e-mail address: monkeypuzzlepress@gmail.com  
website address: http://www.monkeypuzzleonline.com

Artist Statement

Publisher, writer, editor, raconteur, Nate Jordon is a self-proclaimed life-aholic. He holds a B.A. in English from California State University and a M.F.A. in Writing and Poetics from the Jack Kerouac School of Naropa University. He's the founder of Monkey Puzzle Press and Magazine. His poetry and prose appear in various periodicals and journals.

Publications / Readings

• Monkey Puzzle Magazine (all issues 2007-present), Monkey Puzzle Press
• An Old Jalopy Pontiac with a Bad Transmission, Published in Fast Forward Vol. 2, Fast Forward Press, 2009
• Holy Denver and Spontaneous Mind, Published in Denver Voice, 2007
• The First Time I Got Laid (Almost), Published in Flaneur Foundry Vol. 1 & Anthology of the Awkward, 2009-2010

Recognition

• Have served on writing contest juries
  Scary Story Contest, Associated Content, 2009; Flash Fiction Contest, Monkey Puzzle Magazine, 2010
• Have received poetry, fiction or creative nonfiction prizes
  Jack Kerouac Scholarship, Naropa University, 2008
• Have received national or international recognition for poetry, fiction or creative writing
  Honorable Mention- Joseph E. Brodine Poetry Contest, 1998; Honorable Mention, Poetry, Fresno City College, 2001

Service

• Work in collaboration with visual artists, film makers, dancers, musicians
• Writing for film, stage, video productions
• Serve on juries for fiction, poetry or other writing contests
• Provide editorial consulting, dramaturgy services
• Writing for commercial publications, e.g., interviews, reviews, reporting
• Proof reading, copy editing
• Give lectures, talks on creative writing/writers
• Give readings of your work
• Adult workshops
  Prose/Publishing
• Private tutoring for adults
  Prose/Publishing
• Teach special needs groups
  Prose/Publishing

Media/Area of Expertise

• Fiction
• Fiction:short stories
• Nonfiction
• Essays
• Scholarly Thesis