Queer Collection: Prose and Poetry 2007

by Gregory A. Kompes

An international collection of prose and poetry from 46 Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer authors Shane Allison (Tallahassee, FL); Ken Anderson (Decatur, GA); Joan Annsfire (Berkeley, CA); Armand Julian (Oak Island, NC); Geer Austin (New York, NY); Ben Barton (Kent, England); Thomas Burke (San Francisco, CA); Eric Campanano (Alameda, CA); Jennifer Patricia A. Cariño (Baguio City, Philippines); Stephen Carrington (Las Vegas, NV); Barry Chametzky (McMurray, PA); Julie R. Enszer (University Park, MD); R. Daniel Evans (Philadelphia, PA); G.B.Mann (Los Angeles, CA); Lucia Giansiracusa (Milan, Italy); Heidi Hoge (Savo, Finland); Nathan Huseman (Edmond, OK); Jays Janney (Nashville, IN); Ryan Kimsey (San Francisco, CA); Cole Krawitz (Brooklyn, NY); Diana Kuhl-Chapman (Fredericksburg, VA); Michele Laroche (Berkeley Heights, NJ); Daniel W.K. Lee (New York, NY); Gregory Lewis (Somerville, TX); Dana Kaye Litoff (Chicago, IL); Catha J. Loomis (Portland, OR); Laura Loomis (Pittsburg, CA); Stephen Mead (Albany, NY); Kat Miller (Tallahassee, FL); Rebekah Miller (Millersburg, OH); Michael Montlack (New York, NY); Louise Moore (Los Angeles, CA); Cynthia D. Nelson (Sydney, Australia); James Penha (Jakarta, Indonesia); Doreen Perrine (Catskill, NY); William Reichard (Saint Paul, MN); Linda A. Roach (Sayre, PA); Jean Roberta (Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada); Rob Rosen (San Francisco, CA); Darrell g.h. Sehramm (Vallejo, CA); Gregg Shapiro (Chicago, IL); Merlen Taffer (Oakland, CA); Barbara A. Taylor (Nimbin, Australia); Ann Tweedy (Mount Vernon, WA); Scott Wiggerman (Austin, TX); Stephen M. Wilson (Stockton, CA); Gregory Woods (Nottingham, England).

232 pages, Paperback

First published June 30, 2007

About the author

Gregory A. Kompes (MFA, MS Ed.) has authored 19 books (fiction, poetry, nonfiction), contributed to over a dozen anthologies (including 4 Chicken Soup for the Soul volumes), and written hundreds of published articles and essays on a wide range of topics.

Gregory is the founder and facilitator of The Writer Workshop and teaches for Southern New Hampshire University’s MFA program.

Gregory holds a BA in English Literature from Columbia University, New York, a Certificate in Online Teaching and Learning and an MS Ed. from California State University, East Bay, and an MFA in Creative Writing from National University.

Other favorite accomplishments include:

Being a member of the Nevada Arts Council’s Artist in Schools Roster;

Serving as Artist in Residence for the Gibson Public Library funded with National Endowment for the Arts/Nevada Arts Council Grants (2017-2019);

Serving as Artist in Residence for the Gay and Lesbian Center of Las Vegas funded with National Endowment for the Arts/Nevada Arts Council Grants (2018);

Walking the 1000km Via de La Plata route of the Camino de Santiago (2013);

Serving as President of the Henderson Writers’ Group (2013-2017);

Serving as Conference Coordinator for the Las Vegas Writer’s Conference (2006-2007); and,

Touring the US & Far East as a bass player for Broadway tours from 1990-1993 (Hello, Dolly!, 42nd Street, and Annie).