Marianne LaValle-Vincent, a first generation Italian-American, is a native of Syracuse, New York. She is a published poet, writer and humorist. She has won numerous literary contests and has achieved publication in such magazines as “Italiana Americana”, “The Birmingham Review”, “Poetry Motel”, “Falling Star”, “3 Cup Morning”, and other special publications through SUNY. Her credits and awards infiltrate the internet on such web sites as “Real Eight View”, “Ascent”, “Underground Window”, “Dance with Words”, “My Favorite Bullet”, “Word Riot”, “Zygote in My Coffee”, “Poetic Diversity”, and “Writers on Line”. Her first full length poetry collection entitled “American Lie” is available in bookstores throughout the country. “Coverings” (a chapbook) is available through Foothills Publishing. Marianne’s second full length poetry collection “313’s Child” made its debut in July, 2005.

Besides poetry, many of her short stories have been published, including “Understanding Dad” in Chicken Soup for the Soul—Fathers and Daughters edition. You can sample her humorous essays and articles on line at Long Story Short, Boomer Women Speak, Cynic Online Magazine and Paul Molyneux’s Laughter Loaf. She was recently awarded a literary grant through Hill House Writers in Nashville, TN., and is invited frequently to lecture at local universities and libraries as well as making guest appearances on local radio and television shows.

Marianne is the Poetry Editor for Szirine Magazine. She is also a Copy Editor and feature writer for Moondance, a literary magazine supporting creative women.

In another dimension, Marianne works as an administrative marketer and RN. She still lives in Syracuse with her husband, Tim and 15 year old daughter, Jess. Older sons, John and Al join the family on Sunday with their wives and children to help celebrate Marianne’s greatest passion after writing—cooking and entertaining family and close friends.

PUBLISHED BOOKS

“American Lie”, Publish America, The Author’s 1st full-length poetry collection, April, 2004
“Coverings”, Foothills Publications, A Chapbook Collection of poetry, February, 2005
“313’s Child”, Publish America, The Author’s 2nd full-length poetry collection, August, 2005
“Understanding Dad”, Chicken Soup for Father and Daughter’s Soul, Featured Story, Available, May 2005

SELECTED POETRY PUBLICATIONS

“Bread”, “Table Manners” and “Douceur”, Ascent Magazine, May, 2006 Issue
“Barnes and Noble”, Falling Star Magazine, spring 2006 Issue
“Bagged Lunches” and “Never on Friday”, Sage of Consciousness, March, 2006 Issue
“Daily Bread”, “Genie in a Bottle”, “Insomnia”, “Last Supper” and “Never Neverland”, Expose’d, Featured Poet, February 2006 Issue
“Beginnings”, “Silent Dancer”, “For my Father”, “The Biological Father” and “Once Upon a Time”, Underground Window, April, 2006 Issue
“Return Trip”, “Come Down From Up There”, “Table Manners” and “Once a Bird of Prey”, Underground Window, January, 2006 Issue
“Dream Lover”, Poetic Diversity, February, 2006 Issue
“The Gardner”, Taj Mahal Review, India, December, 2005 Issue
“Ruts”, “Bread”, “Douceur” and “Table Manors”, Ardent Magazine!, December, 2005 Issue
“Analyzing August” and “Guilt”, Zygote in My Coffee, Issue #52, December, 2005
“Douceur”, Zygote in My Coffee, Issue #51, November, 2005
“My Big Fat Ex-Communication”, Sage of Consciousness, November, 2005 Issue
“Bread”, “My Big Fat Ex-Communication” and “Hunger”, Poetic Diversity, Anniversary Issue, November, 2005
“Douceur”, Foliate Oak, October, 2005 Issue
“Ruts” Thieves Jargon, October, 2005
“Husbands and Other Strangers”, “Comrades”, “You Do—I Don’t”, “Come Back, Come Back, Where Ever You Are”, “Hear No Evil—See No Evil” and “Houdini” Word Riot Publications, October, 2005
“My Son’s First Heartbreak”, “After”, “Slipping Away”, “Bread” and “Lily of the Valley”, The Underground Window, October, 2005 Issue
“The Gardner”, “Bread” and “Melted Dreams”, Gypsy Literary Magazine, October, 2005 Issue

SELECTED POETRY PUBLICATIONS, CON’T.

“For My Father”, Fresh Literary Magazine, 2005 Literary Contest, First Place, September, 2005
“My Son’s First Heartbreak”, “The Gardner”, “After”, “Bread” and “Grass”, Southern Hum, September, 2005
“Melted Dreams”, “Bread”, and “My Son’s First Heartbreak”, My Favorite Bullet, September, 2005 Issue
“Bread”, “Rose of Thorns”, “Summer for a While”, and “My Son’s First Heartbreak”, Common Swords Magazine, Inaugural Issue, September, 2005
“Jess @ 1am”, “Welcome Back, M”, and “Love Lost”, Sage of Consciousness, August, 2005 Issue
“Huckster”, LILY, an Online Literary Review, July, 2005
“My Big Fat Excommunication”, “Never on Friday”, “Tastes like Goodbye” and “Superman”, The Illogical Muse, spring, 2005 issue
“Unprotected”, “Once or Twice a Year”, Italian Academy Foundation, Inc. Summer, 2005 Issue
“Aroma of Yesterday”, JMWW, summer 2005 Issue
“Daily Bread”, “Medicine Woman”, Penwomanship, June, 2005
“A Work of Art”, “Never on Friday”, and “Aroma of Yesterday”, Convergence Journal, July, 2005 Issue
“Ex-Man”, Amarillo Bay, May, 2005 Issue
“A Work of Art”, Poet’s Paradise, May, 2005 Issue
“Aroma of Yesterday”, Parochial League” The SiNK, summer, 2005 Issue
“Houdini”, “Thundersandwich”, Issue #26, July, 2005
“Genie in a Bottle”, Sage of Consciousness, May 2005 Issue
“Houdini”, Palabras Press, spring, 2005
“Husband # 1”, and “Barnes and Noble”, Poet Works Press Anthology/ “For Better or Worse”, April, 2005
“Hey Diddle Diddle”, Edgar Literary Magazine, spring, 2005 Issue
“Solitary Shades”, Poets on Line, April 2005
“American Tourist”, One from Column B”, the Persistent Mirage, April 2005 Issue
“Rick Who”, Highly Commended Award, TomHoward/JohnReid Annual Poetry Contest, 2004
“Passion of the Flames”, “Current Events”, Dance with Words, March/April 2005 Issue
“Husband #1”, First Writers Magazine, Issue 6, March 2005
“Last Supper”, “Fear of Snakes”, “The Train”, Underground Window, May 2005 Issue
“Insomnia”, 3 Cup Morning, March/April 2005 Issue
“Once or Twice a Year”, Highly Notable Honorable Mention, “Current Events”, Honorable Mention, Nostalgia Press, 2004 Second Wind Poetry Contest
“Sigh”, Fresh Literary Magazine, 3rd Place Annual Poetry Contest, 2004
“Kim Novak Was a Lucky Lady”, Falling Star Magazine, winter, 2004 Publication
“Sacrificial Sunday”, Confused in a Deeper Way Magazine, January 2005 Issue
“Rick Who”, Voices in Italiana Americana, August 2004

SELECTED POETRY PUBLICATIONS, CON’T.

“Aroma of Yesterday”, “Bagged Lunches”, “Husband #1”, “One from Column B”August, 2004 Issue.
“ Fear of Snakes”, “Genie in a Bottle”, “Great Pretenders”, “Solitary Shades”, April, 2005 Issue, The Real Eight View
“Unprotected”, “Crutches”, “Never, Neverland”, Ascent Magazine, August, 2004
“Rick Who”, 2004 One-Page Poetry Contest, First Place, Missouri Writers Guild
“St. Cecilia’s”, 2003 Annual Poetry Contest, First Place, Champagne on the Hill
“Textures” Best Poetry/Pics 2003 Contest, 2nd Place, Writers on Line
“Fear of Snakes”, Dream Poetry Contest, 2004, 3rd Place, Writers on Line
“You”, Creative Communications Adult Poetry Contest, High Merit Award, 2003
“Good Girl”, Italiana Americana/University of Miami and University of Rhode Island, 2004 Publication
“Louigina”, Struggle Magazine, 2003 Editor’s Choice Award
“53”, Orange County Journal, 2003 Poetry Contest, Honorable Mention
“Once”, Paper Street Press, 2003
“The Dark Room”, Pen Pushers Publications, 2003
“American Lie”, (the poem) Poet’s Podium, Ontario, Canada, 2003
“RSVP”, Birmingham Poetry Review, Winter/Spring 2004
“Blind”, Poetry Motel, Hawaii, Winter,2004 Issue
“Good Girl”, “Love’s Shelter”, Poetry Now, Peterborough, Great Britain, 2003
“Love’s Shelter”, Anthology Publications, 2003

SELECTED SHORT STORY AND ESSAY PUBLICATIONS

“Romance Can Wait”, Laughter Loaf, January, 2006 Issue
“The Tooth Fairy”, Cynic Online Magazine, October, 2005
“A Short Trip to Mental Pause”, Cynic Online Magazine, November, 2005
“My Knees are Changing”, Cynic Online Magazine, February, 2006
“Run, Walk Crawl----Fugedaboudit”, Storymania, August/September/2005
“I’ve Got it All”, Castlebar.News, August, 2005 Issue
“My Knees Are Changing”, Boomer Women Speak, August/September, 2005
“I’ve Got It All”, The Rose and Thorn Literary E-Zine, September, 2005 Issue
“Miracle Move”, We Love Writers, May, 2005
“Sunday Feast”, “My Knees are Changing” and “Miracle Move” Searchwarp, June, July, August 2005
“Call an Exterminator”, and “Day of the Exterminator”, Long Story Short, August, 2005 Issue

***Literary Grant for Poetry/Fiction Study

Hill House Writers, Nashville, TN
Open Invitation

***Lectures, Readings Spotlights and Appearances

Illuminations, A Literary Journal from poetic voices.com, featured poet with: “Dreamcatcher”, “Houdini”, “Chef Boy Oh Boy”, “For Better or Worse?”, “In the Glass” and “Parochial League”, September, 2005 Anthology
SUNY @ Oswego Library, April 2004 and May 2005
3 Cup Morning, Featured Poet of the Month, March/April, 2005 Issue
Poet’s Paradise, Featured Poet of the month, May, 2005 Issue
Poets and Writers Directory of Poets and Fiction Writers, by invitation, listed April 2005
93Q Radio, Featured Writer Interview, June 2005 “The Ted and Amy Morning Show”
WCNY Public Television, Featured Writer Interview, June, 2005

***Editing Experience

St. Joseph’s Imaging Associates, Monthly Newsletter Editor, 2004 to present
East Side Manor, Monthly Newsletter Editor, 2002-2003
Ophthalmology Administration, Monthly Column Editing and Newsletter Editor 2003-2004
Moondance, an on-line Literary Magazine Supporting Creative Women
Assistant Editor and featured writer, 2004 to present
Szirine Magazine, Poetry Editor, 2004 to present

***Other Experience

St. Joseph’s Imaging Association, Copy Writer for all health advertising material

***Affiliations

***American National Society of Poets
***NAWW (National Association of Women Writers)
***Regional Representative, New York Chapter, NAWW
***Poets on Line
***Erma Bombeck Network