Mary Volmer
Mary Volmer is the author of two novels: Crown of Dust (Soho Press) and Reliance, Illinois (Soho Press). Her essays, reviews, and short stories have appeared in various publications, including Mutha Magazine, The Common Politic, Women’s Basketball Magazine, Fiction Writers Review, Historical Novel Society Review, The New Orleans Review, Brevity, and Ploughshares. A former DI college basketball player, she earned a master’s degree at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and an MFA at Saint Mary’s College of California. She has been awarded a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship, residencies at the Vermont Studio Center and Hedgebrook, and was a Distinguished Visiting Writer in Residence at Saint Mary’s College where she is now the Mission Fellow for Athletics and the director of the Sport for Humanity Higher Education Initiative. She is also a co-founder of Alta Mesa Center for the Arts and Maker, Mentor, Muse. www.maryvolmer.com
