William Peak

Flash!!!! "The Oblate’s Confession" took silver in "The Best New Voice: Fiction" category of the Independent Book Publishers Association’s Benjamin Franklin Award competition. William Peak spent ten years researching and writing "The Oblate’s Confession," his debut novel. Peak received his baccalaureate degree from Washington & Lee University and his master’s from the creative writing program at Hollins University. He works for the Talbot County Free Library on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. He edits the library’s newsletter, writes press releases, writes and designs promotional material, does public speaking for the library, leads book and poetry discussions, works both the Reference and Circulation Desks, and writes "The Star Democrat’s" library column (archived at http://www.tcfl.org/peak.) Thanks to the column, Peak is regularly greeted on the streets of Easton: “Hey, library guy!” Peak’s poetry and prose have been published in "The Delmarva Review" and the "Tidewater Times." " The Delmarva Review" this year nominated one of his poems for a Pushcart Prize. Before moving to Talbot County in 1996, Peak worked as a writer for the National Association of Broadcasters in Washington, D. C. He has also worked freelance, writing exhibit scripts and label copy for museums in Washington and on the Eastern Shore. He is a member of the board of the Talbot County Arts Council.