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Janine Roberta Harrison
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- Highland, IN
- United States
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Jill Starishevsky left a comment for Janine Roberta Harrison
"Hi Janine,
Welcome to She Writes. Feel free to reach out if you need anything.
Jill Starishevsky
Author, My Body Belongs to Me
http://www.MyBodyBelongstoMe.com"
Profile Information
- Who I am:
- I am a creative nonfictionist and poet, primarily, who instructs creative writing, is faculty advisor of First Friday Wordsmiths, and Writing Center coordinator at Purdue University Calumet.
- Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
- I rewrote Don't Let the Accent Fool You, which is the life story of Arthur Lukowski, Oil Express founder. In addition, I have been anthologized in We'll Always Have Chicago and Rereading Angel.
- Media outlets that I currently write for:
- N/A
- My writing is:
- Fiction, Poetry, Memoir, Journalism, Blog Posts, Theory
- Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:
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- Services I offer to other writers:
- I lead creative writing workshops and speak about creative writing (topics vary).
- I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
- I am a proud member of the following groups: Highland Writers Group, First Friday Wordsmiths, and Gwendolyn Brooks Writers Collective
- My professional associations:
- I am a founding member, former VP, and a current director of the Indiana Writers' Consortium as well as a member of the Association of Writers and Writing Programs.
- I found out about She Writes from:
- Poets & Writers
Janine Roberta Harrison's Blog
One Billion Rising: One Woman's Take
Posted on February 14, 2013 at 7:06am 0 Comments 0 Likes
My father once hit me in the ear so hard that a checkerboard of black spots formed before my eyes. Another time, he, an alcoholic, slammed me into a kitchen wall, still in my chair, because I had filled up on milk and didn't want to eat my dinner. I turned to my 8th grade science teacher for emotional support during this rough time at home, and he molested me in the school milk room. My 40-something science teacher, married with five children, four of whom were older than me, proved my…
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- At 11:25am on June 22, 2011,
Jill Starishevsky said…
Hi Janine,
Welcome to She Writes. Feel free to reach out if you need anything.
Jill Starishevsky
Author, My Body Belongs to Me
- At 9:51am on June 22, 2011,
Margaret Traylor said… Hi Janine, welcome to She Writes! We're glad to have you here. You can use the Getting Started section to help you find your way around. Let us know if you have any questions!
Best,
Margaret Traylor
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Julie Luek commented on the blog post '[What's Next?] What Are You Looking At?'"I haven't done anything novel-like yet, but I really prefer as Anne Lamott calls it, to pen the "shitty first draft" and just get the words out, then I can go back and edit, tweak and revise it to death."
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