About the Writer
David-Matthew Barnes is the author of the young adult novels MESMERIZED and SWIMMING TO CHICAGO, and the literary suspense novel ACCIDENTS NEVER HAPPEN, published by Bold Strokes Books. He wrote and directed the motion picture FROZEN STARS, which received worldwide distribution. To date, he has written over forty stage plays that have been performed in three languages in eight countries. His literary work has been featured in over one hundred publications including The Best Stage Scenes, The Best Men's Stage Monologues, The Best Women's Stage Monologues, The Comstock Review, Review Americana, and The Southeast Review. David-Matthew is the recipient of the Hart Crane Memorial Poetry Award. In addtion, he has received the Carrie McCray Literary Award, the Slam Boston Award for Best Play, and earned double awards for poetry and playwriting in the World AIDS Day Writing Contest. David-Matthew received a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from Queens University of Charlotte in North Carolina. Currently, he is a faculty member at Southern Crescent Technical College in Griffin, Georgia, where he teaches courses in English, humanities, speech, and theatre. |
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