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                                                         CURRICULUM VITAE

                            

DEGREES:

Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (MFA-CW), Poetry/Non-fiction Concentration, National University

Bachelor of Arts in English, Management Concentration, University of Phoenix

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PUBLICATIONS: 

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Poems/Articles/Essays/Books:  

"Smells" - Red Rose Thorns Magazine, August 2023

        https://heyzine.com/flip-book/bf12e4155b.html#page/12

"Window Watching" - Shot Glass Journal, February 2022

        https://www.musepiepress.com/shotglass/issue36/shay_cook1.html

“Early Riser,” Literary Mama Magazine, June 2019

        https://literarymama.com/articles/departments/2019/06/early-riser

“Early Riser,” The GNU Journal,  National University - January 2017

“The Problem with Getting Flowers”– The Narcissist Playbook Anthology- March 2017

"By Then" The Narcissist Playbook Anthology - March 2017

“Bird Feeding,” Entropy Magazine, Bird Series, December, 2016

“Denial,” Silver Birch Press, Beach and Pool Memories Series,  July 2016

       https://silverbirchpress.wordpress.com/2016/07/23/denial-poem-by-shay-cook-beach-and-pool-memories-poetry-and- prose-series/

“Playing Dress Up,” Mothers Always Write Magazine (MAW), July 15, 2016

 Book - "Black Silk, A collection of Poems by Shay Cook"- IUniverse, Fall 2012

“Home,” Write Now, 2010

“The Pianist,” Black Cat Poetry, 2010

       http://www.blackcatpoems.com/c/the_pianist.html

With,” Black Cat Poetry, 2010

       http://www.blackcatpoems.com/c/with.html

“Miss Emma’s Cookin,” Hillsborough County Library Cooperative, 2005 (First Place Winner)

“Blackberry Succulence “Writing Poetry, May 2014

 

Essays:  

“Forever Recorded in Infamy – The Terri Schiavo Case,” Tampa Tribune, April 1, 2005(Letter of the Day Winner)

“When the Computers Go Down,” The Secretary Magazine, June/July Issue, 1997

“Twenty Two or Two,” Chips off the Writer’s Block, 1992

“Pennies from Heaven,” New Writer’s Magazine, 1991

 

INTERVIEWS:

“Poets Pen Is As Smooth As Silk,” Write Approach Media, August, 2013.

 

LITERARY AWARDS:

Trailblazer Award - The World of Wonder in the Voice of  Pen, Center for Human Development, 2017

First Place Winner, Lit Wit Poetry Contest, Hillsborough County Library Cooperative, 2005

Letter of the Day Winner, Tampa Tribune, April 2005

 

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Personal Tutor - College, High School, and Elementary School Students -2015 - Present 

Adult Tutor, Hillsborough County Literacy Council, 2013 – 2016

Online Facilitator, Liberal Arts and Studies Club, Saint Leo University, 2015-2019

Communications Council - Saint Leo University - 2016 - 2019 

 

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