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| THERESA JENSEN LACEY PO Box 1175 Fairhope, AL 36533 Email Me! |
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THERESA CATHERINE JENSEN LACEY
EDUCATION
M.ED., With Honors, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN, GPA: 4.00/4.00, 2000-2002.
Area of Study: Curriculum & Instruction.
B.S., Magna Cum Laude, The University of North Alabama. GPA 2.98/3.00 1985-87
Major: Health Education. Minor: English.
Undergrad., The University of Alabama. GPA 3.98/4.00, 1982-85.
Assoc. in Science, Shelton State College. GPA 3.98/4.00, 1981-82.
CURRENT CERTIFICATIONS FOR TEACHING
English (7-12)
Physical Education (K-12)
Health Education (K-12)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Fall 2005-present: Baldwin County School System, Alabama.
Currently teach 9th and 10th grade English as well as Character Education classes, through a grant by the U.S. Federal Government.
Fall 2002-Spring 2005: Clarksville-Montgomery County (TN) School System, teaching elementary Physical Education and Health (K-5). While with the school system, conducted in-class writers' mini-workshops for students whose classroom teachers desired it. (See Job Experience for details).
FREELANCE JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE has been with six newspapers and a number of magazines, including the national award-winning collegiate magazine, ORIENTATION. Total number of published articles now exceeds 700.
BOOKS:
The Blackfeet (1995, 2005), and The Pawnee (1996, 2005), both Native American history, both by Chelsea House Publishing, Pennsylvania.
Amazing Tennessee (Fall 2008), republished by Jefferson Press, Nashville (non-fiction; I began this as a series. The genre is a cross between Ripley's Believe it or Not! and Paul Harvey's 'The Rest of the Story').
Amazing North Carolina (Fall 2008), republished by Jefferson Press. Nashville (This book was well reviewed in a recent edition of Southern Living Magazine).
Fun With the Family in Tennessee (2002, 2005), Globe-Pequot Press, CT. This is a travel-guide for people with children.
Growing Season (2002, 2005), Author House, Bloomington, Indiana. A Young Adult novel with an aviation theme for middle-school readers.
Amazing Texas, July 2008, Jefferson Press.
Henry the Pelican, a bi-lingual picture book, summer 2008, XLibris.
There are several other works in progress: a book on Native American women, one about Civil War refugees, one about parents with home offices, a murder mystery, a teen adventure novel and a Southern trilogy.
Book Contributions:
Chicken Soup for the Teen Soul II (two stories--Lost Love and Love and Belonging), 1998
Chicken Soup for the Sister's Soul (My Sisters, Myself and the Seasons of Life), 2002
Chicken Soup for the Romantic Soul (A Joy Forever), 2002
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Kids in the Kitchen, 2007
Book Marketing From A to Z (Infinity Publishing, 2005)
AWARDS and MEMBERSHIPS
Teacher of the Year, Robertsdale High School, 2007
Point of Pride Award, Clarksville-Montgomery County Board of Education (given for my free-of-charge writers' workshops in the school system),
2005 Green Apple Award (given to apprentice teachers), Clarksville-Montgomery County Board of Education, 2003
Catholic Press Association Award, "Best Personality Profile" for story, "The Messenger" and the Photograph, 2003
Member, Pensters Writing Group, Fairhope, Alabama, 2007-present
Member, Teachers and Writers Collaborative, 2000-present
Member, National Education Association, 2000-present
Member, Western Writers of America, 1999-present
Nominated to Who's Who in the World, 1996
Who's Who in the South and Southwest, 1995
Charter Member, The Library of Congress Associates
Member, The Smithsonian Institution, 1995-present
Honorary Alumni, Native American College
Charter Member, The Tennessee Writers' Network
I have been on dozens of speaker panels, a featured author at book festivals (including Amelia Island Book Festival, 2004 and Nashville's Southern Festival of Books, 2000), featured on a variety of television shows and radio stations (including National Public Radio's Fresh Air seven times), and continue to give writers' workshops on occasion. And as you can see from the picture, I have fans of all ages!
Author's Agent Contact:
Lantz Powell
Literary Agency for Southern Authors
Chattanooga, TN
tel: 423.893.5539
email: southernlitagent@aol.com