ENDREZZE, Anita 1952-

PERSONAL: Born March 13, 1952, in Long Beach, CA. Education: Eastern Washington University, M.A. (creative writing).

ADDRESSES: Agent—c/o Author Mail, University of Arizona Press, 355 South Euclid Ave., Suite 103, Tucson, AZ 85719. E-mail—aendrezze@worldnet.att. net.

CAREER: Writer.

AWARDS, HONORS: Governor's Writers Award, State of Washington, 1992, for At the Helm of Twilight; writing grant from Artist Trust.

WRITINGS:

At the Helm of Twilight (poetry), Broken Moon Press, 1992.

Throwing Fire at the Sun, Water at the Moon (poetry, prose, and fiction), University of Arizona Press (Tucson, AZ), 2000.

Other writings include The Humming of Stars and Bees and Waves (poetry and fiction), Making Waves Press; and Lune d'ambre (poetry), Rougerie.

WORK IN PROGRESS: Corazon, a historical novel; a poetry collection.

SIDELIGHTS: Anita Endrezze told CA: "My primary motivation for writing is in the excitement of creating a story or discovering words and phrases which define thought or feeling. I enjoy the process of creating more than the final product.

"I like to read authors and poets outside of the academic world. I especially like women and minority writers.

"As I've gotten older, I've written less poetry and more fiction. I'm not sure why, unless it's that I want to tell a story longer than a poem."

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

periodicals

American Indian Culture and Research Journal, winter, 2001, Philip Heldrich, review of Throwing Fire at the Sun, Water at the Moon, p. 171.

Kenyon Review, summer, 1993, Leslie Ullman, review of At the Helm of Twilight, p. 1982.