About Dori Ostermiller Dori Ostermiller is an award-winning creative writer and the recipient of a MA Cultural Council artist’s fellowship.  Her fiction, poetry and novel excerpts have appeared in numerous journals, including The Bellingham Review, Calliope, Alligator Juniper, the Roanoke Review and Peregrine.   A recent work published in The Chautauqua Literary Journal is available here:  Free of Charge By Dori Ostermiller . Dori received her MFA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and has since taught writing and literature at the University of Massachusetts, Westfield State College and Holyoke Community College.  She began teaching community workshops in 1992, with the hope of creating a safe and constructive environment for writers to improve their craft, share their work and find resources and support.  Since then, she has worked with hundreds of individual writers, from beginners to published professionals.  Dori also has many years of experience as a writer and editor of non-fiction.  Her articles and columns have appeared in Spin, Playgirl, Slimmer, The LA Reader and The Brentwood Bla Bla.   She has written grant proposals, newsletters and brochures for several area organizations, including the YWCA of Western MA, the Hampshire Educational Collaborative  and Big Brothers/Big Sisters.    Dori has provided manuscript critiques and coaching to dozens of private clients.  She comes to this work with an inherent understanding of how difficult writing can be, and a deep respect for the creative process.    For samples of Dori’s creative work, click on the following links:  Peaches   (The Roanoke Review) Stained Glass Jesus  (Serpentine Quarterly)