"Happy Holidays everyone. I am reading The Chicken Chronicles by Alice Walker and just bought Death Comes to Pemberly and Shroud of the Nightingale by PD James. I also look forward to reading many of the others books listed here. Thanks!"
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"Hi Tekla. Thanks for your kind words. Oh yes, no argument from me. Life far stranger than fiction. And life in corrections is probably on the upper end of the scale! I look forward to talking to you."
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Welcome!
You have an impressive background and life. My fascination with crime stems from my career in Corrections. As you know true life events are far more interesting and outrageous than fiction. Sister in Crime both national and LA Chater…"
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"Hi Tekla, welcome! I'm the new summer intern at She Writes and just started too, so if you have any questions about updating your page or profile let me know. If you'd like to jump in, we'd love to have to join the Memoir Writers…"
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"Welcome to She Writes Tekla! So glad to have you here.
Don’t forget to head over to the She Writes Blog and let us know what you think!
If you have any questions or feedback as you explore and use the site, don’t hesitate to get in…"
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- Who I am:
- My website is www.teklamiller.com. I am a former warden of 2 prisons in Michigan. I write under the name Tekla Dennison Miller
- Books I've written, anthologies I've contributed to, and any scripts or plays I've authored:
- The warden wore pink: A Memoir
A Bowl of Cherries: A Memoir
Life Sentences: a suspense novel
Inevitable Sentences: a novel
ANTHOLOGIES
Chicken Soup for the Prisoners Soul
Chicken Soup for the Mother and Daughter Soul
Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover’s Soul
“A Christmas for Toby” Chicken Soup for the Soul Christmas Cheer: our 101 best
stories
Frontiers of Justice: Coddling or Common Sense? Biddle Publishing
Frontiers of Justice: The Death Penalty Biddle Publishing
View from the Trenches: A Manual for Wardens by Wardens, American Correctional
Association Publications (Volumes I and II)
Am I teaching Yet? Heinemann Press
Writes of Passage: every woman has a story, In Any Event, Inc.
Kiss Me Goodnight: stories and Poems by women who were girls when their mothers
Died, Syren Books
Charity: True Stories of Giving and Receiving, Red Rocks Press
Fortitude: True Stories of True Grit, Red Rocks Press
Hope: True Stories of Prayers Answered, Red Rocks Press
- My writing is:
- Fiction, Nonfiction, Memoir
- Outlets where I review books, TV, or film:
- No
- Services I offer to other writers:
- WORKSHOPS:
*The Fire Within: Translating Personal Experiences into a Best Seller: memoir writing
*Journal Writing
*Fiction Writing
*Mystery writing for all ages
*Voyages of Discovery: a positive look at who you are and what and where you want to be
*You Never Lose Until You Quit Trying: Learn to stop self-sabotage and succeed
I have also mentored writers including prisoners
- I'm part of these writers' groups or salons:
- Yes
- My professional associations:
- American Correctional Association
Executive Women in Corrections
SW Writers
Sisters in Crime natioanl and Los Angeles
League of Women Voters
Association of American University Women
Women Working in Corrections and Juvenile Justice
North American Association of Wardens and Superintendents
Women's Resource Center of Durango, CO
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 3:34pm on July 3, 2010,
Sue Russell said… - Hi Tekla. Thanks for your kind words. Oh yes, no argument from me. Life far stranger than fiction. And life in corrections is probably on the upper end of the scale! I look forward to talking to you.
- At 9:54am on May 27, 2010,
Julia said… - Hi Tekla, welcome! I'm the new summer intern at She Writes and just started too, so if you have any questions about updating your page or profile let me know. If you'd like to jump in, we'd love to have to join the Memoir Writers group at She Writes. We're so glad to have you here!
Julia
- At 9:15am on May 26, 2010,
Kate Hanselman said… - Welcome to She Writes Tekla! So glad to have you here.
Don’t forget to head over to the She Writes Blog and let us know what you think!
If you have any questions or feedback as you explore and use the site, don’t hesitate to get in touch.
Best,
-Kate
Managing Editor, She Writes Blog
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