Dianne Chiddister and Ed Davis Reception & Reading

Diane Chiddister is a journalist and former editor of the Yellow Springs News in Yellow Springs, Ohio. She’s also a short story writer and 1981 MFA graduate of the University of Iowa Writer’s Workshop, where she was a Teaching-Writing Fellow.

She currently lives in Yellow Springs, Ohio.

Ed Davis is an Ohio-based author and retired college instructor who lives near the Glen Helen nature preserve on the edge of Yellow Springs. Deeply rooted in the region's literary and conservation communities, he founded the literary magazine Flights at Sinclair Community College, served as assistant director of the Antioch Writers' Workshop, and is an active member of the Tecumseh Land Trust. His writing spans novels, poetry, and short fiction, including the award-winning novel The Psalms of Israel Jones and the interconnected story collection Here Where We Stand: The Shawnee Springs Stories.