Post #203
2 August 2019
Revised 3 October 2019
Media Kit for Lynda McKinney Lambert
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Media Kit for Lynda McKinney Lambert
Updated 3 October 2019
Today, I’ve spent a few hours updating my Media Kit.
I realized I did not have my latest book listed on my Media Kit, and in the process of updating it, I realized there were other updates that needed to be added to it.
Below is my updated version. If you have not created your own Media Kit, you may want to begin working on it now. This is a great way to share information when you are asked for it by editors who want to know more about you.
I hope this is useful to you and that this post helps you get started on creating one for yourself.
I’d love to see what you do with yours – so let me know about it.
Lynda’s published books
Lynda’s Author Page on Amazon See it now!
*****first snow, a chapbook by Finishing Line Press, 2020.
Lynda’s first chapbook is now taking Pre-Orders – from September 9 – November 8, 2019.
Finishing Line Press is the publisher and they will send out the ordered chapbooks on January 3, 2020.
Lynda has put together a delightful collection of 30 poems. Pre-publication endorsements for this chapbook are excellent. The Foreword was written by Russell Streur, editor of The Plum Tree Tavern, a literary journal.
Order Your Copy Here!
Listen to Lynda read her poem ‘Sunday Morning in Winter.”
Lynda celebrates the seasons – first snow is the first chapbook in her series – one for each season.
*****Star Signs: New and Selected Poems, DLD Books, 2019.
A full-length book of poetry has 145 pages; 54 poems. Divided into 4 parts. The poems range from her first professional publication in 1990 – a poem she wrote as an undergraduate in 1988. Lynda’s new book concludes with this poem. She wanted to take readers on her poetic journey over a 30 year-period of poetry publications, and ended the book at the very beginning of that journey with the poem, “Even in Arcadia,” which was her first-published poem. Her journey in poetry, in the book, takes you back to her roots and you get to see where her career as a poet began.
Readers are sending Lynda notes to let her know how much they love this new book.
Lynda reads her poem, “Graceful Choreography” – Listen now.
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*****Walking by Inner Vision: Stories & Poems
© 2017 by Lynda McKinney Lambert. DLD Books.
This is the 2nd book authored by Pennsylvania artist, professor, and author Lynda McKinney Lambert. She invites readers into her world to discover the subtle nuances and beauty of a physical and spiritual world. She takes strands from ancient mythology, history, and contemporary life and weaves a richly textured new fabric. She uses images that are seen and unseen as she takes us on a year-long journey through the seasons.
All stories in this book were created after her sudden sight loss in 2007 from Ischemic Optic Neuropathy. Lambert invites us to see the world with new eyes. The book is a collection of memoirs through poetry and creative non-fiction essays. 16 poems, 28 essays.
Available in AUDIBLE, e-book ($3.99) and print ($14.95) from Amazon,
See all of Lynda’s books:
Click here for Lynda’s Author Page at Amazon
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Also available as e-book at Smashwords:
Star Signs: New and Selected Poems
Walking by Inner Vision: Stories & Poems
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Full details, free 20% text preview, and buying links are at my Official Authors Page at DLD Books:
http://www.dldbooks.com/lyndalambert/
*****Concerti: Psalms for the Pilgrimage
© 2003 by Lynda McKinney Lambert. Kota Press.
For sale on Amazon:
Click here for Lynda’s Author Page at Amazon
Listen to a poem from this book:
Lynda authored this first full-length book in 2003. She created poems and stories from her annual journeys in Europe as she taught a course for college students in drawing & writing. This book is available through Amazon at her Author’s Page on Amazon.
Contact Lynda: riverwoman@zoominternet.net
Amazon: Limited copies available as new or used books.
Lynda is currently writing a revised and updated version of this book.
Lynda’s stories & poems are published in a variety of Literary Magazines, Anthologies, and Books world-wide.
She is an award-winning writer.
Lynda received the prestigious
2019 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award,
an honor that is reserved for Marquis Who’s Who Biographees who have achieved longevity and demonstrated unwavering excellence in their chosen fields. Lynda was honored as Artist and Author as selected by the Marquis Who’s Who Publications Board.
During Lynda’s long career in education, fine arts, and literature, she has received Who’s Who Awards in her fields numerous times. The Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award is given to professionals who have consistently shown excellence in all areas of their life.
Since her retirement due to sight loss in 2008, Lynda has published 3 books, and is working on several more at this time.
In 2017 she was nominated by Spirit Fire Review for Skirt Best of the Net Award in Essay. She was also a winner in the 2017-18 and 2018-19, Proverse (Hong Kong) Prizes for a Single Poem her poems are featured in 2 anthologies, Mingled Voices 2, and 3.
Lynda’s tanka is published in the anthology, Spent Blossoms, 2015, by the Tanka Society of America.
Lynda McKinney Lambert’s career and story is featured in the book, Artful Alchemy, edited by Ann Copeland, DLD Books, 2017.
Lynda has won awards for her fine art since she began her career in 1976.
For the past 5 years, her art was chosen for an award at InSights Art Exhibitions in Louisville, KY. Sponsored by American printing House for the Blind.
Her art works have been juried into international exhibitions in Osaka, Japan; Papua, New Guinea, and she has exhibited in over 400 exhibitions world-wide over her career. She creates talismans and wall pieces in using medieval techniques. Her work is in public and private collections world-wide.
Lynda’s Academic Achievements:
She earned a BFA in Painting at Slippery Rock University of PA, 1989.
and MFA degrees in Painting, West Virginia University, 1991.
She earned a MA degree in English at Slippery Rock University of PA, 1994.
Her cross-discipline approach to education and life-long pursuits in fine art and writing, have opened a niche market for her creative works around the world.
Artist’s Fellowships:
1987: Vermont Studio Center – Artist’s Fellowship
1988:The Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, GA
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Personal Life:
Lynda is married to Charles R. (Bob) Lambert. The couple have 5 grown children. Bob and Lynda live in a century-old home in rural western Pennsylvania. Lynda works in her fiber studio and in her writing office daily. The couple have 5 rescued cats and 2 rescued dogs. They enjoy gardening and taking care of any feral cats that come for a meal or a safe place to hang out. The couple have 5 grown children – grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Bob and Lynda have been married for fifty-eight years. Lynda is an avid knitter and knits wearable art clothing.
Contact Lynda Lambert – riverwoman@zoominternet.net
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Lynda’s FaceBook pages and blogs:
FaceBook:
Timeline: 559 Friends
https://www.facebook.com/lyndamckinneylambert
SCAN: 169 Followers
https://www.facebook.com/SCAN-782814908467623/
Walking by Inner Vision: 183 Followers
https://www.facebook.com/walkingbyinnervision/
River Road Studio: 308 Followers
https://www.facebook.com/River-Road-Studio-175785105811956/
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Lynda’s Blogs:
Walking by Inner Vision (www.lyndalambert.com) 130 Followers
SCAN-a-BLOG – (www.llambert363.blog) 135 Followers
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Mailing Address:
104 River Road, Ellwood City, PA 16117
2019 – Bio – Media Kit
Lynda McKinney Lambert –
Website: www.lyndalambert.com
E-mail: riverwoman@zoominternet.net
Lynda’s Author Page: http://www.dldbooks.com/lyndalambert
Updated: August 2, 2019
The career of Pennsylvania artist and author, Lynda McKinney Lambert, was recently recognized by her selection for the prestigious
2019 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award
by the Marquis Who’s Who board members. Her award is for life-long achievements in the categories of Artist and Author.
Lynda’s non-fiction stories & poems are published in a variety of Literary Magazines, Anthologies, and Books. She is an award-winning writer.
In 2017 she was nominated by Spirit Fire Review for Skirt Best of the Net Award in Essay. She was also a winner in the 2017-18 Proverse (Hong Kong) Prize for a Single Poem and it is featured in the anthology, Mingled Voices 2. Click here to see this book.
In 2018, Lynda’s work was again selected by Proverse (Hong Kong) Single Poem Prize and her poems appear in Mingled Voices 3 – available NOW at Amazon – The 2018-2019 Anthology is on Amazon now. Click here to see this book.
Lynda’s career and story are featured in the book, Artful Alchemy, edited by Ann Copeland, DLD Books, 2017. This remarkable biographical compilation features the fiber art of women who are physically challenged. Click here to see this book.
Lynda has won awards for fine art since she began her career in 1976.
She won 4 awards for her mixed-media fiber and bead worked art at InSights, International art exhibitions in Louisville, KY. This exhibition is sponsored by the American Printing House for the Blind. She attended the opening receptions and awards banquet in Louisville for the past 3 years in person. See Photos of Lynda Lambert here.
In October 2019, Lynda’s fiber art will receive a second place award in Crafts at the InSights 19 exhibition, Louisville, KY
Lambert’s art works are juried into international exhibitions in Osaka, Japan; Papua, New Guinea, and she has exhibited in over 400 exhibitions world-wide over her career. She creates talismans and wall pieces in fiber art.
She earned BFA and MFA degrees in Painting.
She earned a MA degree in English.
Her interdisciplinary approach to education and her life-long pursuits in fine art and writing, opened a niche market for her creative works around the world. She lectured extensively on the arts and literature throughout her career in higher education.
Lynda’s newest full-length book of poetry, Star Signs: New and Selected Poems, is completed and available since July 15, 2019.
It is a collection of 54 poems written over her career – published poems from 1990 to the present. The book has 145 pages.
Lynda is married to Charles R. (Bob) Lambert, since April 1961. The couple have 5 grown children. Bob and Lynda live in a century-old home in rural western Pennsylvania. Lynda works in her fiber studio or in her writing office daily. The couple have 2 rescued cats and 2 rescued dogs and they provide shelter and food for any ferrel cats who come to visit. Currently, they have 2 orphaned kittens they are caring for.
They enjoy gardening. Bob cares for his Zen meditation Garden and Lynda creates Magic Gardens in a variety of little spaces around their home. She works in her flower gardens daily from early spring until winter arrives.
Lynda enjoys daily walks in the wooded path along the creek near her home; knitting wearable art clothing; reading contemporary poetry; bead working her talismans and wall pieces; spending time in the local gym and participates in the Keystone Blind Association meetings in her area.
Lynda retired from her position as Professor of Fine Arts and Humanities, Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA – in 2008. She lost most of her sight in 2007 due to Ischemic Optic Neuropathy, a rare condition that causes rapid sight loss without warning. Since her retirement she works in her writing and art studios full-time. She can be found during the night communicating with other writers and friends, on Facebook.