WACHSBERGER, Ken(neth)

WACHSBERGER, Ken(neth). American, b. 1949. Genres: Documentaries/ Reportage. Career: Michigan State University, East Lansing, instructor in writing, 1982-87; Lansing Community College, MI, instructor in writing, 1984-87; Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI, lecturer, 1987-; Pierian Press, Ann Arbor, MI, director of journals division and managing editor, 1988-99; MCB University Press, Bradford, UK, editor/managing editor, 1999-2001; Gale Group, Farmington Hills, MI, editor, 2001-. School for Compulsive Communicators, founder, instructor, and dean; teacher of writing classes at Jackson State Prison and at workshops throughout Michigan. Publications: Beercans on the Side of the Road: The Story of Henry the Hitchhiker, 1988; (with S. Kalib) The Last Selection: A Child's Journey through the Holocaust, 1992; Never Be Afraid: A Jew in the Maquis, 1997; The Ballad of Ken and Emily: or, Tales from the Counterculture, 1997; Your Partner Has Breast Cancer?: 21 Ways to Keep Sane as a Support Person, 2001. EDITOR: Voices from the Underground: Insider Histories of the Vietnam Era Underground Press and Voices from the Underground: A Directory of Resources and Sources on the Vietnam Era Underground Press, 2 vols., 1993; Facts on File Banned Books Series, 4 vols., 1998; 100 Banned Books, 1999. Work represented in anthologies, magazines, and newspapers. Address: PO Box 130884, Ann Arbor, MI 48113-0884, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]