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Chad Prevost (writer)
Chad Prevost (writer)

Chad Prevost (1972, Fairfax, CA) is an American poet, writer, editor, publisher, and teacher. His work has been included in numerous literary magazines and anthologies since 2000, from publishers such as Iowa University Press, Bottom Dog, Alcatraz Editions, and magazines such as Hunger Mountain, Mid-American Review, Prairie Schooner, Puerto Del Sol, The Seattle Review, SENTENCE, and The Southern Review. A monologue in the voice of Jack White speaking telepathically to Meg White under the Blackpool lights, and an interview with Prevost on the 'state of poetry in America' were posted on The Huffington Post. Life

A Pastor’s Kid, he lived in numerous places growing up, ranging from Chicago to Phoenix, Tiburon to Richmond. He spent some of his adult years living in Waco, Wheaton, and Atlanta. He now lives in Chattanooga with his wife, Shelley Burdine-Prevost, and their three kids. Education

He transferred from Barton College in 1992 to complete his undergraduate degree in English from Baylor University in 1994. The very first student to be accepted into Baylor University’s George Truett Theological Seminary, he graduated with an M.Div. in 1997 (Magna Cum Laude). After two years of substituting and working in afterschool programs in Wheaton, Naperville, and Carol Stream, IL, he began his studies in Creative Writing at Georgia State University, where he graduated with an M.A. and Ph.D. in 2004 (Magna Cum Laude). Work Experience

He has taught creative writing, composition, or literature as a T.A. at Georgia State University, as an adjunct at Georgia Perimeter College, and as a tenure-track professor at Lee University and Dalton State College. He currently works as a writer and publisher full time. He is co-founder (with Ryan G. Van Cleave) and Editorial Director of C&R Press (www.crpress.org), an independent press dedicated to producing and promoting work from exciting new voices. Works

Poetry

Snapshots of the Perishing World (Cherry Grove Lyric Imprints 2006). ISBN: 978-1933456362 A Walking Cliché Coins a Phrase (Plain View Press 2008). ISBN: 978-1891386374 White-Feathered Bodies (Q Avenue Press 2010). Limited edition. http://www.qavepress.com/Q_Ave_Press/Chapbooks.html Chad Prevost’s Greatest Hits (Pudding House Press 2012). ISBN: 9781936715091 The Blue Demon (forthcoming)

Fiction

The Director of Happiness (novel, forthcoming)

Editor

LaFemina, Gerry, Chad Prevost. ed. (2006) Evensong: Contemporary American Poets on Spirituality (Bottom Dog Pres). ISBN: 978-1933964010 VanCleave, Ryan G., Chad Prevost, ed. (2009) Breathe: 101 Contemporary Odes (C&R Press). ISBN: 978-0981501017 References External Links C&R Press (www.crpress.org) Chad Prevost’s home page (www.chadprevost.com)