Vanessa Blakeslee's Blog
Fiction Writer, Essayist, Poet, Dancer, Creative
Vanessa Blakeslee
- Location
- Maitland, Florida, USA
- Birthday
- December 31
- Bio
- Vanessa Blakeslee studied creative writing at Rollins College and the University of Central Florida before earning the MFA in Writing at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Her work has appeared in The Paris Review, Southern Review, New York Quarterly, The Bellingham Review, Green Mountains Review, Southern Poetry Review, and dozens more in print and online. Her award-winning short fiction has been recognized by grants and fellowships from Yaddo, the Ragdale Foundation, the Atlantic Center for the Arts, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, among others. Vanessa is also a professional bellydancer with the Orlando Bellydance Performance Company and has performed veil, sword, zill, Romani, and assaya (Egyptian cane) routines. Find her online at www.vanessablakeslee.com.
Vanessa Blakeslee's Links
- New list
- Read Vanessa's short story, "Sustainable Practices," at The Good Men Project Magazine
- Read Vanessa's award-winning short story, "Clinica Tikal," featured at Ascent
- Vanessa's essays featured at The Paris Review Daily
- Vanessa Blakeslee's Profile, Poets & Writers Directory
- Read Vanessa's blog on the intersection of writing and bellydance at the Burrow Press Review
- Vanessa Blakeslee's Official Website
MARCH 28, 2012 10:40PM
Silver in the Mine
I remember the first time I felt the awe and power of playing a real role in the development of the precious thing that is another individual’s creativity and intellect. In one of my first semesters teaching I had run into a student in front of the university library, and in… Read full post »
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