
Michelle Hartman is an author, skilled public speaker, and nationally award winning
Community Volunteer. With ten years of writing, publishing and speaking she brings
experience as well as a zest for fun and learning to her work.
EDUCATION
Texas Wesleyan University – Major: Political Science / Pre-Law
Graduated May 2007
Tarrant County College – Paralegal Studies Certificate
Graduated May 2008
HONORS AND AWARDS
2009 – Juried Poet - Houston Poetry Fest Competition
2008 – Phi Theta Kappa, International Honor Society of the Two-Year College
2007 – Pi Gamma Mu, International Honor Society of the Social Sciences
2007 – Pi Sigma Alpha, National Political Science Honor Society
2006 – Dallas Poets Community National Poetry Contest
2004 – Dannon “Strike Out Hunger" Award
2003 – Southwest Writers, Short Story Division
Dallas Poets Community - Board of Directors, Vice-President 2009
Dallas Poets Community - Board of Directors, President Pro Tem 2008
Member Program Advisory Committee - Paralegal Program, Westwood College, 2009
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009 - Judge, "The Bridge" National Poetry Contest.
Summer 2007 - Judge, Teen Poetry Contest, Arlington Public Library.
2007 - Guest Editor, Red River Review, August 2007 issue.
2007 - Judge, Dallas Poets Community International Poetry Contest.
2003 to March 2004 - Associate, Half-Price Books.
1995 to 2003 - Bookseller, Barnes & Noble Booksellers.
September 2001 to present - Speaker, Fort Worth Tours & Trails: Speak to tour
groups about Fort Worth in general and my book in particular.
September 2001 to present - Manuscript Reader, University of North Texas Press.
Duties: Read and critique manuscripts submitted for consideration.
LECTURE EXPERIENCE
Writers in the Schools (WITS) Program, The Writer's Garret, Dallas, Texas
Starbucks' Summer Poetry Program
Featured poet on University of Texas at Arlington radio - “Poetry Hour”
Mix 102.9 Radio, 4/23/97 and 9/19/97
Fox 4 News “Home Town Hero” 1/10/2004
WB 33 “DFW Today” 1/29/2004

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