(left to right) Elizabeth Stuckey-French and Laurie Peeler

About the Author.

Elizabeth Stuckey-French currently teaches in the Creative Writing Program at Florida State University. She received the James Michener Grant from the University of Iowa, to enable her to complete the collection of short stories,The First Paper Girl in Red Oak, Iowa,published in the summer of 2000 by Doubleday.

Elizabeth, Stuckey-French, a conversation with...

Elizabeth's short story Electric Wizard on line.

Aimee Bender and Elizabeth interviewed by Ron Hogan.

Her new novel, Mermaids on the Moon, was published by Doubleday in June of 2002. A paperback edition of her short story collection was published by Anchor in June of 2001.

How did she find the Lillian E Smith Center for the Creative Arts to function as a place to write?

"It's a gorgeous setting and the history of the place is very inspirational. In one week I do more writing and thinking and dreaming than I'd ever thought possible."