Meet the Wordsmith
Elizabeth Barrette lives in Illinois with her partner, Doug. An avid wordsmith, she works as a writer and editor, doing poetry, articles, essays, reviews, interviews, short stories, and more. Her main fields include speculative fiction, gender studies, environmental/social issues, and alternative spirituality. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Rhetoric with a Women’s Studies minor from the English Department at the University of Illinois.
Her wordsmithing work has taken many forms. Her books are From Nature's Patient Hands: A Collection of Poetry (Diminuendo Press, 2010), Prismatica: Science Fiction Poetry Spanning the Spectrum (Diminuendo Press, 2010), and Composing Magic: How to Create Magical Spells, Rituals, Blessings, Chants, and Prayers (New Page Books, 2007). She also wrote the articles "Balancing Powers" in Communities, “Anthimeria: Verbing Weirds Language” in Sol Magazine, and "Appreciating Speculative Poetry" and "Do Women and Men Really Write Differently?" in Internet Review of Science Fiction. Honors include winning the Sol Magazine Poet Laureate Competition (2003), Left Coast Eisteddfod Poetry Competition (2009), Dwarf Stars Award (2010), and Rose & Bay Award: Poetry (2010); plus six poems nominated for the Rhysling Award (2005, 2007, 2010). Elizabeth Barrette served as Managing Editor of PanGaia for eight years and Dean of Studies at the Grey School of Wizardry for four years. She currently sits on the canon board for Torn World. She has edited over a dozen books including novels, short story collections, and nonfiction.
She has published hundreds of poems, dozens of articles, and dozens of short stories. Her writing has appeared in numerous periodicals including Apex, The Blessed Bee, Capper’s, Cicada, CIRCLE, Communities, Doorways, Eggplant Library, EMG-zine, Five Feathers, Fortress, Green Prints, Gray’s Sporting Journal, Horror Writers Association Newsletter, the Llewellyn annuals, The Lorelei Signal, The Mid-America Poetry Review, Mytholog, Nature’s Song, Noneuclidean Café, Passion for Poetry, SageWoman, Sol Magazine,Strong Verse, Torn World, and the Wiccan/Pagan Times. You can read some of her articles online, such as "Balancing Powers" in Communities, “Anthimeria: Verbing Weirds Language” in Sol Magazine, and "Appreciating Speculative Poetry" and "Do Women and Men Really Write Differently?" in Internet Review of Science Fiction. Her work has also appeared in the anthologies The 2010 Rhysling Anthology, Companion for the Apprentice Wizard, Creative Community Collected Comics Pages, Dead Souls, Genderflex, The Goddess in Each of Us, The Impossible Will Take A Little While, Pagan Muse Short Fiction Anthology Volume 2, Triangulation: Taking Flight, and Vampyr Verse.
Elizabeth Barrette supports small press and electronic publication, crowdfunding, and communal living. She hosts a monthly Poetry Fishbowl on her LiveJournal, The Wordsmith’s Forge. She enjoys presenting panels and workshops at science fiction conventions, Pagan festivals, and other events. Her favorite pastimes include gardening for wildlife, photography, and studying obscure languages.
Her wordsmithing work has taken many forms. Her books are From Nature's Patient Hands: A Collection of Poetry (Diminuendo Press, 2010), Prismatica: Science Fiction Poetry Spanning the Spectrum (Diminuendo Press, 2010), and Composing Magic: How to Create Magical Spells, Rituals, Blessings, Chants, and Prayers (New Page Books, 2007). She also wrote the articles "Balancing Powers" in Communities, “Anthimeria: Verbing Weirds Language” in Sol Magazine, and "Appreciating Speculative Poetry" and "Do Women and Men Really Write Differently?" in Internet Review of Science Fiction. Honors include winning the Sol Magazine Poet Laureate Competition (2003), Left Coast Eisteddfod Poetry Competition (2009), Dwarf Stars Award (2010), and Rose & Bay Award: Poetry (2010); plus six poems nominated for the Rhysling Award (2005, 2007, 2010). Elizabeth Barrette served as Managing Editor of PanGaia for eight years and Dean of Studies at the Grey School of Wizardry for four years. She currently sits on the canon board for Torn World. She has edited over a dozen books including novels, short story collections, and nonfiction.
She has published hundreds of poems, dozens of articles, and dozens of short stories. Her writing has appeared in numerous periodicals including Apex, The Blessed Bee, Capper’s, Cicada, CIRCLE, Communities, Doorways, Eggplant Library, EMG-zine, Five Feathers, Fortress, Green Prints, Gray’s Sporting Journal, Horror Writers Association Newsletter, the Llewellyn annuals, The Lorelei Signal, The Mid-America Poetry Review, Mytholog, Nature’s Song, Noneuclidean Café, Passion for Poetry, SageWoman, Sol Magazine,Strong Verse, Torn World, and the Wiccan/Pagan Times. You can read some of her articles online, such as "Balancing Powers" in Communities, “Anthimeria: Verbing Weirds Language” in Sol Magazine, and "Appreciating Speculative Poetry" and "Do Women and Men Really Write Differently?" in Internet Review of Science Fiction. Her work has also appeared in the anthologies The 2010 Rhysling Anthology, Companion for the Apprentice Wizard, Creative Community Collected Comics Pages, Dead Souls, Genderflex, The Goddess in Each of Us, The Impossible Will Take A Little While, Pagan Muse Short Fiction Anthology Volume 2, Triangulation: Taking Flight, and Vampyr Verse.
Elizabeth Barrette supports small press and electronic publication, crowdfunding, and communal living. She hosts a monthly Poetry Fishbowl on her LiveJournal, The Wordsmith’s Forge. She enjoys presenting panels and workshops at science fiction conventions, Pagan festivals, and other events. Her favorite pastimes include gardening for wildlife, photography, and studying obscure languages.
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Cheap Cookin' community on LiveJournal Crowdfunding community on LiveJournal (more active) Crowdfunding community on Dreamwidth (less active) The Wordsmith's Forge personal blog on LiveJournal (more active) The Wordsmith's Forge personal blog on Dreamwidth (less active) Interview Links "Composing Magic: TWPT Talks to Elizabeth Barrette" in The Wiccan/Pagan Times "Interview with Elizabeth Barrette, Author of Composing Magic" in The Dark Phantom Review "Seeing the World Sideways: An Interview with Elizabeth Barrette" in Sol Magazine Social Networking Links Visit Elizabeth Barrette's personal page on Facebook. Visit the PenUltimate Productions Writing & Editing fan page on Facebook. View Elizabeth Barrette's profile page on MyBlogLog. Online Project Links The Poetry Fishbowl Project in The Wordsmith's Forge on LiveJournal Torn World (a science-fantasy shared world project) Other Links Find Elizabeth Barrette's books on Good Reads. View Elizabeth Barrette's author page on Library Thing. View Elizabeth Barrette's author page on Shelfari. |
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