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
EDUCATION
Villanova University, Villanova, PA - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, B.A. degree
University of Texas El Paso, El Paso, TX - Paralegal Certificate
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL - College of Social Work,
Trauma & Resilience Levels 1 & 2, professional certificate program
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
Writers' League of Texas
DFW Writers Workshop
(c) 2022 Leeanne R. Hay
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
EDUCATION
Villanova University, Villanova, PA - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, B.A. degree
University of Texas El Paso, El Paso, TX - Paralegal Certificate
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL - College of Social Work,
Trauma & Resilience Levels 1 & 2, professional certificate program
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
Writers' League of Texas
DFW Writers Workshop
(c) 2022 Leeanne R. Hay