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EMPLOYMENT

FREELANCE WRITER / EDITOR / RESEARCHER / PR SPECIALIST 1999 - PRESENT

*Editing and evaluation of fiction and nonfiction literary and genre manuscripts including Chick Lit, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Thriller, Mystery and Historical; inspirational and secular Memoir, Children's and Young Adult fiction and nonfiction, poetry, resumes, business letters, brochures and print ads. Proofreading, research, copywriting, and book format design and marketing services.

SUBSTITUTE TEACHER K-12

CVSD #51, JANUARY 2000 – PRESENT

EXCEL EDUCATION CENTERS 2002-2006

*10,000+ hrs. experience in K-12 classrooms.

YOUTH PROGRAM INSTRUCTOR SUMMER 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006

*Working with youth in tribal recreational and employment training program, local civic literacy program, and KidzArt summer camps.

EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

PRESCOTT COLLEGE BA 1999

*Anthropology with emphasis in Museum Studies and SW cultures, and breadths in Humanities and the Liberal Arts. 300+ internship hours in Museum Collections Management and Exhibit Development at Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott, Arizona.1996-97.

*Museum Association of Arizona Exhibit Design Workshop, October 1996.

*Grant writing workshop, Women's Center of Yavapai County, March 1998.

* Hassayampa Writers Institute, July 1999.

*Chino Valley Unified School District Substitute Teacher Training, January 2000.

*Writers workshops in Creative Play, The Naturalists' Notebook, Juvenile Biography, SHM, April 2000.

* PageMaker desktop publishing class, Quark Xpress design class, Yavapai College, Summer 1997, Fall 2000.

*CAMA Museum Collections Management Workshop, February 2001.

*Summer/Winter Retreats, Garchen Buddhist Institute, July, Dec. 2001–07.

*SCBWI Editor's Day (Children's Writers and Illustrators' Conference) April 2002.

*ASSET Professional Development Certificate: Publishing on the Web, May 2002.

*Excel Charter Schools Substitute Teacher Training, September 2002.

*SCBWI Writer's and Illustrator's Phoenix Conference, April 2003.

*Youth Counts: Youth As Facilitative Leaders Workshop. Consensus, action planning, networking, July 2003

*National Unity Conference: Igniting the Spirit of Native America, June 2004.

*Keys to Effective Editing certificate, Bellevue Community College, Online Con.Ed., Spring 2005.

*Pima Writers Workshop, May 2005.

*Instructor, program and costume design, production of Wonderland! Chino Valley, AZ Parks & Recreation literacy program, Summer 2005.

*Instructor, KidzArt Summer camps, Prescott Valley, AZ, Summer 2006.

*Passion & Restraint: Melissa Pritchard workshop, Prescott Book Festival: 5th Edition, September 2006.

*Professional Writers of Prescott, VP Programs 2003, Founding Editor & E-PWP Info Coordinator 2004-07, Webmaster 2006-08, PR campaign for David Morrell workshop, Summer 2007.

*David Morrell Workshop, Prescott Book Festival: 6th Edition, September 2007.

*Meet Your Local Author, readings and sales, Prescott Public Library, March 2008.

*Tom Bird/Paul McCarthy publishing workshop, June 2008.

*Michael Badhair Williams Storytelling for Teachers Workshop, Yavapai College, October 2008.

*Essential Skills for Proofreaders certificate, EditorialCourses.com, Fall 2008.

*Indexing: An Essential Art & Science certificate, Simon Fraser University, Fall 2008.

*LIB 112: Library Technology, Northland Pioneer College, Spring 2009.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

*Judge, 11th Annual Whipple Voices Writing Festival, Northern Arizona VA Health Care System, June 2004-08.

*Professional Writers of Prescott - Vice President/Programs 2003, Founding Editor/ Information Coordinator E-PWP 2004-06, Webmaster & Listserv Coordinator 2006-09.

PUBLICATIONS / AWARDS

BOOK REVIEWS

*See, Carolyn. Making a Literary Life: Advice for Writers and Other Dreamers. Random House, 2002. Book Review by Kate Robinson. Prescott Writers, 2002.

*Lauber, Lynn. Listen To Me: Writing Life Into Meaning. W.W.Norton, 2004. Inside the Cover Book Review by Kate Robinson. Absolute Write, February 2005.

CHILDREN'S FICTION

*A Pig of Ill Repute. Storybox Online Library, October 2006.

New Leaders for New Schools school reading assessments, April 2007.

*Great Spirit’s Butterflies. New Leaders for New Schools school reading assessments, April 2007.

CHILDREN'S SHORT FICTION

*Cool Critters. New Leaders for New Schools school reading assessments, April 2007.

BOOKS: CHILDREN'S NONFICTION

*The National Mall. A MyReportLinks.com Book. Enslow Publishers, Inc., February 2005.

*Lewis and Clark: The Mystery Beyond. Enslow Publishers, Inc., October 2009.

CHILDREN'S POETRY

*A Goodbye Prayer. Bless the Beasts: Children’s Prayers and Poems Honoring Animals. June Cotner, Ed., SeaStar Books, 2002.

*Until the End. Teen Sunshine Reflections: Words for the Heart & Souls. June Cotner, Ed. HarperCollins Children's Books, 2002.

__________. 2006 Everyday Blessings Calendar: A Year of Inspiration, Comfort and Gratitude.

Sourcebooks, Inc., 2005.

CREATIVE NONFICTION

*Javelina Sunrise. Least Loved Beasts of the Really Wild West. Terrill and Eve Schoeneker-Shorb,Ed., Prescott, Arizona: Native West Press, 1997.

_______________. Traveler's Tales. December 2003.

*Just Another Sun Tran Day. I Love My Job! E-zine. Steve and Jocelyn Herbelin, Editors, Fall 1998.

*Natural Soul. Drexel Online Journal.

Drexel University, Summer 2004. [Redesigned as Dragonfire.org, July 2005].

____________. The Preservation Foundation/Storyhouse, 2005.

FEATURE ARTICLES

*Alternative Accommodations in Navajoland. AZ Tourist News, July 1999.

*Seligman Shines in Late July. AZ Tourist News, July 1999.

*Del Rio, Arizona’s First Territorial Capitol. AZ Tourist News, August 1999.

*The Chino Lifestyle. AZ Tourist News, August 1999.

*Come Home to Log Cabin Bed and Breakfast. AZ Tourist News, September 1999.

*Ed’s OK Corral Museum. AZ Tourist News, September 1999.

*Jake’s Old West Properties. AZ Tourist News, September 1999.

*The Depression Era of the 1930s and the Yavapai Tribe. Prescott Courier, November 21, 1999, pp.1A,7A.

*10 “Easy” Guidelines to Writing the Compelling Short Story. The Fiction Writer Literary Magazine, January 2000.

____________________________________________________. Absolute Write, January 2002.

*So You Want to Write for Kids: Some Answers to Your Questions! Write Journey, April 2002.

__________________________. SCBWI Arizona Region, May 2002.

*Crafting Publishable Poetry. Absolute Write, December 2002.

* The airstrip that wanted to fly is try, trying again. Read It Here, September 2007, readitnews.com, November 2007.

POETRY

*For Charlie, Moksha. Stepping Stones: A Collection of Modern Poetry, Whittier, California: Palomar Press, 1977.

*Surrendering Captivity. Sandcutters, Journal of the Arizona State Poetry Society, Volume 30, No. 4, Winter 1996. 2nd place winner in the 1996 ASPS Contest, Love Poem category.

*Dawn Bursting: Arizona. Sandcutters, Volume 30, No. 4, Winter 1996. November winner, Traditional.

_____________________. The Cinquain Journal: Volume 1, No.2, Fall and Winter 2002.

*You Chose the Fire. South Ash Press, Vol. VII, No. 8, April 1997.

*Chino Nap. Threshold, Yavapai College Creative Arts Magazine, May 1997.

*Poet’s Prayer. Bedside Prayers. June Cotner, Ed. HarperSanFrancisco, 1997.

____________. 2006 Everyday Blessings Calendar: A Year of Inspiration, Comfort and Gratitude. Sourcebooks, Inc., 2005.

*Love Is Not A Decision. The Sunday Suitor Poetry Review, Issue 8, February, 1998.

*Untitled Haiku, Inspiration. The Sunday Suitor Poetry Review, Issue 11, August, 1998.

*All. Bless the Day. June Cotner, Ed. Kodansha America, New York, 1998.

___. Heal Your Soul, Heal The World. June Cotner, Ed. Andrews McMeel Publishing, Kansas City, 1998.

___. Looking For God in All the Right Places: Prayers and Poems to Comfort, Inspire and Connect Humanity. June Cotner, Ed. Loyola Press, April 2004.

___. 2006 Everyday Blessings Calendar: A Year of Inspiration, Comfort and Gratitude. Sourcebooks, Inc., 2005.

*Blood, Spice, Sunlight, Mint. Where the Leaves Fall: Lou Daniels Memorial Anthology. Elizabeth Lathrop, Ed., Salinas, California, 1998. Distinguished Honor (2nd Place), Lou Daniels Memorial Awards.

*A Hooker’s Pantoum. Sandcutters, Volume 32, No. 4, Winter 1998/99.

*Death of a Poet. Mediphors: A Literary Journal of the Health Profession, #15, 2001.

*Grace. Get Well Wishes: Prayers, Poems and Blessings. June Cotner,Ed. HarperSanFrancisco, 2000.

______. Wishing You Well: Prayers and Poems for Comfort, Healing, and Recovery. June Cotner, Ed., Loyola Press, 2005.

*Star Child. Sandcutters, Volume 35, No. 4, Winter 2001/2002. December winner, Theme category.

________. Baby Blessings: Prayers and Poems Celebrating Mothers and Babies. June Cotner, Ed. Harmony Books, 2002.

*Tombstone Roses. Sandcutters, Volume 35, No. 4, Winter 2001/2002. December winner, free verse.

*Dust Devil. Sandcutters, Volume 35, No. 4, Winter 2001. December winner, Traditional.

_________. Amaze: The Cinquain Journal: Volume 1,No.2, Fall and Winter 2002.

*Poetry. Sandcutters, Volume 36, No. 2, Summer 2002. May winner, free verse.

*Twenty-first Century Drought. Sandcutters, Volume 37, No. 3, Autumn 2003. July winner, free verse.

*Our Hands Were Moved. House Blessings: Prayers, Poems and Toasts Celebrating Home and Family, Cotner Ink, May 2004.

*Tugged Between Earth and Sky. Sandcutters, Volume 38, No. 2, Summer 2003. May winner, monthly theme.

*An Infant’s Prayer. Miracles of Motherhood, Center Street/Hachette Book Group, March 2007.

*Revision. The Journey E-zine, SCBWI-AZ Spring Issue, April 2007.

*Love is Not a Fairy Tale Sandcutters, Volume 41, No. 2, Summer 2007. April winner, monthly theme.

* Blues Devil. Sandcutters, Volume 43, No. 1, Winter 2008. October winner, free verse.

* The Second Coming of Love. ASPS December 2007 monthly theme winner, Sandcutters, volume 44, No. 1, Spring 2008.

*Doggy Prayer & A Goodbye Prayer. Dog Blessings, New World Library, October 2008.

*“I’ve Got So Much Things to Say Right Now.” Honorable Mention, Arizona State Poetry Society 2008 Annual Contest, Stirring the Pot -Category 4.

SHORT FICTION

*Normal. Muse Apprentice Guild Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 1, Spring 2003.

*Dancing Universe. Jerry Jazz Musician. New Short Fiction Award, June 2003.

*Past the Bone. Literary Mama, a literary magazine for the maternally inclined, August 2005.

____________. Kaleidoscope: Exploring the Experience of Disability through Literature and the Fine Arts, Issue 52, January 2006.

* The Upstairs Room. Subtle Edens, ed. by Allen Ashley. London: Elastic Press, November 2008.

*Off-key. New Short Fiction Award, Jerry Jazz Musican, November 2008.

INTERVIEWS / LECTURES

*NACHO paper presentation, SHM, October 1998. The Depression Era of the 1930s and the Yavapai Tribe.

*Poets Corner with Lady Mathers, Prescott Community Access Channel 13, April 2001.

*Poets Corner with Lady Mathers, Prescott Community Access Channel 12, March 2004.

*Excel Education Centers Career Week, Chino Valley, Arizona, March 2004.

*One on One with Sandy Moss, Arts and Entertainment Editor, KQNA (AM 1130), May 2005.

*Authors Day, Prescott Public Library, March 2008.

WORK IN PROGRESS

*Heart of Desire. Speculative fiction thriller.

*Natural Soul: Meditations on Arizona Wildlife. Nature essay collection.

*A Boulder Into Fragments: Short Stories. Short fiction collection.

*Picture book fiction, creative nonfiction and retold folktales: Breath of All That Is (Native American fiction/nonfiction chapter book), Cool Critters, Lama Cuckoo (Tibetan folktale), Great Spirit's Butterflies, Great Spirit's Rattlesnake, I'm Not a Monster, Li'l Bit, Twice As Nice.

*Miscellaneous poetry.