Nancy Shepherdson Mailing Address: 24444 Middlefork Rd. Barrington, IL  60010 County: Lake e-mail: nancy@shepcat.com Phone: work/home: 847-550-9097 Genre: Magazine Journalism, Creative Non-Fiction

 

Periodical Publications:

• More than 500 pieces for a wide variety of newstand magazines including Amercian Heritage, Reader's Digest, Continental, Discover, Sierra, Woman's Day, Newsweek Japan, and many more. Selected artciles can be found at www.shepcat.com.
• "Wish You Were Here," "The Fallacy of White Lies," and "Embracing Chance," Continental (Airlines) Magazine, 1997
• "Credit Card America," American Heritage, March 1989
• Over 300 articles for other national consumer magazines
• No Little Plans: A History of the Chicago Medical School,

Book Publications:

• Ancestor Hunt: Finding Your Family Online. Scholastic, 2003
• More Government Secrets. Publications International, 2001
• Selling and the Law: Pricing and Marketing. Callaghan, 1987

Forthcoming Publications:

• Co-author with Yrma Rica of La Vida Rica: The Latina's Guide to Business Success. McGraw-Hill, 2004

Awards, Fellowships, Grants and Honors:

• Knight Fellowship in Investigative Journalism, 1996
• 13 National Awards for Writing from the National Federation of Press Women

Recent Readings, Performances and Productions:

• Woodlawn Tap (Hyde Park, IL)

Recent Workshops:

• "Writing Non-Fiction That Sells," UCLA (online).
• "Writing for Newsstand Magazines," U. of Chicago, Graham School
• "Creative Non-Fiction," University of Denver (online).
• "Narrative Non-Fiction: Stories of Real People," University of Chicago, Graham School
• "Understanding Creative Non-fiction," U. of Chicago Publishing Program, forthcoming

Present Employment:

• Full-time freelance writer

Preferred Audience:

• "People of all ages who want to learn something that could make their lives better."
• "Like to work in an interactive setting with groups of 25 or fewer. (Much fewer, if possible.)"

Willing to travel:

• yes