Maija Rhee Devine, a Korean-born writer and survivor of the Korean War, whose fiction, nonfiction, and poetry have appeared in Michigan Quarterly Review, Boulevard, North American Review, and The Kenyon Review, and in anthologies, holds a BA in English from Sogang University in Seoul and an MA in English from St. Louis University. Writing honors include an NEA grant, finalist in William Faulkner Creative Writing Competition and Emily Dickinson Poetry Award, and nominations for the Pushcart Prize and O. Henry Award.

The author is married to Michael J. Devine, the director of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library in Independence, MO.

Published works:
*The Voices of Heaven, a love story set during the Korean War (Seoul Selection USA, Irvine, CA, May 2013) (Amazon, GoodReads, Ingram, Kindle, iBookStore)
*Long Walks on Short Days, a book of poems about China, Korea, and the U.S. (Finishing Line Press, Georgetown, KY June 2013) (Amazon)

Works in progress:
*Journals of Comfort Women, a book of poems ( a novel later) about Korean women who were forced to provide sexual services to Japanese soldiers during World War II
*Three Faces: Portraits of Modern Korean Women
*What Was Not Said in the Bamboo Grove, a collection of short stories
*Never Pick the Fifth of the Month for Your Birthday, a collection of poems
*Geese, Snappers, and Peonies, a collection of nature-inspired poems

Her presentation includes a power point of photos that go with the stories in The Voices of Heaven. The tales include a uniquely Korean love story, the stories of the Korean War and its impact (especially on women and children), and the relevancy of the traditional values that shaped the events in the novel to today’s high-tech Korea.

“A complex, uniquely Korean love story that shouldn't be missed.”
– Kirkus Reviews