“I write entirely to find out what I'm thinking, what I'm looking at, what I see and what it means.”
— Joan Didion

 

I used to think you had to have the world all figured out in order to write about it. Luckily, Joan Didion set me straight.

 

A career devoted to figuring out what you think about things is quite a privilege, and I don’t intend to waste it.

 

PROFESSIONAL RESUME

 

Publications Featuring My Work

Many of the magazines and newspapers I’ve written for are listed on the left. All genres considered, I’ve been published in nearly 100 different magazines, newspapers, Web sites, and literary journals.

 

Corporate Clients (Present and Past)

For these clients, I've written, edited, or proofread ads (both B2B and B2C campaigns), articles, brochures, press releases, case studies, direct-mail pieces, annual reports, white papers, proposals, newsletters, Web content, instruction manuals, video scripts, CD-ROM scripts, and telemarketing scripts. The agency clients I’ve worked for represent scores of well-known businesses and associations, including BP Solar, Clayton Homes, WebMD, and the American Institute of Architects.

 

• • The Bingham Group, Knoxville, TN
  
• • Comprehensive Media, Brentwood, TN
  
• • Compass Marketing, Gulf Shores, AL
  
• • Corey & Ochoa, Dobbs Ferry, NY
  
• • DocAir, Franklin, TN
  
• • Eagle Indoor Air, Atlanta, GA
  
• • Fox Video Production & Post, Franklin, TN
  
• • Hopps Communications, Knoxville, TN
  
• • Journal Communications, Franklin, TN
  
• • Knoxville Choral Society, Knoxville, TN
  
• • Mediapulse, Knoxville, TN
  
• • Richards Design Group, Knoxville, TN
  
• • SAFE, LLC, Nashville, TN
  
• • Shelton Group, Knoxville, TN
  
• • TotalCom Marketing, Huntsville, AL
  
• • XK3 Design, Hendersonville, TN

 

Past Employment

 

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Agricultural Extension Service

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  • full-time technical writer/editor, January 1996 to August 1999
  • At UT, I was responsible for writing and editing educational and promotional materials, press releases, articles, radio spots, video scripts, CD-ROM scripts, software manuals, and grant proposals.

 

Education

 

University of Tennessee, Knoxville
B.A., English, concentration in writing
summa cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa

 

Awards and Recognition

 

Magnum Opus Gold Award—editorial contribution, Tennessee Home & Farm magazine

 

First Place—Edge City Review fiction contest

 

First Place—Feminist Writers Contest, sponsored by the National Organization for Women, Northwest Suburban Chicago Branch

 

Second Place—Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition (6000 entries)

 

National Bronze Award—Agricultural Communicators in Education
–This national honor was awarded for a promotional video I wrote, co-produced, and co-directed.

 

Semifinalist—James Jones Fellowship for the First Novel

 

Semifinalist—Heekin Foundation James Fellowship

 

Honorable Mention—Heekin Foundation Tara Fellowship for Short Fiction

 

Honorable Mention—Soul-Making Literary Prize for Short Fiction, American League of Pen Women

 

Quarterfinalist—New Century Writers Short Fiction Award

 

Quarterfinalist—Maui Screenwriting Competition

 

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