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Wendy Hart Beckman
Wendy Hart Beckman is an award-winning freelance writer, editor, "book doctor," college instructor and corporate writer. She has published more than 250 freelance articles in regional and national magazines and newspapers, and has received 13 awards for her writing and desktop publishing. Her articles have been published in Writer's Digest, Cincinnati Magazine, M.D. News Magazine, Builder/Architect, Veterans Health System Journal and Qualified Remodeler, among others.
Beckman's bachelor's degrees are in geology and natural science/technical communications from Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University and the University of Cincinnati, respectively. She has a master's degree in English--with a concentration in Editing and Publishing--and a graduate certificate in Professional Writing from the University of Cincinnati.
Her first book, a young adult nonfiction titled Artists and Writers of the Harlem Renaissance, was published by Enslow Publishers, Inc., in 2002. National Parks in Crisis: Debating the Issues (Enslow) and Communication Tools Made Easy (Kendall/Hunt) were published in 2004. Dating, Relationships, and Sexuality: What Teens Should Know (2006, Enslow) and Robert Cormier: Banned, Challenged and Censored (2008, Enslow) round out her published books to date.
Beckman is currently finishing a novel about an all-women's singing group and working on a murder mystery that takes place on the west side of Cincinnati.
Beckman loves to teach and taught college students "Writing for Business" and "Scientific and Technical Writing" at the University of Cincinnati from 1999 until 2004. Also from 1999 until 2004, Wendy taught "Strength Through Cultural Diversity" for Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Beckman conducts many workshops each year for beginning writers who wished to get published, from a few hours in length to weekend-long retreats.
By day, she is a public information officer for the University of Cincinnati. By night (and really all day, too), Wendy has a husband, three sons, a dog and a cat. In her other lives, she has worked for the National Park Service, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the Veterans' Administration. She has owned her own business for 15 years through which she provides freelance editing and writing services for individuals and corporations. She also holds a second-degree black belt in tae kwon do and is an avid musician.
