Author: Randy Brooks

Dr. Randy Brooks directs the writing major at Millikin University, a private university in Decatur, Illinois, USA and recently served as the Midwest Coordinator for the Haiku Society of America. He and his wife, Shirley Brooks, have been co-editors and publishers of Brooks Books, (formerly High/Coo Press) and currently edit Mayfly magazine. Dr. Brooks has won many awards for his haiku and haiku publishing including 1st Place in the prestigious Harold G. Henderson Award in 1998 from the Haiku Society of America. A collection of his selected haiku, School's Out, was published in 1999 by Press Here (Foster City, California). School's Out, received 3rd Place in the national Merit Book Awards for the Best Haiku Books published in 1999, an award sponsored by the Haiku Society of America. More information about Dr. Brooks. More information about Brooks Books. email: brooksbooks at q-com.com or rbrooks at mail.millikin.edu