Michelle Marie Brotherton was born in Geneva, New York but spent her childhood in the city of Schwetzingen in southwestern Germany. Her talent impelled her to experiment with art in high school. With her parents' support she was able to follow her passion and explore visual arts at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. There she earned a Bachelor's degree in Fine Art and minored in Art History. Although she received a broad education in many art forms at the university, she took a particular interest in printmaking, water-based media, design and photography. Her paintings, already in demand by discerning collectors, draw inspiration from such subjects as urban street art, calligraphy, figurative elements and the power of color. Michelle integrates her motifs into a wide variety of styles and series as one of America's outstanding young contemporary artists.

Read This Events

The Read This Store has launched! Get over there to get your hands on any copy of RT, past or present, or to get hold of a subscription. You can also buy any of the Read This Press chapbooks instore, as well as other fantastic literary goodies. And since you're dusting the moths off your credit card anyway, why not visit our sponsor, Edinburgh Vintage?

Editor-in-Chief Claire will be reading at Elvis Shakespeare Bookstore in Leith, Edinburgh on 1st November 2009, to celebrate the launch of Forest Publications' Golden Hour Book Vol 2. Free entry, beer & books. Come along!

Editor Dave runs the Bowery Book Club, a monthly event featuring young and upcoming poets and fictionistas alike. It takes place in the Bowery Bar, Edinburgh -- for details of the next event, get in touch via submissions@
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for literary advice, resources and other opportunities to be published!

Affiliates:

Read This' sister-site is One Night Stanzas, which provides advice and resources for young and confused poets!

Read This is also proud to be affiliated with the this collection project and Underword.

We're sponsored by Edinburgh Vintage, a local online retail outlet supplying the finest vintage clothing, accessories and homewares to cool cats all over the world!

Read This is affiliated with the Forest Free Press; part of The Forest arts space, which is volunteer run, self funding, not-for-profit & provides always-free access. We are also endorsed by The Journal, Edinburgh's best student newspaper.

Links - Creative Writing Online:

Bottom Of The World is a primarily prose-centred magazine (also featuring some poetry) which shows off true talent from around the world.

Clearfield Review is a fantastic creative writing initiative fronted by brilliant upcoming young poet William Soule.

Do you belong to a writing group? Are you a short story writer, a novelist, a playwright, a poet, a non-fiction writer? Then there's something for you on the NAWG website.

NewLeaf is Germany's leading English-language literary magazine.

Featuring the best new writing and criticism from Wales and across the UK, New Welsh Review combines a well-informed, accessible outlook with literary flair and critical acumen. Published quarterly, it includes articles, interviews, new fiction, poetry and reviews.

New Writing South is a new writing organisation in the South East open to all creative writers, those seeking creative writers and all other creative writing agencies including all producers of dramatic writing.

Open Wide Magazine is to literature what punk rock is to music.

Poet's Letter publishes work by the thinkers who are roaming around growing up and spending sleepless nights at campuses around the globe...

Pomegranate is a free UK-based ezine which shows off the freshest poetry around.

Spark Bright is a hot new webzine from a trio of promising young writers.

The Reader exists to promote the good in literature, with the belief that reading can be serious and fun, life-enhancing and creative for everyone.

Check out some Welsh Poetry... and enter Welsh Poetry's annual contest.

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