Puckett, editor.
Poetry Adult Kent, Ohio : Standing Rock Cultural Arts, Rock in the River Literary Series : in association with the SRCA 2011 Open Poetry Chapbook Competition 2012
Ghost writers : us haunting them : contemporary Michigan literature
- Included in the collection. edited by Keith Taylor and Laura Kasischke.
Fiction , Michigan , Supernatural/Paranormal Adult Detroit : Wayne State University Press 2011
Other writings:
- work has appeared in The Florida Review, The Kenyon Review (KRO), Rattle and various other journals. For further listings of Published Works, see the author's website.
Fiction , Poetry Adult
What is the aim or goal of your writing: I attribute my success to perseverance and passion for writing.

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes
Please contact me via my website.

Skills:
Author
Poet
Other - Book reviewer, Educator

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Masters of Fine Arts in Creative Writing University of Arizona Tucson , AZ 1989

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Creative Writing Instructor College for Creative Studies, Wayne State University Detroit , MI 2017
Writer-in-Residence Inside Out Literary Arts Project Detroit , MI 2013
Workshop Facilitator Various Conferences 2013
Creative Writing Instructor Springfed Arts Metro Detroit , MI 2011

Other Resources:

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