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About Bruce Ballenger

Bruce Ballenger  is an emeritus professor of English at Boise State University where he taught courses in composition composition theory the essay tradition and creative nonfiction. He's the author of seven books including the three texts in the  Curious  series:  The Curious Researcher  The Curious Reader and  The Curious Writer  all from Pearson Education. His text  Crafting Truth: Short Studies in Creative Nonfiction  is from the same publisher. He is thrilled to be joined by his colleagues Drs. Kelly Myers and Michelle Payne in writing the 6th edition of this book. Kelly Myers associate professor of English at Boise State University teaches argument and rhetoric courses nonfiction workshops and capstone courses. She writes about revision strategies opportunity and regret. She also works with undergraduate students to design and implement student success initiatives across the university.  The Curious Writer  was the textbook she used in her first semester of teaching twenty years ago and she feels honored to contribute to a book she loves. Michelle Payne  is a  professor  of  English at Boise State University and  assistant  provost for Academic Leadership and Faculty Affairs. She teaches courses in nonfiction writing argument and composition theory. She is the author of  Bodily Discourses: When Students Write  about Abuse and Eating Disorders  and co-author of  The Curious Reader  with Bruce Ballenger. She has also written the  instructor  manual for each edition of  The Curious Writer  and has enjoyed being a thinking partner with Bruce on the textbook over the years.