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No Experience Necessary
A Memoir
Stories from a Life in the Works

From Wayword Books
Coming May, 2024
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About
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My Story

Nancy Murray is the author of the acclaimed memoir, One Child for Another; (11th Hour Press, 2015) as well as The Colors of Fear, A Collection of Poems. (Cyberwit Press, 2023) Her poetry, plays, and short stories have been published, produced, and performed locally and internationally. She teaches composition and creative writing at The Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC), and hosts, Words on the Thirds,  a monthly poetry workshop at The Arts Lab of South County . She is a recipient of the Maryland State Arts Council creativity award for individual artists. Her newest memoir, No Experience Necessary, Stories from Life in the Works, will be released  May 2024. 

My Books

No Experience Necessary, A Memoir

The Colors of Fear, A Collection of Poems

One Child for Another,

A Memoir

My Books
Events
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Other Writing 

Words on the Thirds Poetry Project 

 

Scholarship: 

Tales Journal, Chat GPT: 18 Students Test it and Share their Insights (8/1/2023)

CAPR (Center for Post-Secondary Readiness:

Using AI for Learning in the Community College Classroom (7/14/2023)

Researching AI for Learning in the Community Classroom (8/8/2023)

Student Responses to artificial intelligence. (2/20/2024)

 

Poetry: 

HCE Poetry Review, Yesterday 

One Picture, One Thousand Voices, Empty Spaces

Poets Inc., Circle Woman

Survivor Magazine, Aftermath

Featured Articles:

What Weekly Magazine, The City that Reads, Non-Fiction

Baltimore Style Magazine, Wedding Balls, Non-Fiction

Catapult, The Belated Baby Shower, Non-Fiction

The Baltimore Fishbowl, Don’t Shoot, Non-Fiction

The Baltimore Fishbowl, Being Joan Rivers, Non-Fiction

The Baltimore Fishbowl, Road Rage, Non-Fiction

Baltimore Post Examiner, The Man in Plastic, Fiction

Weekly Column

The Balance Beam, 2013 – 2014.Baltimore Post-Examiner

*Featured on WYPR’S “The Lines Between Us”, Advancing the Conversation.

Plays:

Asking Questions, a three-act play produced by Fells Point Corner Theater

Dying to Know, a three-act play produced by Silver Spring Stage

*selected by Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce Showcase the Best of Maryland​

Sitting Still, a one act produced at The Writer's Center & Silver Spring Stage

Press

 

ART

I find that exploring other kinds of creative expression is good for my writing practice. Here are some  samples of art I have been working on. Click on an image to open slide show.

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