Biography
The author (or co-author) of fifteen books, his poetry, fiction, and nonfiction have appeared in such publications as The Boston Review, The Christian Science Monitor, Clean Eating, Harvard Review, The Iowa Review, The Missouri Review, National Geographic Adventures, The New York Times Review of Books, Ploughshares, The Progressive, Scott Stamp Monthly, TriQuarterly, and Writers' Digest. Ryan's work has also been featured in such books as Mooring Against the Tide: Writing Fiction and Poetry (Prentice Hall, 2000), The 15th Annual Year's Best Fantasy & Horror (St. Martin's 2002), Never Before: Poems About First Experiences (Four Way Books, 2005), and In a Fine Frenzy: Poetry Inspired by Shakespeare (University of Iowa Press, 2005).
The author (or co-author) of fifteen books, his poetry, fiction, and nonfiction have appeared in such publications as The Boston Review, The Christian Science Monitor, Clean Eating, Harvard Review, The Iowa Review, The Missouri Review, National Geographic Adventures, The New York Times Review of Books, Ploughshares, The Progressive, Scott Stamp Monthly, TriQuarterly, and Writers' Digest.
Ryan's work has also been featured in such books as Mooring Against the Tide: Writing Fiction and Poetry (Prentice Hall, 2000), The 15th Annual Year's Best Fantasy & Horror (St. Martin's 2002), Never Before: Poems About First Experiences (Four Way Books, 2005), and In a Fine Frenzy: Poetry Inspired by Shakespeare (University of Iowa Press, 2005).
Ryan G. Van Cleave was the 2007-2008 Jenny McKean Moore Writer-in-Washington at George Washington University. He has taught creative writing and literature at Clemson University, Eckerd College, Florida StateUniversity, the Ringling College of Art & Design, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as well as at prisons, community centers, and urban at-risk youth facilities. He lives in Sarasota, FL where he works as a freelance writer, editor, ghostwriter, script doctor, and an addiction & recovery consultant. He also serves as Director of C&R Press, a non-profit literary organization based in Chattanooga, TN.
Ryan G. Van Cleave was the 2007-2008 Jenny McKean Moore Writer-in-Washington at George Washington University. He has taught creative writing and literature at Clemson University, Eckerd College, Florida StateUniversity, the Ringling College of Art & Design, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as well as at prisons, community centers, and urban at-risk youth facilities.
He lives in Sarasota, FL where he works as a freelance writer, editor, ghostwriter, script doctor, and an addiction & recovery consultant. He also serves as Director of C&R Press, a non-profit literary organization based in Chattanooga, TN.
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