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) and her newest memoir, No Experience Necessary, Stories from Life in the Works, (Wayword Books, 2024.) 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 edited the poetry and art collection, Liminal Spaces which was published in June, 2024, and she is a recipient of the Maryland State Arts Council creativity award for individual artists.
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PHOTOS AND RECORDINGS OF PAST READINGS
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:
Wild Greens Magazine, "Katie at Three" September, 2024
PoetryXHunger, "Hunger" September 2024
Moonstone Arts Center Ekphrastic Poetry Anthology, April 2023
HCE Poetry Review, Issue 2, Volume II, "Yesterday" January 2018
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
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.
