Valdata, Pat

Pat Valdata received an MFA in writing from Goddard College. Her newest book, a full-length poetry book titled “Inherent Vice” (Pecan Grove Press), was published in March 2011. Her earlier chapbook, “Looking for Bivalve” (2002), was a finalist in that publisher’s chapbook competition. Valdata has twice received Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist grants for her poetry. She has also written two novels: “Crosswind” (Wind Canyon Books, 1997) and “The Other Sister” (Plain View Press, 2008), which won a gold medal from the Árpád Academy in 2009. She is an adjunct associate professor at the University of Maryland University College (UMUC).