FRANCINE WITTE
First Rain	The Wind Twirls Everything	The Magic in the Streets
Francine Witte aka franigirl is a poet, playwright and fiction writer based in NYC.  She grew up in Queens, NY and later attended The University of Vermont (BA magna cum laude) Vermont College (MFA, poetry) and SUNY Binghamton (MA English/Creative Writing).  In addition, she attended Canisius College for her educational certification.  She is a high school English teacher in NYC. Her poems and flash fiction stories have appeared in numerous journals including Rosebud, Cream City Review and many others.  She has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize three times. Her three chapbooks are: Poetry: The Magic in the Streets (1994) Owl Creek Press (1st prize contest winner) First Rain (2009) Pecan Grove Press (1st prize contest winner)              Fiction: The Wind Twirls Everything (2008) MuscleHead Press