Denise Tolan's work has been included in places such as The Best Small Fictions, The Penn Review, Cherry Tree, Apple Valley Review, and Lunch Ticket. Denise was a finalist for Best of the Net and the International Literary Awards: Penelope Niven Prize in Nonfiction.
Denise Tolan's work has been included in places such as The Best Small Fictions, The Penn Review, Cherry Tree, Apple Valley Review, and Lunch Ticket. Denise was a finalist for Best of the Net and the International Literary Awards: Penelope Niven Prize in Nonfiction. Her memoir, Italian Blood, was a finalist for the 2023 Eric Hoffer book award and the Reader’s Choice Awards. Denise has taught Creative Writing classes at the college level for over 20 years and given workshops at conferences in Texas, Arizona, and Oklahoma.
