My essay, "My Secret Year," was awarded Third Place (out of 846 submissions) in the 2023 Writer's Digest Personal Essay Awards. The essay will be promoted in the May-June issue of Writer's Digest.
In the 1980s, I ran a nationwide letter writing business, Love Letters Anonymous, and generated hundreds of placements in print, radio and television, including The New York Times, Newsday, US Magazine, CBS TV Morning News with Diane Sawyer, WJZ TV with Oprah Winfrey, and more. Please see attached for complete list of publicity. During the 1990s, I wrote hundreds of collateral pieces and direct mail brochures for Newbridge Communication's educational book clubs. After several years as a senior copywriter, I was promoted to book club director and purchased wide-ranging supplementary materials for teachers and speech and language pathologists. When I moved to the suburbs with my family in 1998, I began a career as a freelance journalist and have written health and parenting stories for magazines in New York and New Jersey.
Wrote hundreds of print ads, brochures, and direct mail packages geared to teachers and speech language pathologists. Marketed educational products. Established and maintained long-term customer relationships. Started as a copywriter and was promoted to Book Club Director of Early Childhood and Speech Language Book Clubs.
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Third Place Winner in Writer's Digest Personal Essay Competition, 2023, My Secret Year
Honorable Mention, Writer's Digest Memoir Writing Competition, 2009, Is That All There Is?
