Author Archives: Ed Battistella

About Ed Battistella

Edwin Battistella’s latest book Dangerous Crooked Scoundrels was released by Oxford University Press in March of 2020.

Sentence Diagramming, a guest post by Maggie Alvarez

Posted on August 7, 2019 by Ed Battistella

Maggie Alvarez recently completed her second-year studying English and Spanish at Southern Oregon University. Originally from Sacramento, California, she found a love for writing through a series of creative writing and stage performance classes at her high school. Those classes … Continue reading →

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A Historical and Cultural Examination of Central Yup’ik, a guest post by Gwendolyn Bogard

Posted on July 30, 2019 by Ed Battistella

Gwendolyn Bogard is member of the Honors College at SOU, where she studies Chemistry in preparation for a career in science communication. The village of Atmautluak sits in the middle of the Alaskan tundra about four hundred miles West of … Continue reading →

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An Interview with Phil Busse, author of Southern Oregon Beer

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Ed Battistella

Phil Busse is an Oregon writer and publisher. Raised in Wisconsin, he graduated from Middlebury College in Vermont, and began as career as a journalist with the San Francisco Weekly. He has written for the Eugene Weekly and helped start … Continue reading →

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Eating With Our Eyes, a guest post by Jordan Hartman

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Ed Battistella

Jordan Hartman is an aspiring writer and photographer based in the Rogue Valley. He has recently graduated from Southern Oregon University with a Bachelor’s degree in English. Jordan has been honing his culinary skills for over eighteen years. Being able … Continue reading →

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