Biography
 In her first life, Rea Nolan Martin spent twenty-years as a writer, creative director, and creative consultant to advertising and PR agencies in New York and Chicago. This illustrious career paved the way for her ensuing life of fiction. She completed her Master of Arts in Writing (MAW) degree at Manhattanville College, where she continued as an adjunct professor and faculty advisor until 2003. During her tenure, she transformed the school's literary magazine into a professional publication that is now among the top literary journals in the country. Rea is also a member of the advisory board of the prestigious Dowd-O'Gorman Writing Center.
In addition to many non-fiction credits, Rea's fiction includes:
Short stories:
- "Sisters" published in The Distillery and the Belletrist Review
- "Taking Leave" published in Inkwell and Pangolin Papers
- "Saint Edna" published in Nimrod
- "Road Signs" published in Inkwell
- "The Awakening" published in Inkwell
Poetry:
- "Mismatch" published in Blue Unicorn
- "New York" published in Inkwell
- "Whiplash" published in Poetry of the Gospels: Boyle, Elizabeth Michael
- "The Annunciation" published in Poetry of the Gospels: Boyle, Elizabeth Michael
The Sublime Transformation of Vera Wright is her first novel, and is based on her short story, "Saint Edna".
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