Mailing address is:
Paul Pence, Managing Editor
Rhode Island Roads Magazine
2 Barber Avenue
Warwick, RI 02886
Phone contact at: 401/480-9355
The various contributing editors can contacted through the same channels. If you are looking for contact information for a Rhode Island newspaper, nightclub, or other business, please check our directory of RI businesses.
Rhode Island Roads Staff
Managing Editor -- Paul Pence
-- Not a life-long Rhode Islander, Paul got to Rhode Island as fast as he could. He has 25 years of writing experience and numerous publication credits including the Providence Journal, the East Greenwich Magazine, Weissmann Travel Reports, Travel Lady Magazine, Jackhammer, Your Skin and Sun, TravelNotes, TexWoman, and many others.
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Poetry Editor -- Amanda Surkont
-- This poet (poetess?) has numerous credits to her name, including The Sun, (and others). She has attended Bread Loaf writers conference and is a life-long New Englander.
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Nightlife Editor -- Brian Maksymowicz
-- Brian knows how to have a great time. He's a student at URI's College of Business in his final semester. With four years of college, he's learned Rhode Island's Night Spots. He loves to find new places to visit.
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Staff Photographer -- Dan Aurelio
-- A life-long Rhode Islander, Dan is a professional photographer whose aclaim-winning sports and family photography is well-known.
-- Email: Email: danphoto1@cox.net
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Advertising Assistant -- Donna Marie Farrell
-- Donna is involved in a variety of customer service/sales support responsibilities with superior interpersonal skills. In her spare time she creates oil paintings and was awarded "peoples choose award" at the Warwick Museum of Art in 2001.
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Staff Writer -- J. Evan Whitford
-- J. Evan Whitford, a frequent contributor to RIRoads, is a freelance writer living in Jamestown, RI. He specializes in humorous fiction, has had short pieces published in several different magazines, and his novel will be out in the bookstores in 2005
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Romance Editor -- Linda Eagleson
-- Linda Eagleson has been a writer for as long as she can remember. She has been published in local papers, anthologies, and columns, and participates in poetry slams throughout the state.
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Staff Writer -- Linda S. Manning
-- Linda S. Manning is the definition of a take charge person, continually seeking new avenues to expand her creative talents. In addition to a quarter of a century as a real estate broker, former elementary teacher and current Bed and Breakfast owner in Newport, Linda is also a licensed Captain, PADI Dive certified, artist and has written travel articles and short stories about life in Newport and beyond. A former runner up for Miss Rhode Island World, she was born in Providence has resided in Newport for 8 years with her husband Paul.
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Advertising Manager -- Lindsay Branca
-- Insert witty description here.
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Film/Video Reviewer -- Madelyn Miller
-- Madelyn Miller is a member of the Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Association. She adores art house and foreign films and seems drawn to anything with a travel theme. She never met a film festival she did not like. Although she travels as executive editor of www.travellady.com about half the time, when home in Dallas you will often find her in movie theatres. Her film video collection is gradually replacing her cookbook library. Her favorite popcorn is heavily buttered; straight from a popcorn machine in a movie theatre. Chocolate inspires her to write better reviews.
Website: http://www.travellady.com
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Entertainment Editor -- Mat Johnson
-- Mat loves the nightlife and enjoys telling you about it.
-- Email: Email: mat@riroads.com
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Staff Writer -- Patti Cassidy
-- Patti Cassidy is a writer/photographer/videomaker who lives on an island in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. She moved there after spending half of her life in the desert of Arizona. She revels in contrast.
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Staff Writer -- Reza Corinne Clifton
-- Reza Corinne Clifton is a community organizer for high school reform at RI Children's Crusade for Higher Education. She is also a freelance writer whose articles can be seen in The Providence American Newspaper, Motif Magazine, The Warwick Daily Times, The Kent County Daily Times, and at www.RezaRitesRi.com. She can be reached by emailing rezaclif@aol.com.
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Humor Columnist -- Sam Bari
-- Sam Bari is a freelance writer, columnist, and journalist. His column, 'You Can't Beat a System You Can't Understand,' has been published in various newspapers throughout the Northeast United States and Canada since the early 1990s. He divides his time between Jamestown, RI and Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
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Rhode Island Roads Contributors
Al Stein Al Stein has lived in Rhode Island for 33 years.
Andrena Zawinski Andrena has won awards for poetry of social concern, free verse, and researched non-fiction.
Andy Janes Andy Janes lives in Hopkinton, Rhode Island with her daughter Zoë. She writes primarily short fiction, and won the Armchair Sailors 1997 Sea Stories contest with her short story, Missing The Boat.
Audra Ryan Dolan
Audrey Friedman Audrey Friedman teaches 8th grade English at Davisville Middle School in Rhode Island.
Barbara Schweitzer Barbara Schweitzer has received numerous prizes for her poetry including RI State’s Merit Fellowship and the Galway Kinnell Poetry Prize.
Betsy Lincoln Betsy Lincoln and her late husband, John, sailed on Narragansett Bay for 25 years.
Bob Lawrence Bob Lawrence is the Director of Creative Services for WKPT-TV.
Cathy Landry Cathy is a graduate of Rhode Island College, currently a substitute teacher for the Cumberland School department and a student at Master Park's dojang.
Charles Rossiter Charles Rossiter is an NEA Fellowship recipient for poetry
Charmaine Allen
Chris Waters CHRIS WATERS has published two books of poetry, KING PHILIP'S TALKING HEAD and HATTERAS SYMPHONY.
Christine Lund Orciuch
Curt Stump Curt Stump is a freelance writer, poet and artist. He is also the host of the emerging Stone and Plank art gallery and writing center located in Smithfield, Rhode Island
David Porter
David Wickersham David Wickersham is an avid hiker who has climbed the highest points of 30 states. He has sworn to make all 50. You can visit his highpoint website at dlwick.tripod.com/hipoint.htm where he shares his experiences and pictures.
Debra Bacon
Diane C. Hundertmark Born and raised in Providence, Diane C. Hundertmark now lives in Clarksville, Maryland with her family.
Doug Sassaman Doug Sassaman is a freelance writer. He writes a bi-weekly humor column, 'Life In The Cosmic-Burp,'
Erica Berenstein
Eve Rifkah Eve Rifkah is the co-founder and artistic director of Poetry Oasis, Inc., a 501 (c) (3) non-profit poetry organization and editor of Diner: a journal of poetry.
Fran Folsom Fran Folsom is a Cambridge-based freelance travel writer.
Gary L. Benton Gary Benton is a retired United States Air Force Senior Master Sergeant.
Gary Solomon Gary Solomon, is the owner of The Recipe Exchange Group of websites.
Heather Christie Heather Christie is a graduating 8th grader at Davisville Middle School.
Henry Van Dyke Henry Van Dyke was Born November 10, 1852, in Germantown, Pennsylvania,
J. Elijah Bray J. Elijah Bray (probably not his real name) lives on The East Side
Jalal Al-Din Rumi Jalal Al-Din Rumi, born in 1207, was the founder of the Sufism, an exploration of unity.
John Shanahan John Shanahan is a freelance writer living in Norton, MA. His column, The View From Here, appears regularly in the Norton Mirror, Mansfield News, and Easton Journal. Comments are welcome at jcshanahan@hotmail.com
Krista D'Amico Krista is an 8th Grader at Davisville Middle School in North Kingstown, RI.
Laura Souliere
Lauri Burke Lauri Burke was born in the summer of 1953 in Oswego, New York.
Lee Glantz Lee Glantz of Barrington, Rhode Island is a fabric artist and poet.
Lillian Vernon Lillian Vernon is the founder of the Lillian Vernon Catalogs
Mary Torregrossa Mary Torregrossa was born and raised in the Mount Pleasant area of Providence.
Michele F. Cooper Michele F. Cooper is the first-place winner in the TallGrass Poetry Competition, second-place winner in the Galway Kinnell Poetry Competition, author of two books and numerous published poems, founding editor of the Newport Review and Crone’s Nest literary magazines, and of a chapbook series, Premier Poets.
Mikyla Wilfred Mikyla is a seven year old girl living in Ohio.
Nicole Camarda
Paris Permenter and John Bigley Husband and wife team Paris Permenter and John Bigley have authored over 20 guidebooks.
Pat Hegnauer Pat Hegnauer has been an acting teacher, producer, actress and director. She founded and produced four theaters in Newport, RI, and acted as artistic director for 2nd Story Theater for twenty years.
Patricia Wellingham-Jones Former psychology researcher, writer, editor, lecturer Patricia Wellingham-Jones has most recently been published in Tiger’s Eye,
Peggy Conti Peggy Conti lives in Charlestown and is still a redhead,
Robert Penn Warren
Roberta Humble Roberta Mudge Humble is Professor of English at the Community College of Rhode Island,
Sheila Moss Sheila Moss is a free-lance columnist from Nashville.
Shirley Utterback Words, language, books have always fascinated Shirley Utterback.
Thomas D. Jones Originally from northern New Jersey, Thomas D. Jones holds a BA in English from Seton Hall University
Tim Lehnert
Tom Kindre Tom Kindre, a long time sailor, is a member of Flotilla 16-10, 5NR.
Tracy Brant Dateable.com is an exciting online community for singles, couples and romance lovers.
Ziomara Hernandez Ziomara Hernandez is a soon-to-be graduate of Florida International University
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