CAConrad has appeared in the forthcoming film BOYLAND, and is the author of the play THE OBITUARY SHOW. He is also the author of five books, including A BEAUTIFUL MARSUPIAL AFTERNOON: New (Soma)tics (WAVE Books, 2012), and The Book of Frank (WAVE Books, 2010). He has received fellowships and residencies from Pew Foundation, Ucross Foundation, Banff Art Centre, MacDowell Colony, and Lannan Foundation. Books and other links online at