ABOUT
Leeanne R. Hay is an award-winning freelance journalist based in Texas and TEDx Talk speaker. Her work has appeared in newspapers, magazines and literary journals. She has been a featured interview guest on Minnesota Public Radio, multiple podcasts, and speaking events.
Hay is a graduate of Villanova University, with a BA in History, and minors in Sociology and Criminal Justice. While researching her book, NPE* A Story Guide for Unexpected DNA Discoveries (2021), she earned professional certificates from the Florida State University, College of Social Work in Trauma & Resilience.
HONORS
2020 Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards (national competition - nonfiction)
Finalist - HIDDEN MEASURES the story of a Black classical musician and his life's passion to diversify
an American orchestra through training excellence in underserved neighborhoods around the symphony hall.
(An excerpt was published by The Dallas Morning News, 2020.)
2016 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference Awards (national competition - nonfiction)
Ten Spurs Award - THE CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND, a long form reported narrative about children of parents who are opioid drug users and one family who was orphaned when both parents succumbed to their addictions in 24 hours. (Ten Spurs Literary Journal, University of North Texas Press, 2017)
WRITING OBJECTIVES and SKILLS
I communicate engaging stories in print and digital formats with a clear, appealing style tailored to a client's readership - and completed on time, every time.
> AP Stylebook format trained - headlines, copy, grammar and punctuation, source referencing, etc.
> Experienced working with digital enhancements to columns: SEO, photography, slide shows,
tables/charts, video, and utilization of images with secured copyrights
> Research - FoIA filings successfully granted, internet searches, social media platforms, and qualified
sources utilized
> Subject interviews - advanced, in-depth preparation for interviews that elicit candid, meaningful responses
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
DFW Writers Workshop
(c) 2024 Leeanne R. Hay
Leeanne R. Hay is an award-winning freelance journalist based in Texas and TEDx Talk speaker. Her work has appeared in newspapers, magazines and literary journals. She has been a featured interview guest on Minnesota Public Radio, multiple podcasts, and speaking events.
Hay is a graduate of Villanova University, with a BA in History, and minors in Sociology and Criminal Justice. While researching her book, NPE* A Story Guide for Unexpected DNA Discoveries (2021), she earned professional certificates from the Florida State University, College of Social Work in Trauma & Resilience.
HONORS
2020 Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards (national competition - nonfiction)
Finalist - HIDDEN MEASURES the story of a Black classical musician and his life's passion to diversify
an American orchestra through training excellence in underserved neighborhoods around the symphony hall.
(An excerpt was published by The Dallas Morning News, 2020.)
2016 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference Awards (national competition - nonfiction)
Ten Spurs Award - THE CHILDREN LEFT BEHIND, a long form reported narrative about children of parents who are opioid drug users and one family who was orphaned when both parents succumbed to their addictions in 24 hours. (Ten Spurs Literary Journal, University of North Texas Press, 2017)
WRITING OBJECTIVES and SKILLS
I communicate engaging stories in print and digital formats with a clear, appealing style tailored to a client's readership - and completed on time, every time.
> AP Stylebook format trained - headlines, copy, grammar and punctuation, source referencing, etc.
> Experienced working with digital enhancements to columns: SEO, photography, slide shows,
tables/charts, video, and utilization of images with secured copyrights
> Research - FoIA filings successfully granted, internet searches, social media platforms, and qualified
sources utilized
> Subject interviews - advanced, in-depth preparation for interviews that elicit candid, meaningful responses
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
DFW Writers Workshop
(c) 2024 Leeanne R. Hay