Kathy Callaway
Encyclopedia
Kathy Callaway is an American poet
, and writer.
She graduated from University of Montana. and also attended Grinnell College and the University of Minnesota.
She taught at Mankato State University, Mankato, MN., Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN; University of Alaska/Fairbanks at Nome, Alaska.
She lived a year in Tartu, Estonia, as a George Soros Fellow
, and another in Šiauliai
, Lithuania
, as a Fulbright Scholar
. she was also a United Nations Fellow teacher-trainer to Harbin, China, and a volunteer teacher-trainer for VSO Canada to Ulaanbatar, Mongolia. Most recently she was Copy Editor for In-Fisherman Publications in Baxter, MN>
Her work appeared in "Antaeus," "The Iowa Review," Ploughshares, , and The Nation.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, and writer.
Life
Kathy Jean Callaway wrote for several daytime television dramas including Another World, Secret Storm, The Doctors, Somerset and Guiding Light, with an Emmy nomination for work on Another World.She graduated from University of Montana. and also attended Grinnell College and the University of Minnesota.
She taught at Mankato State University, Mankato, MN., Moorhead State University, Moorhead, MN; University of Alaska/Fairbanks at Nome, Alaska.
She lived a year in Tartu, Estonia, as a George Soros Fellow
Soros Foundation
A Soros Foundation is one of a network of national foundations, mostly in Central and Eastern Europe, which fund volunteer socio-political activity, created by George Soros, international financier and self-proclaimed philanthropist, and coordinated since early 1994 by a management team called the...
, and another in Šiauliai
Šiauliai
Šiauliai , is the fourth largest city in Lithuania, with a population of 133,900. It is the capital of Šiauliai County. Unofficially, the city is the capital of Northern Lithuania.-Names:...
, Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, as a Fulbright Scholar
Fulbright Program
The Fulbright Program, including the Fulbright-Hays Program, is a program of competitive, merit-based grants for international educational exchange for students, scholars, teachers, professionals, scientists and artists, founded by United States Senator J. William Fulbright in 1946. Under the...
. she was also a United Nations Fellow teacher-trainer to Harbin, China, and a volunteer teacher-trainer for VSO Canada to Ulaanbatar, Mongolia. Most recently she was Copy Editor for In-Fisherman Publications in Baxter, MN>
Her work appeared in "Antaeus," "The Iowa Review," Ploughshares, , and The Nation.
Awards
- 1984, 1990 NEA Fellow
- 1981 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry PrizeAgnes Lynch Starrett Poetry PrizeThe Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize is a major American literary award for a first full-length book of poetry in the English language.This prize of the University of Pittsburgh Press in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA was initiated by Ed Ochester and developed by Frederick A. Hetzel. The prize is...
for Heart of the Garfish