Our Staff
JEHANNE DUBROW
Director, Rose O’Neill Literary House Assistant Professor of English
(410) 778-7845
Office: Rose O’Neill Literary House, Second Floor (Hours by appointment)
Ph.D., English – University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2008
M.F.A., Creative Writing, Poetry – University of Maryland, 2003
B.A., “Great Books” Program – St. John’s College, Annapolis, 1997
Jehanne Dubrow is the author of four poetry collections, including most recently Red Army Red (Northwestern UP 2012) and Stateside (Northwestern UP 2010). Her work has appeared in The Southern Review, Prairie Schooner, West Branch, The Hudson Review, and Ploughshares. She has been a recipient of the 2012 Alice Fay Di Castagnola Award from the Poetry Society of America, the 2012 Towson University Prize for Literature, an Individual Artist’s Award from the Maryland State Arts Council, a Walter E. Dakin Fellowship and Howard Nemerov Poetry Scholarship from the Sewanee Writers’ Conference, and a Sosland Foundation Fellowship from the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Her scholarly and teaching interests include creative writing, formal poetry, prosody, American Jewish literature, Holocaust studies, and the graphic novel. You can learn more about Jehanne’s work at her website.
LINDSAY LUSBY
Assistant Director, Rose O’Neill Literary House
(410) 778-7899
Office: Rose O’Neill Literary House, Second Floor Hours by appointment
B.A., English, Creative Writing – Washington College, 2008.
Lindsay Lusby is a poet, letterpress printer, bookbinder, typewriter-enthusiast, small press advocate, and avid tea-drinker. She helped to launch the first annual Chestertown Book Festival in 2009 and then the second in 2010. At home, she operates a Chandler & Price Pilot printing press under the name Thread Lock Press. Her poetry has been published in decomP, The Doctor T.J. Eckleburg Review, The Coachella Review, and is forthcoming from The Lumberyard and Midway Journal. She also maintains a blog called Goose Hill, where she chronicles her adventures in poetry, printing, and bibliophilia. Her literary interests include contemporary poetry, postmodern fiction, and folk and fairy tale scholarship. She serves as Assistant Editor for the Literary House Press.
OWEN BAILEY
Administrative Assistant, Rose O’Neill Literary House
(410) 810-5768
Office: Rose O’Neill Literary House, Second Floor Hours by appointment
M.A., English – Washington College, 2009
B.A., American Studies – Washington College, 2007
Owen Bailey was born and raised in Chestertown, Maryland. He holds a B.A. in American Studies from Washington College, having been a transfer student from Western Maryland College. The runner-up in the Upper-Shore Poetry contest, Bailey is interested in creative writing and has completed his M.A. in English at Washington College. Since 2012, he has been the Chair of the Chestertown Book Festival Committee. His interests include 19th century literature, Gothic literature, and short stories. He serves as Sales Representative for the Literary House Press.
ARGOS
Occasional Dog-in-Residence, 2011 – present.
Named for Odysseus’ loyal companion in the The Odyssey, Argos is a great supporter of the arts and a fan of gluten-free, chicken-free treats. He can often be found in the Director’s office, either under the desk or watching “doggie television” (i.e. the windows that look out over the Literary House’s front porch).
LANGSTON HUGHES
Cat-in-Residence, 2010.
Not to be confused with the American jazz poet, novelist, playwright, short story writer, and columnist of the Harlem Renaissance, Langston was the second Literary House cat-in-residence. He joined us at the start of classes in 2010, after his owner abandoned him at the WC Boathouse. This sad story has a happy ending. The chubby and friendly Langston settled in and enjoyed naps, cuddles, and catching mice, before heading off to his adopted home in February 2011.
EDITH WHARTON
Cat-in-Residence, 1992 – 2010.
Not the famous 20th Century author of Ethan Frome, but the famous Literary House cat-in-residence. For seventeen years she was a constant presence at Lit House readings and student meetings and had even been fed salmon sushi by author Neil Gaiman. Edith passed away on May 17, 2010, having hung around just long enough to watch the class of 2010 graduate.
