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avid Salner has been recognized with numerous awards and prizes. Over the years his writing has appeared in noted magazines including Threepenny Review, Iowa Review, Prairie Schooner, Salmagundi, North American Review, and Ploughshares. He is the author of six previous poetry collections; his novel, A Place to Hide, won first place for historical fiction from Next Generation Indie Book Awards.

     Salner works now at Georgetown Public Library and has had the opportunity to work all over the country as iron ore miner, steelworker, machinist, bus driver, cab driver, garment laborer, longshoreman, and teacher. He was also an usher for minor league baseball. His coworkers have had a deep impact on his writing.

     He lives in Millsboro, Delaware, with his wife, Barbara Greenway. Together they spend more money than they make and look forward to visits with their daughter and son-in-law.