Cristina M. R. Norcross (www.FirkinFiction.com)

I am a freelance writer of fiction and non-fiction, having had over 50 written works published in literary magazines in the US, Canada, England, Wales and Algeria. I have been published in English and German. My writing has appeared in Edge Life, Yawp, Acorn, Linkway, The Arabesques Review, and Beauty/Truth: a journal of ekphrastic poetry. My... more »

I am a freelance writer of fiction and non-fiction, having had over 50 written works published in literary magazines in the US, Canada, England, Wales and Algeria. I have been published in English and German. My writing has appeared in Edge Life, Yawp, Acorn, Linkway, The Arabesques Review, and Beauty/Truth: a journal of ekphrastic poetry. My latest book Land & Sea: Poetry Inspired by Art, co-authored with the NY artist Irene Ruddock, is available at select bookstores, galleries and gift shops in NY, NJ, NH and MA. Visit my website www.firkinfiction.com for more details. I am a 1995 B.A. Honors English graduate of the University of Ottawa, Canada. I have had experience working in publishing, compiling and proofreading, as well as teaching High School level English and Adult Education writing skills. I am most fulfilled when putting pen to paper ~ or fingers to keyboard. My genres of interest include: poetry, short stories, articles, novel writing and screenplay writing. I reside in the Midwest, U.S. with my husband and our two sons. « less