Author Biographies:

        John H. Paddison is Emeritus Professor of English at Central Arizona College, where he is still employed on a part-time basis as the Director of International Studies.  Prior to his service at Central Arizona College, he had teaching assignments at Northern Arizona University, Yavapai College in Prescott, Arizona, and McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas.  Paddison received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of California at San Bernardino, his Master of Arts Degree from Northern Arizona University, and his Doctoral Degree from the University of Arizona,
in the field of Rhetoric, Composition, and the Teaching of English.   Currently he continues to work on extended teacher/student exchange programs with various foreign schools, the most prominent of which is Northeastern University, in Shenyang, China.

          Paddison’s writing career started with numerous non-fiction publications in the educationfield and has since branched out to the fiction genre.  Upcoming publications include a novella entitled The Neighborhood, a number of short stories, and a photo narrative about his experiencesin China, entitled An American Academic in Li Bai’s Court:  China Photos and Reflections,



           Charles D. Orvik is a retired attorney at law, after having practiced law in Rugby, North Dakota for forty years.  Orvik received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administrationfrom the University of North Dakota, and LLB from the University of North Dakota, and a JD in Law from the University of North Dakota.  In his law practice he served as elected State Attorney for over twenty years, while still maintaining a general practice of law, along with accounting and tax law.

           Orvik was admitted to and qualified as an Attorney and Counselor of the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Federal Court, and the Supreme Court of the State of North Dakota.  In addition, he served on the Board of Directors of the following organizations:  the State Bar Association of North Dakota, the North Central District Bar Association (president), the North Dakota State Attorneys Association (president), the Minot North Dakota Mental Health Board, the Minot Dakota Human Services Center Board, the North Dakota Lutheran Social Services Board, and numerous other hospital, human services, and mental health boards.

Other Publications:

Photo Narrative:

Paddison, John H.  China Photos and Essays:  A Grassroots Look at  Chinese Culture and the Chinese People

Magazine Articles:

Paddison, John H.  “East Meets West.”  Gold
Canyon Ledger August, 2006:  11.

---.  “Bonanza!”  Gold Canyon Ledger June, 2006:  18.

---.  “Pages from the Past.”  Gold Canyon
Ledger, August, 2005:  25.

Book  Chapters:

Paddison, John H.  "Critical Literacy and the Politics of Technical Training."  The Politics of   
Writing:  The Two Year College.  Alford,   
Barry and Keith Kroll, eds.  Portsmouth, NH:  
Heinemann, 2001.

Literary Awards:

Arizona English Teachers Association (AETA) “Teachers As Writers” Fiction award, Second Place, November, 1999.  Short story submission:  “The Orange Groves