Richard Lutman has a MFA in Writing from Vermont College. He teaches short story classes as part of Coastal Carolina University's Lifelong Learning program. His fiction has appeared in publications including Epiphany Magazine, The Bethlehem Writers Roundtable and Prick of the Spindle. He has also won awards for his short stories, nonfiction, and screenplays. He was a 2008 Pushcart nominee in fiction and the recipient of national awards for his non-fiction, short stories and screenplays.