Glenn Lyvers (1969-current) was born in Michigan. He has lived in California, Georgia, Indiana, Virginia and several other US locations. He has traveled abroad, both in the Americas and Europe (including some time spent living and studying in Oaxaca, Mexico, near Central America). He speaks English and Spanish. Lyvers holds a degree in Philosophy from IU. Lyvers has two poetry collections available. After winning the 2009 Best Poet Award from Midwest Literary Magazine, Lyvers received assistance in publishing his first full-length book, "Midwest Collection." His second book, "Burnt Umber," is now available at Amazon.com and other fine retailers. Glenn Lyvers is currently serving as the masthead of Prolific Press (http://ProlificPress.com) where he oversees seven literary journals including Poetry Quarterly (flagship publication), Three Line Poetry, Haiku Journal, 50 Haiku, Jitter Press, Dual Coast Magazine, and Inwood Indiana. Glenn has received two Pushcart Prize nominations, a Wolfson Award (fiction) from Indiana University, and his works appear in dozens of literary journals. Lyvers has won the Indiana University annual poetry award. He is also the owner of GreenSubmissions (http://GreenSubmissions.com), a submission managing software suite serving a large group of literacy journals online (as seen in Poets and Writers Magazine). Lyvers is a master photographer and has received national recognition through his award winning photography. The pinnacle of his photography career (to date) is his book, "Blind Curves," an exhibition of abstract nudes with emphasis on wholesome appreciation of the form (a project spanning 7 years, funded, in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts). Glenn Lyvers is currently available for readings with paid travel. Contact Glenn Lyvers through his publisher, Facebook, or via his rarely-updated blog (http://GlennLyvers.com).Favorite quote overheard at a writer's conference, "If you don't have one conspiracy theory about you, and at least one crazy fan, you're doing it wrong."