Martha BatesMartha A. Bates' collection of essays, 5 Years of 4th Genre has won the FOREWORD MAGAZINE 2006 Gold Medal for Essays. She is a veteran of the publishing industry, studied with Mary Lee Settle at Bard College, attended Woodstock, and teaches 'Hw to Write, Get Published, and Survive the Reviews' at writing workshops. Martha is Acquisitions Editor at Michigan State University Press. Read More Read Less