C.B. Calsing was born and grew up in the small Central Coast town of San Luis Obispo, California. As a child, she spent long hours composing stories and plays. Half-way through her junior year in high school, she left to attend… read more
Musican, writer and actress, Alexandra plays underground pop, a type of rock ‘n roll that’s been dubbed *dream-a-billy.* She likes to turn out slow, simple dance songs for long lonely nights to come.Based between Providence, New York City, and her truck, and touring the Northeast and Deep South, Alexandra is… More >
Andrei Codrescu was born in Sibiu, Romania, in 1946. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1966 and became a U.S. citizen in 1981. He is a poet, novelist, essayist, teacher, and lecturer. Codrescu is MacCurdy Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,… More >
Anne Marie Rooney is the author of Spitshine (Carnegie Mellon University Press, 2012) and The Buff (The Cupboard, 2011). She has won the Iowa Review Award, the Gulf Coast Poetry Prize, the Amy Award, the Greg Grummer Poetry Award, and the So to Speak Poetry Prize. Her poetry has appeared… More >
I am the mother of a brilliant 21 year old son, and part-time mama to many New Orleans youth whom I love dearly. I am an educator, mentor, and activist. I love what I do and I intend to keep it that way. As an artist, I have always been… More >
Beau Boudreaux has won a chapbook competition by New Dawn Unlimited titled Significant Other. His poems have recently appeared in Antioch Review, Cream City Review, Louisiana Literature, and Margie. He teaches English in Continuing Studies at Tulane University in New Orleans. More >
After graduating from the University of Scranton in 1991, Mr. Loehfelm started a career teaching high school English on Staten Island. Dying to get off Staten Island, he moved to Sea Bright, NJ, a tiny beach town on the shore that, ironically, was destroyed by a flood in 1992 and… More >
Brenda Marie Osbey is an author of poetry and of prose non-fiction in English and in French. Her books include All Saints New and Selected Poems (LSU Press, 1997, 1999, 2005), which received the American Book Award; Desperate Circumstance, Dangerous Woman (Story Line Press, 1991); In These Houses (Wesleyan University… More >
C.B. Calsing was born and grew up in the small Central Coast town of San Luis Obispo, California. As a child, she spent long hours composing stories and plays. Half-way through her junior year in high school, she left to attend Cuesta Community College, where, after a few years of… More >
C.B. Calsing was born and grew up in the small Central Coast town of San Luis Obispo, California. As a child, she spent long hours composing stories and plays. Half-way through her junior year in high school, she left to attend Cuesta Community College, where, after a few years of… More >
C.B. Calsing was born and grew up in the small Central Coast town of San Luis Obispo, California. As a child, she spent long hours composing stories and plays. Half-way through her junior year in high school, she left to attend Cuesta Community College, where, after a few years of… More >
Chase Montague Markovich was born In New Orleans, LA. It was a beautiful day in May. He attended Jesuit High School and New Orleans Center for Creative Arts. During this time he received accolades for his photography from the National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts' YoungArts program, winning… More >
Chris Kaminstein is an actor, writer, director and arts instructor. Most recently, Chris directed Major Swelling’s Salvation Salve Medicine Show, a co-production between GRP and Cripple Creek Theater Company. Chris has appeared in plays with Southern Rep @ Le Chat Noir, the Bloomsburg Theater Ensemble, the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, Chashama… More >
Long time write for the New Orleans Times-Picayune, he gained nationawide attention for his articles on the effects of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans. He continued in this vein in satirizing the 2008-2009 e-mail controversies surrounding around New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin and Councilwoman Stacy Head. Rose is also the… More >
Christopher Chambers was born in Madison, Wisconsin, and has since lived in North Carolina, Michigan, Minnesota, Florida, Alabama, Texas, and Louisiana. He received a degree in English at the University of Wisconsin. He received an MFA degree from the University of Alabama, where he was editor of the Black Warrior… More >
When New Orleans native Cornell P. Landry isn't writing children's books, he is running the Kingfish Grille in old Gretna. He is the author of two local children's books, ' Happy Jazz Fest' and 'Goodnight NOLA'. More >
Born in ’67 and raised in New Orleans, DAVE BRINKS’ blood is Acadian French and Choctaw. Brinks is editor-in-chief of YAWP A Journal of Poetry & Art, publisher of Trembling Pillow Press, director of 17 Poets! Literary & Performance Series, and founder of The New Orleans School for the Imagination.… More >
David Lummis is a nationally known consumer market analyst and author of Value Retailing in the 1990s (John Wiley & Sons). Since 1986, David has written and edited dozens of syndicated market research reports, including on the U.S. coffee market. Raised in Paducah, Kentucky, David attended the Sorbonne and graduated… More >
David Rowe is a poet in New Orleans. David Rowe has ROWEd crew in prep school, worked in a salmon ROwE house up in Alaska, lived (lord knows) on skid ROWe, and currently knows his way around the ROWE brand jukeboxes of New Orleans. His work has appeared (or will… More >
A native of Worcester, Mass., David Rowe was educated at Swarthmore. His poems have appeared in the Cortland Review, the North American Review, Big Bridge, Dorado, Solid Quarter, Exquisite Corpse, YAWP, & the anthologies, the Maple Leaf Rag (Portals Press) & The Southern Poetry Anthology (Texas Review Press). A poet… More >
Denise McConduit grew up in a family of thirteen children in New Orleans, Louisiana, a city that enjoys unique traditions like Mardi Gras, Jazz Festivals, and Debutante balls. Denise began writing at a young age, so it was only natural that she became a writer as an adult. She started… More >
Dianne's work as an author and storyteller centers around the importance of literacy and "Together Time," grown-ups spending time with children. Parents, teachers and librarians have a special place in Dianne's heart and her work reflects this. Dianne is the author of Story Fest Crafting Story Theater Scripts (Teacher Ideas… More >
Writer/Producer Helen has been a prolific writer for the past decade, working in journalism, fiction and screenwriting. She has extensive small business experience as a co-founder of a local newspaper, The Bywater Marigny Current and the production company The Hatchery Media. She also gained extensive sales and marketing experience as… More >
"Chicken Dance is a thoroughly engaging story that captures the heart and soul of a young boy who stumbles into his family’s hidden secrets. The story sensitively deals with deceit, friendship and loyalty while untangling what is important for him and his family." —Judith Lafitte, Octavia Books, New Orleans, LA More >
With his wife, Mary Matalin - a Republican - and writer Peter Knobler, Carville co-wrote All's Fair Love, War and Running for President; published in 1995. He later wrote We're Right, They're Wrong A Handbook for Spirited Progressives, published in 1996; ...And The Horse He Rode In On The People… More >
James Nolan is a poet, fiction writer, essayist, and translator. His work has appeared in Boulevard, New Orleans Noir (Akashic Books), Utne Reader, The Washington Post, and Andrei Codrescu's Exquisite Corpse among other publications. He has translated the work of Spanish-language poets Pablo Neruda and Jaime Gil de Biedma. Nolan… More >
Jan Arrigo (b. 1960) is a Louisiana-based, New Orleans born, International Center for Photography-trained photographer and author living on the northshore of Lake Pontchartrain. Her fine art work tells stories about what disappears quickly or over time and explores disconnection and its opposite. She has exhibited in national group shows… More >
Jean Cassels studied at Eastern Michigan University; The School of the Art Institute Chicago; and University of Illinois School of Art and Design Chicago; where she received her bachelors of studio arts. In New Orleans she has taken master classes in figure drawing with Auseklis Ozols. She taught beginning and… More >
Joanne Mehrtens and Pat Roig, friends and teachers who have began a series of children’s books including 'The Beignet That Almost Got Away' and 'Counting Around the Neutral Ground' which they wrote and illustrated to teach their own classes about New Orleans. Mehrtens and Roig are two early childhood educators… More >
Joel Dailey singlehandedly published Fell Swoop for more than ten years, more than 47 issues, making it one of the longest running journals in the South. His other titles include BooksNutria Bounce (Open 24 Hours Press, 2005), Lower 48 (Lavender Ink, 1999), Release Window (Semiquasi Press, 1998), Ambulance (Blank Gun… More >
John Biguenet has published six books, including Oyster, a novel, and The Torturer's Apprentice Stories, released in the U.S. by Ecco/HarperCollins and widely translated. His work has received an O. Henry Award for short fiction and a Harper's Magazine Writing Award among other distinctions, and his poems, stories and essays… More >
Originally from Lititz, Pennsylvania, John Gery is a poet and critic of modern and contemporary poetry, as well as a collaborative translator of poetry. After teaching at Stanford and San Jose State Universities, he first joined UNO as an Instructor in 1979. He is a member of both the Creative… More >
Johnette Downing is an author and a multi-award winning singer, songwriter and musician performing original music with Louisiana spice for children internationally. Having performed concerts and given keynotes and educator workshops in Egypt, Morocco, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico and throughout the United States, Johnette is dedicated to… More >
Joshua Clark is the author of Heart Like Water Surviving Katrina and Life in its Disaster Zone, a 2007 finalist for the National Book Critics Circle award. He has contributed to several anthologies, including The Best American Nonrequired Reading, The Best Of Lonely Planet Travel Writing (a collection of the… More >
A New Orleans native, Schafer attended the Isadore Newman School, and then the H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, the coordinate women's college of Tulane University. She earned her Ph.D. from Tulane University in 1985. She went on to work at the Murphy Institute of Political Economy at Tulane, and now… More >
Author of Southern Fried Divorce. Set against the colorful backdrop of New Orleans, Southern Fried Divorce uproariously recounts the author’s divorce from “that ex- husband” and the unpredictable roles he plays in her life afterward A Renaissance woman, the author is passionate about many things. Her prizewinning roses and camellias… More >
Julie Smith is the author of nineteen mystery novels and several short stories. She received the 1991 Edgar Award for Best Novel for her sixth book, New Orleans Mourning (1990). Smith previously worked as a news journalist for sixteen years, starting her career as a reporter for the New Orleans… More >
Ken Foster is the author of a memoir, The Dogs Who Found Me; a collection of stories, The Kind I'm Likely to Get; and a collection of essays, Dogs I Have Met. His work has appeared in numerous publications including Salon, Fence, Bomb, McSweeney's, The Believer, The New York Times,… More >
Big Easy Award nominated director Mark Routhier is currently the Associate Artistic Director SRT at Le Chat Noir. He has directed such shows as THE SEAFARER, OPUS, and ZOMBIE TOWN. Routhier recently directed Yussef el Guindi’s JIHAD JONES AND THE KALASHNIKOV BABES (an NNPN Continued Life Project) for Golden Thread… More >
Matthew NOLAN is a nationally recognized poet and the author of the acclaimed books Exhuming Juliet a New OrLeANs poet and Crumpled Paper Dolls. Nolan's work has been showcased on BBC radio, PBS television, and in a feature-length film documentary on contemporary American poets. His heart lies in years of… More >
Megan Burns is a poet, performer, essayist, and editor. She has a MFA from Naropa University and edits the poetry magazine, Solid Quarter, which is dedicated to poets working in the tradition of the long poem. Her critical work on poet Bernadette Mayer can be found at Jacket Magazine. She… More >
Moira Crone is a widely published short story writer and novelist. She received the Robert Penn Warren Award for Fiction from the Southern Fellowship of Writers in 2009 for the body of her work. A native of Eastern North Carolina, she lives in New Orleans. Her publications include, What Gets… More >
NEVADA BARR is an award-winning novelist and New York Times best-selling author. She has a growing number of Anna Pigeon mysteries to her credit as well as numerous other books, short stories, and articles. She currently resides in New Orleans with her husband, four magical cats, and two adorable dogs.… More >
Paula Morris, a novelist and short story writer of English and Maori descent, was born in New Zealand. For almost a decade she worked in the record business in London and New York. She has also worked as an advertising copywriter and brand strategist. Her first novel, Queen of Beauty,… More >
Peter Cooley is Professor of English and Director of Creative Writing. He has a B.A. in Humanities from Shimer College, an M.A. in Art and Literature from The University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in Modern Letters from The University of Iowa, where he was a student in the Writers’… More >
Pia Z. Ehrhardt's stories have been widely published in magazines including McSweeney's Quarterly, the Mississippi Review, Oxford American, and Narrative Magazine, and anthologized in the 2006 Norton Anthology Sudden Fiction Short-Shorts from America and Beyond. Her work can be heard on NPR's Selected Shorts and KQED's Writers' Block. She is… More >
Poppy Z. Brite (born Melissa Ann Brite on May 25, 1967 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American author. Brite initially achieved notoriety in the gothic horror genre of literature in the early 1990s after publishing a string of successful novels. Brite's recent work has moved into the related genre… More >
Rodger Kamenetz is an award-winning poet and author. He wrote the landmark international bestseller The Jew in the Lotus and the National Jewish Book Award-winning Stalking Elijah. His five books of poetry include The Lowercase Jew --he has been called “the most formidable of the Jewish-American poets”. His memoir, Terra… More >
Artist Statement THE VISION "Black people need 2 see images of ourselves w/ humanity. women beautiful regardless of size, shape or complexion. men strong, sensitive & loving. parents & children caring & happy. couples in love in warm intimate moments. us as lovers, sensual & sexy but not nasty even… More >
Terrence Sanders is a noted artist, photographer, documentary filmmaker, publisher and editor of ArtVoices and Turnstile magazines, published poet, gallerist, curator and consultant to artists, gallerists and collectors. His work aims to examine the human condition in a way that breaks down social and cultural barriers. Artist Statement My responsibility… More >
NOLA native of popular cookbooks, like Taste of Tremé & kid's books, like Who Dat Night Before Christmas. T-M’s books have been featured in The San Francisco Chronicle, Cooking Light & Southern Living! See ToddStPierre.com ...Also coming soon "Cookin' With the Swamp People". More >
Tom Piazza’s most recent work is the novel City Of Refuge, published by Harper in August 2008. His nine books also include the Faulkner Society Award-winning novel My Cold War, and the short-story collection Blues And Trouble, which won the James Michener Award for fiction. Of Piazza's fiction, Bob Dylan… More >
Valentine Pierce is a poet and performance artist. Her creative and journalistic writing has been published throughout the U.S. and she has been featured on radio programs and cable television programs. Pierce has frequently produced her own shows, including “It’s Personal,” for which she received a grant from the NOJHF.… More >
Brooks Sigler was born and raised in the urban wilderness of Meriden, Connecticut. The characters who populated her first book, Five Finger Fiction (2009), reflect rich blends of Irish, Italian, Catholic, New England, and Brooks's own original quirkiness. A Cornell graduate, she is a long-time teacher/educator from a family of… More >
William Bowling is a writer, performer, musician and scholar residing in New Orleans. He holds a B.S. in Speech Communication and Performance Studies from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, and a M.A in Performance Studies from the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. In New York, Will… More >
Native New Orleanian Perret employs a goodly dose of "yat-itutde" to tickle the Big Easy's collective funny-bone in her book YAT WIT CHICKEN GUMBO FOR THE NEW ORLEANS SOUL. From the dilemma of deciding who gets the third and final beignet to the art of poaching ladders during parade season,… More >
I am a radio producer, photographer, and writer. Much of my work focuses on current social issues. More >
In New Orleans art is a part of our daily lives from the music we hear, the food we eat and buildings we live in. Explore ArtsNewOrleans multidisciplinary artist listings which include chefs, musicians, architects, designers, filmmakers, dancers, actors, writers, visual artists and the many others who make up our creative culture.
Arts Council Of New Orleans
935 Gravier Street, Suite 850
New Orleans, LA 70112
(504) 523-1465
