Allen, Roberta L.

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ALLEN, Roberta L.

ALLEN, Roberta L. American, b. 1945. Genres: Novels, Novellas/Short stories, How-to books, Information science/Computers, Self help, Third World, Travel/Exploration, Women's studies and issues, Writing/Journalism, Autobiography/Memoirs. Career: Parsons School of Design, NYC, adjunct instructor in creative writing, 1986; Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, artist in residence, 1989; The Writer's Voice, adjunct instructor, 1992-97; New School for Social Research, adjunct instructor, 1993-; Department of Continuing Education, New York University, adjunct instructor, 1993-2000; Columbia University, School of the Arts, adjunct assistant professor, 1998-99; University of the South, Tennessee Williams Fellow, 1998. Works exhibited in solo shows at galleries and museums in cities worldwide. Publications: The Traveling Woman (short stories), 1986; The Daughter (novella in stories), 1992; Certain People (short stories), 1997; The Dreaming Girl (novel), 2000. NONFICTION: Amazon Dream (travel memoir), 1993; Fast Fiction, 1997; The Playful Way to Serious Writing, 2000; The Playful Way to Knowing Yourself, 2003. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor to periodicals. Address: c/o DeAnna Heindel, Gerorges Borchardt Inc Literary Agency, 136 E 57th St, New York, NY 10021, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]