Professional Writing

Edward B Kurpis

Professional Writing

WRITING AWARDS AND PUBLICATIONS

2009: Distinguished Thesis Award
(First ever honor awarded by the University's MFA Writing program)
Western Connecticut State University
"Escaping Redneckistan: or How to be a Somebody"

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2008: First prize winner - Best Creative Nonfiction

National Writing Competition
S Illinois Writers Guild
"What Counts"

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2008: Second prize winner - Best Creative Nonfiction/Memoir
National Writing Competition
S Illinois Writers Guild
"Black Gold"

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2008: Publication - The Writer's Voice
Anthology contributor
"What Counts"
Link to Publisher's Website (to buy)

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2007: First Place - Best Creative Nonfiction Essay
Regional Writing Competition - CT
Associated Writing Programs Award - (AWP)
"Soul Music"

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2005: Publication: "Inspiring Creativity"
Contributing Author
"Becoming an Imperfectionist"
A Writer's Digest Book-of-the-Month Alternate Selection

Link to Publisher's Website (for more info)

Link to Amazon (to buy)

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1997: Publication - Men's Style magazine
Contributing writer
"Hail to the Chef!"

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For a complete list of all academic and professional publications, please send an e-mail request

WRITING INSTRUCTION

Formal Academic Experience:

Adjunct Writing Instructor
Western Connecticut State University
MFA in Creative and Professional Writing Program
2009 - Present

Writing Workshops:

Will Write for Food: A Soup-to-Nuts workshop in Good Food Writing
Offered November 2009
or upon request (send e-mail for private workshop pricing)

Putting the Creative in Creative Nonfiction:
Experimenting with Form in the Personal Essay
Last Offered August 2009
or upon request (send e-mail for private workshop pricing)

GRANTWRITING

Clients include:

The Writer's Garret is a 501 (c)(3) literary organization whose mission is: "To foster the education and development of readers, writers, and audiences, by putting them in touch with quality literature, each other, and the communities in which they live."		Grant writing Services: - Crafted more than a two dozen corporate grant and foundation letters-- resulting in raising tens of thousands of dollars for on-going operations
Firewheel Editions is a 501 (c)(3) organization publishing literary works of prose poetry to interested readership		Grantwriting services included the development/writing of a NEA grant to expand the scope of operations (application pending).
The Senior Pops Orchestra of Long Island is a 501 (c)(3) organization whose mission is provide senior musicians an opportunity to gather together to perform free concerts for their community.	Senior Pops Orchestra of Long Island	Grantwriting services included the development/writing of a NEA grant to expand the scope of operations (application pending).

Educational /PR/Marketing Writing

Clients include:

The American Management Association is the world's largest business training organization.
Designed and developed several educational/training manuals marketed to corporations and business professionals worldwide:
                 "How to Write a Winning Business Plan"
                 "Fundamentals of Marketing"
                 "Strategic Planning"


BullsEye Resources employs writers to develop written summaries of conference presentations and meetings.
Developed numerous content-driven marketing packages sold to key clients, including Harvard University.

Business Plan Writing

I have authored, reviewed and approved hundreds of business plans over the past two decades. Here are some of the successful business plans I wrote (individually) that resulted in funding and launch:

	CNBC Sole business plan author Financial news network Net Funded/Launched 1989
	Court TV Network (Reality network: now "TruTV") Client: Evercore Partners 1998
	MSNBC Strategic plan author 24 hour Microsoft/NBC news network Launched 1995
	The Olympics Triplecast Cable/Pay-Per-View joint venture Funded and launched 1992
	NBC Internet Publicly traded digital media company Launched 1994
	SportsChannel America Full service sports network Funded and Launched 1990

The American Management Association is the world's largest business training organization.		Designed and developed several educational/training manuals marketed to corporations and business professionals worldwide: "How to Write a Winning Business Plan" "Fundamentals of Marketing" "Strategic Planning"
BullsEye Resources employs writers to develop written summaries of conference presentations and meetings.		Developed numerous content-driven marketing packages sold to key clients, including Harvard University.