VITAE Loretta Douglas Cobb HOME ADDRESS: 200 Shady Hill Drive Montevallo, Alabama 35115 EDUCATION M.A. with honors in English, 1972, Middlebury College (Bread Loaf School of English), Middlebury Vermont. B.A. with honors in English, 1967, University of Montevallo, (Minor - Business Administration). WORK EXPERIENCE: Free Lance editor and writer 1995 – Birmingham News - weekly columnist, 1995 1998; 2003–2004 St. James Press - freelance writer 1995 Gale Publishing Company's Reference Books re: Contemporary Novelists International Directory of Company Histories Am South Bank - edited history of - 1995 Birmingham News - weekly columnist, present. Southern Publishers Group - 1994 - 1996. Harbert Corporation - conducted communication seminars, 1987 - 89. University of Montevallo as Director of The Harbert Writing Center 1975-95. Helena School, Helena, Alabama, 1967-75. Taught English grades 6-9. PUBLICATIONS: “Musk” a short story accepted for forthcoming anthology, CLIMBING MT. CHEAHA, 2005. “Resurrection” a poem in Working the Dirt (anthology)Edited by Jennifer Horne, New South Books, 2003. The Ocean was Salt, collection of short stories accepted for publication by Livingston Press, Spring, 2004. Short story entitled “Feeling Salty” short-listed in international contest sponsored by Fish Publishing Co., Bantry, Co. Cork Ireland, 2000. Short story entitled "Seeing it Through" published in Belles' Letters (anthology) Livingston Press, 1999. Short story entitled "Seeing it Through" published in anthology Belles' Letters Livingston Press, 1999. “Bread Loaf Revisited” essay in First Draft, Winter, 1997. Poem entitled "For the Birds" appeared in THEMA, Summer 1989. Interview with writer Rosemary Danielle in Tripod, online magazine published in Williamstown, MASS, March 17,1996. PRESENTATIONS: Invited as Panelist at Alabama Symposium on Literature, Monroeville, Al, May, 2005. Presented workshop at Writing Today, Birmingham Southern College, Feb., 2004. Presented reading of short fiction at Pensacola Community College, April 2004. Presented reading of short fiction at Sucarnochee Folk Festival, Livingston, AL, April 2004. Participated in Montevallo Literary Festival, U of Montevallo, 2004. Presented reading of short fiction at Alabama School of Fine Arts, April, 1999; West Alabama University, May 1999. Participated in ALABAMA BOUND, Birmingham Public Library, April, 1999. Presented reading at a number of in-state bookstores, 1999 - Presented at numerous conferences such as Huntington College’s WOMEN TELL THEIR STORIES, Birmingham Southern’s WRITING TODAY, Monroeville’s LITERARY CONFERENCE, SAMLA, etc.