PUBLICATIONS Pat Valdata writes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Her second novel, The Other Sister, is forthcoming in fall 2008 from Plain View Press. Her newest poems appear in Thanal Online. Her work has also appeared in North American Review, Amarillo Bay, Tattoo Highway #7, and Tattoo Highway #11. She received Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Awards for poetry in 2001 and 2003. In additon to these grants, her work received the following awards: Joseph C. Lincoln Award for short fiction First place Eastern Shore Regional Poetry Competition Icarus Poetry Competition Pat is also a contributing writer for the magazines Diverse: Issues in Higher Education and Chesapeake Bay. Crosswind Pat's first novel, Crosswind, tells the story of Ellen Horvath, a young woman who overcomes personal tragedy to discover truths about herself and about life in circumstances she never expected. Published by Wind Canyon Publishing, Crosswind can be ordered from the Soaring Society of America. Looking for Bivalve Pat's poetry chapbook was published by Pecan Grove Press. This volume can be ordered direct from the publisher. EVENTS Winter 2008 Pat has been awarded a residency at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. Join Pat at the Lunchlines poetry group on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Elkton Arts Center, 12 noon.