Local Author To Be Published in Anthology

April 10, 2011 - PRLog -- Shaindel Beers, Pendleton resident and author, is one of fourteen authors featured in the upcoming publication of “Red Reader #1, a collection of literature and art published by Red Fez Publications.  The book is the first in a series of print publications aimed at promoting the work of underground and under-recognized writers and artists.

Editor Michele McDannold says 'Longing on Hwy 10' is an excellent example of the type of writing they look for at Red Fez.   “Shaindel's writing is clear, candid and earnest.”

The story is set in the Midwest and takes place at a gas station.  Seventeen year old Lynn wants to know who her father is but doesn't have anyone to ask.  She's stuck calculating the odds from customer to customer.  Figuring out who she is takes a turn when she decides to seduce her co-worker.  

Beers is familiar with the Midwest.  She was born in South Bend, Indiana and raised in the small town of Argos, Indiana.  From there she went on to study literature at Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama (BA), and at the University of Chicago (MA) before earning her MFA in Creative Writing (Poetry) at Vermont College of Fine Arts.

She is currently a professor of English at Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton, Oregon and also serves as Poetry Editor of Contrary and as a Poetry Reviewer for Bookslut.

“Red Reader #1” will be available for free at the Zygote in my Fez event being planned for August in Dayton, Ohio.  Advance reading copies are available for book reviewers and journalists.  

For more information please visit http://redfez.net or http://shaindelbeers.com.

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About Red Fez Publications:
Established in 2002 and founded by Leopold McGinnis, Red Fez Publications is an Independent publisher committed to bringing recognition to underground and under-recognized writers and artists. Red Fez publishes an online literary journal featuring literature and art outside of the narrow, academic stream and has published over 350 authors from around the world. Poems and short stories that have first appeared on Red Fez have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, storySouth Million Writers Award, Sundress Publications Best of the Net and Dzanc Books Best of the Web.