Barbara DeMarco-Barrett
Bio
Barbara DeMarco-Barrett is editor and contributor to Palm Springs Noir (Akashic). Her fiction and poetry have been published in Coolest American Stories, Dark City Crime & Magazine, Crossing Borders, Shotgun Honey, The Literary Hatchet, Rock and a Hard Place, and her story, “Rowboat,” in Kelp Journal (Dec 2023) was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her first book, Pen on Fire: A Busy Woman’s Guide to Igniting the Writer Within, was a Los Angeles Times best-seller. Barbara teaches Advanced Creative Writing at Saddleback College’s Emeritus Institute, and is an instructor at Gotham Writers Workshop (online). She has taught at Chapman University’s Dodge Film School and was recognized with a Distinguished Instructor Award at UC-Irvine Extension. She also holds two private workshops. She has co-hosted the podcast Writers on Writing since 1998.
Awards
Pushcart Prize Nomination (Dec 2023)
Pen on Fire: Best Book, American Society of Journalists and Authors
Distinguished Instructor, UC-Irvine Extension
Publications
Palm Springs Noir (Akashic)
Pen on Fire: A Busy Woman’s Guide to Igniting the Writer Within
Writing in Place: Stories from the Pandemic
“Rowboat,” Kelp Journal, Dec 2023
“Pool Fishing,” Crossing Borders (Sisters in Crime anthology)
Coolest American Stories 2022
“Blue Martini” Dark City Crime and Mystery Magazine
“Noise,” Shotgun Honey
“Animals,” Literary Hatchet
“Crazy for You,” USA Noir: Best of the Akashic Noir Series
Book Purchase Links
Pen on Fire: A Busy Woman’s Guide to Igniting the Writer Within
“Pool Fishing,” Crossing Borders (Sisters in Crime anthology)
Website & Social Media Links
Podcast: Writers on Writing
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