Kelli Burton's multimedia exhibition Pet Milk debuted January 15 at the Lucille C. Little Fine Arts Library and Learning Center, the University of Kentucky. The project—a multimedia event in which visual artwork, prose and poetry, and music developed by Lexington artists can be experienced simultaneously—brings together writers, artists and musicians in a unique collaboration. The exhibition anonymously brings together more than 75 artists, writers and musicians into groups of the three to create several works inspired by individual prose and poetry. To accomplish the show's mission, Burton passed each individual writer's piece to a musician and a visual artist, who were asked in turn to develop their own works based on the written words assigned them without guidance or knowledge of the other group members. The final product is a unique show of original written, musical and artistic pieces related to or influenced by other community artists. The show ran through February 25, 2009.

By day, Kelli is a writer and producer for Kentucky Educational Television (KET).

Jeremy Byars

Finishing Line Press published Jeremy’s chapbook Eyes Open to the Flash. A prolific poet, Jeremy contributes to Poetry Midwest, Ariel, I-70, Gihon Review and Ottawa Arts Review.

Kevin Marshall Chopson

The Aurorean , a New England journal based in Maine, has chosen MFA program graduate Kevin Marshall "KC" Chopson as one of two featured poets for the upcoming Fall/Winter issue. Editor Cynthia Brackett-Vincent says his "poetic craftsmanship shines through in each line, image, and turn of phrase." As part of the featured poet deal, the Aurorean will publish three of KC’s poems and will run a slightly extended biography in the contributors' notes. His poems "Magnolia," "This Is the Roll of Wire" and "Memories of Birds" are the picks for publication. His work has appeared in English Journal, Broad River Review, New Madrid, Chaffin Journal, Poem, and Birmingham Arts Journal, among others. Upcoming publications include the fall issues of South Carolina Review and Hurricane Review. Ever active, KC read from his manuscript-in-progress The Projector at the state convention of the Tennessee Council of Teachers of English in September.

Jack Cobb

Jack’s poem "For Jennifer Sandovahl, Waitress at Two Medicine Grill" appeared in Read This, and his poem "Lifting the Fog" appeared in Main Channel Voices. His recently published essays include "Out of Range" in The Red Clay Review, and "True Love and Paranoia in the Hermit Kingdom" in The Summerset Review.

Larry Dean is the author of seven books, including I Am Spam (Fractal Edge Press, 2004) and has been widely-anthologized and published in the United States and abroad. In 2004, he was recipient of the Hands on Stanzas Gwendolyn Brooks Award, from the Poetry Center of Chicago. Most recently, the Canadian publication Filling Station accepted his pieces "Gold Coast Hand Car Wash" and "It's Friday! What a Crazy Gang" for its upcoming Issue 44. His published poems include: "Emilee Is That You?" "Get Your Coupons for All of Your Pet Needs," "Miller Lite & Donuts," "Our Jeff Goldblum," and "Scooter's Old" all are published in Old City Cool. "Be Your Own Boss," "Confused about Vitamins," "How to Defend Your Elf," "Tom DeLay Explains His Mugshot to Himself," in The Statistics of Synchronicity: Writing Proven to Resonate. "Claim Money You Never Knew You Had," "The Funky Monkey Hug," "Footbinder's Dream," and "The Small Machine Is Working Again," in the anthology Why Vandalism. The journal Chicago Poetry published "A Tie Is a Beautiful Noose," "I Thought You Might Like This," and "Ubermarket."

Todd Hatton

Todd has one of the most recognizable voices in the Jackson Purchase Area. Folks drink their morning coffee with him, drive with him to work and even take him to the office. He's the host of the AM drive show Morning Edition, which broadcasts from WKMS-FM, western Kentucky's affiliate of National Public Radio. Todd entertains listeners each morning with his on-cue vocal bent and cool flip of the phrase. He makes it sound so easy on the air, though the public doesn't see his many invested hours spent writing and producing. Most recently, Todd took the helm as host of the WKMS showcase, The Front Page.

Winner of the following 2008 Kentucky Associated Press Awards for journalism:

Second Place, Best Use of Sound for "Hidden Kitchens."

Second Place, Best Special Series for "Fueling the Purchase." (WKMS News Staff)

Honorable Mention, Best Light News for "Aftermath of the Super Tuesday Storms."

Greg Norton's book An Infinity of Days in the Psychotic Atomik Empire was published by Plainview Press in 2007. Infinity is a collection of short stories with a decidedly Chicago feel, originally published in various literary magazines. Richard R. Blake from Reader Views out of Austin describes Greg's work: "Gregory Alan Norton craftily cajoles and teases the reader with his devious imagination, portraying the battle of the psyche right up to his unique, unexpected, suspenseful surprise, climactic endings. This is an exhilarating read."

Pamela Johnson Parker

Pamela's chapbook A Walk Through the Memory Palace won the qarrtsiluni prize, judged by Dinty Moore (see Moore's comments here). Finishing Line Press recently picked up her chapbook Love and Other Four-Letter Words, and her work has appeared in New Madrid, 6S, The Binnacle, 31st Bird Review, and MiPoesis. She also contributed to the chapbooks Chicago Cicada Haiku and Power-Crazy General Saw Wei, published by Anti- Press.

A past scholarship winner for the Sewanee Writers Conference, Pamela was nominated for a Pushcart Prize for her work in 2008.

Leif Ericson Rigney

Leif contributed to the book Standing on the Mountain: Voices of Appalachia, a compilation that draws a sweeping vista, represented in prose and poetry, of the Appalachians. Leif has also written for Quarter After Eight.

Scott Woodham is working on the bleeding edge of internet journalism as an assistant editor for Alaska's newest news and analysis site, the Alaska Dispatch. For the Dispatch Scott writes "Alaska Beat," a daily column that collects stories on issues important to Alaska and the circumpolar North. He also contributes to the site's "Palin Watch" feature, selects wire copy, and edits news and opinion from all over Alaska. Because Scott is living in Kentucky while looking so hard north, his new occupation constitutes post-graduate research in advanced surrealism.

Jenna Wright

Jenna's poem "A Doubtful Phoenix" appeared in Calliope, an anthology in the Women Who Write series. Jenna read this piece at the awards presentation in Louisville. Her essay "Hope on I-40" took third place in the Knoxville Writers Guild Creative Nonfiction Essay Contest, and her creative nonfiction piece "Unlimited Hope" was selected to be one of four readings at the South Atlantic Modern Language Association Conference in Atlanta. Her writing has also appeared in Southern Discourse and The Tennessee English Journal. She is a member of the faculty at the University of Tennessee at Martin, where she teaches English and creative writing. Her fiction and poetry often focus on Southern women.