Lee Hope, author of Horsefever (New Rivers Press, November 2015), is editor-in-chief of Solstice: A Magazine of Diverse Voices. Her fiction has received grants from both the Maine and the Pennsylvania Arts Commissions.
Her short stories have been published in numerous literary journals, such as: Witness, The North American Review, Epiphany, and Sou’wester. Her short story “What To Take In Case of Fire,” received an honorable mention in American Fiction, Vol. 13, winner of the 2015 Midwest Book Awards in the anthology category.
Founder and former director of a low-residency MFA program in Maine, Lee also helped to found Pine Manor College’s low-residency MFA program. She is currently president of the nonprofit Solstice Institute for Creative WLee Hope, author of Horsefever (New Rivers Press, November 2015), is editor-in-chief of Solstice: A Magazine of Diverse Voices. Her fiction has received grants from both the Maine and the Pennsylvania Arts Commissions.
Her short stories have been published in numerous literary journals, such as: Witness, The North American Review, Epiphany, and Sou’wester. Her short story “What To Take In Case of Fire,” received an honorable mention in American Fiction, Vol. 13, winner of the 2015 Midwest Book Awards in the anthology category.
Founder and former director of a low-residency MFA program in Maine, Lee also helped to found Pine Manor College’s low-residency MFA program. She is currently president of the nonprofit Solstice Institute for Creative Writing and teaches for Changing Lives Through Literature, which brings literature to people on probation....more
Lee HopeYou are so right! So many personalities. And as in any relationship, it's partly how the rider connects with that particular horse, don't you think? My…moreYou are so right! So many personalities. And as in any relationship, it's partly how the rider connects with that particular horse, don't you think? My experience went from caring for and exercising polo ponies to leasing horses to owning some of my own, starting with Morgans, then a few Quarterhorses and finally a Warmblood/Thoroughbred cross. One almost killed me, broke many bones. Several gave me extra space. What does it say about us that we are so very involved with creatures that can do us in?(less)
Lee HopeI freewrite. I write my way into a scene, or a voice, or a plot. I deal with writer's block by writing. Means I might have to revise a lot, but, hey, i…moreI freewrite. I write my way into a scene, or a voice, or a plot. I deal with writer's block by writing. Means I might have to revise a lot, but, hey, it can work sometimes.(less)