User:SapphireDagger/Mialie T. Szymanski
Mialie T. Szymanski | |
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 Mialie T. Szymanski at a book signing of Doodle Dog Enjoys the Day, 2011 | |
| Born | May 13, 1981 |
| Alma mater | Hollins University, Southern Virginia University, Western Reserve Academy |
| Occupation(s) | writer, author, illustrator, journalist, columnist, storyteller, public speaker |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Notable work | Puppy Tails column series, Doodle Dog Enjoys the Day |
| Style | Children's literature, picture books, middle-grade fairy tale, young adult fantasy, creative non-fiction, fiction |
| Website | www |
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Mialie T. Szymanski (b. May 13, 1981) is an American writer-author-illustrator from Newton Falls, Ohio. She is best known for her work as a journalist with The Weekly Villager through which she became creator of "Puppy Tails," a biweekly children's story time column starring Doodle Dog, a floppy-eared puppy with an optimistic perspective of the world around him.[1] Szymanski holds a master's degree from Hollins University where she specialized her studies on children's literature, middle-grade fairytales, and young adult fantasy. Her creative Thesis "Whose Quest is it Anyway?" - an original fairytale - explores the quest motif and character archetypes usually associated with such stories.
Education
Hollins University
Southern Virginia University
Ridley College
Western Reserve Academy
Post-collegiate:
Tinker Mountain Writer's Workshop, 2009
Writer's Workshop with noted science-fiction author Orson Scott Card, 2009
Published Works
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Selected Awards and Presentations[edit]
- 1995 Portage County Library Award for Best Young Writer
- 2000 Southern Virginia University Award for Best Essay, Honor Week 2000
- 2003 "The Importance of Keeping a Covenant": Presentation Honor for Best Ethics Paper
- 2009 "To My Valentine: Sisterly Support in the World of Ender Wiggin": Presenter, International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts
- 2010 "The Enchanted Woodland": Presenter, Arts in the Park
References[edit]
- ^ "Puppy Tails". The Weekly Villager. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
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