Ed Davis to Read at Antioch Writers’ Workshop

On Monday, July 13 at 7:00 p.m., Ed Davis will participate in a free public reading with two other writers at National City Auditorium, Antioch University McGregor, 900 Dayton Street, Yellow Springs, Ohio.  Davis will join memoirist Nahid Rachlin and fiction writer Mary Grimm with a reading of original poetry, mainly from his latest chapbook Healing Arts. 

Following the reading, Davis will sign books, including two just-released national anthologies, each of which contains one of his short stories:  Dots on a Map, (Main Street Rag Press) contains “Power in the Blood”; and Sweet Tea and Afternoon Tales (AWOC.COM Press) features “The Bicycle.”  Both anthologies can be purchased at the reading, along with the poetry chapbook Healing Arts as well as his novels I Was So Much Older Then and The Measure of Everything. 

Antioch University McGregor is the large new building located at the western edge of Yellow Springs, standing at the intersection of Dayton Street and East Enon Road.  Parking is available in the rear.  Entering town on Dayton-Yellow Springs Road, go left at the first light (that’s East Enon), then take the first left into the parking lot.  If you’re approaching from the west on Dayton Street, go right at the light, then left into the lot.

Hope to see you there!  For more information about the free readings (such as list of speakers) that will occur every evening from July 11 to July 17 at McGregor, call 475-7357 or e-mail info@antiochwritersworkshop.com.  

Ed Davis story included in new anthology
Read Ed's story in Sweet Tea and Afternoon Tales: More Stories from the South, edited by Philip L. Levin and Dixon Hearne, coming soon from AWOC.COM press.

From the book jacket:
"If there is one immutable feature in the social fabric of the American South, it is the telling of stories; giving a sense of place, traditions, family relationships, desires and hope. It has given rise to a unique blend of voices in American Literature, an entire school of writing, rich and diverse, with its own peculiar imagery, grace, and eloquence. It is a place where the simple and the quaint rise from mere words on a page to a level of art."

More details about this anthology, including where to purchase the book and information about readings/events, will be available soon from this website.

Ed Davis Reading at Wright State University
May 14, 4:15-5:30
009 Millett Hall
Parking for the event: Please see the online parking map for visitor parking areas.
You can park in Lot 2, or go there first and be re-directed to other visitor parking.
WSU Campus Map

"Power in the Blood" included in new anthology
Read Ed's story in Dots on a Map: A Collection of Small Town Stories. This collection focuses on stories with a small town theme. You can pre-order this book from the Main Street Rag website for a special advance order price of $10 (through April 27, 2009).

"Two Kings" wins 2008 Dayton Daily News Short Story Contest

From "Two Kings"

"As soon as Maggie drove over the last rise in the corrugated road, she gasped. All the way down from Dayton, she hoped Estep had exaggerated when he called this morning. Two weeks ago, when she'd walked the Adams County property with the local contractor she hired to remove several trees, the limbs of which threatened the cabin, she'd felt anxious without truly knowing why..."

Continue reading at the Dayton Daily News website

Ed Davis Stories Included in New Anthology
Two stories by Ed Davis appear in Mountain Voices, a collection of stories, essays and poems which illuminate the character of the legends, the land, and the people of West Virginia. This is a diverse anthology that will appeal to many people interested in the spirit of West Virginia, and is now available from Author House for $13.98. All royalties generated from sales will go to West Virginia Writers Inc., a not-for-profit organization that promotes writing at every level in West Virginia and beyond.

Mountain Voices is available for purchase on the AuthorHouse Web site: http://www.authorhouse.com/BookStore/ItemDetail.aspx?bookid=38604, where you can also read an excerpt from Ed's story. You can also order from the Book Order Department at (888) 280-7715, and the anthology will be available for sale through thousands of retailers nationwide soon.