Vince Vanguard Vainglorious is the pen name of Vince Rogers. Rogers was raised in Atlanta's Bowen Homes housing projects and went on to attend Morehouse College as an academic scholar. Although he is a widely published writer of essays, poetry, short fiction, and scholarly papers, he is most proud of being Editor of his high school newspaper, the Frederick Douglass North Star.

He was the winner of Black Enterprise Magazine/BMW "America's Ultimate Drive" Writing Contest. His work was among the Official Inaugural Selection(s): "I've Known Rivers" The Museum of the African Diaspora Story Project; Reproduction of the New Breed Leaders & Black Mecca for the Sold Brother.

He is a contributor to: Clean Sheets Magazine; TimBookTu; Taj Mahal Review: An International Journal; Chicken Bones: A Journal; Thereby Hangs a Tale; Catalyst Magazine; Southern Screen Report; Pulp Magazine; Nghosi Books Anthology ; Launch Exhibition: 3 Lights Gallery (UK); and Black Arts Quarterly (Stanford University).

He was a presenter at Hip Hop's Defiant Divas Conference, Vanderbilt University; The Evolution of Shawntae Harris.

You can find out more about Mr. Rogers at his blog sites: vincevision.blogspot.com, waxvainglorious.blogspot.com and webpage: www.vincevision.com.