Writer
Madeleine Mysko's work, both poetry and prose, has been published in such venues as The Hudson Review, Shenandoah, Commonweal, River Styx, The Christian Century, and The Baltimore Sun. A graduate of The Writing Seminars of The Johns Hopkins University, she teaches creative writing both privately and in the Johns Hopkins Advanced Academic Programs. She is also a registered nurse with experience in Assisted living. Among her awards are two Individual Artist grants from the Maryland State Arts Council, a Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award, and an Artscape Prize for Fiction from the City of Baltimore.
As a writer who is also a registered nurse, Madeleine enjoys coordinating the "Reflections" Column for AJN. The column, which appears in every issue, is a forum for personal essays that explore any aspect of nursing, health, or health care. For submission guidelines consult AJN's Edtorial Manager.
City Sages: Baltimore
Madeleine Mysko's short story, "Weddings and Wars" appears in the new anthology of Baltimore writers.City Sages: Baltimore.
Bringing Vincent Home: a novel (Plain View Press)
"Rarely does a book of any sort touch me as this one did," writes National Book Award winner Tim O'Brien. "Though a novel, Bringing Vincent Home reads like the finest memoir, so authentic and convincing that at times I found myself turning back to the title page to be sure it was a work of fiction."
Reviews of Bringing Vincent Home:
1. Reading Local: Baltimore Bibliophile, Jun2,2010
2. berniE-zine Book Reviews & More, Feb 2009
3. "For love of God and Country" Susan McCallum-Smith, Urbanite , Apr2008 [scroll dn to Books section]
4. NYU Literature, Arts, and Medicine (reviewed by Cortney Davis), Jan27,2008
5. "So why not a memoir, just the facts, ma'am?" Rafael Alvarez, TheBaltimoreExaminer , Jan18,2008
6. Listen to Jan 25, 2008 Interview with Tom Hall on WYPR Baltimore:
Bringing Vincent Home is available on line at: Amazon Barnes & Noble
Contact: mmysko@comcast.net