Stave, Shirley A.

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STAVE, Shirley A.

STAVE, Shirley A. (Holly Stave). American, b. 1952. Genres: Paranormal. Career: Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN, visiting instructor in English, 1980-82; West Virginia University, Morgantown, visiting instructor in English, 1984-86; Emory University, Atlanta, GA, assistant professor of English, 1986-93; University of Wisconsin-Waukesha, assistant professor, 1993-97, associate professor of English, 1997-98; Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Natchitoches, associate professor of English at Louisiana Scholars' College, 1998-. Lander University, guest lecturer, 1997. Publications: (with A. Scarboro and N. Campbell) Living Witchcraft: A Contemporary American Coven, 1994; The Decline of the Goddess: Nature, Culture, and Women in Thomas Hardy's Fiction, 1995; (ed.) G. Naylor: Strategy and Technique, Magic and Myth, 1999. Contributor to periodicals. Some writings appear under the name Holly Stave. Address: Louisiana Scholars' College, Northwestern State University of Louisiana, Natchitoches, LA 71457, U.S.A. Online address: stavesh@nsula.edu

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