Martha Alderson's Credentials

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

  • Master of Arts
  • Bachelor of Arts, Psychology
  • Bachelor of Arts, Speech Pathology
  • California Teachers Credential in Special Education
  • Certificate of Clinical Competence/Awarded by the American Speech and Hearing Association
  • Licensed by the California Medical Board of Examiners

AWARDS

  • Search for a Best Seller Contest
  • Southwest Writers Workshop
  • Pacific Northwest Writers Conference Literary Contest
  • William Faulkner Creative Writing Competition
  • Writer's Network 4th Annual Fiction Contest
  • The Heekin Group Contest
  • Jack London Writing Contest
  • 2005 California Association of Library Trustees and Commissioners Nominee for "[Martha's] outstanding contribution in developing and providing annual Young Writers Workshops for children and youth in Los Gatos for the past five years, and extending the program to the children and youth of the Santa Clara County Children's Shelter."
    • "The astonished look of accomplishment on the kid's faces is a wonderful testament of your gift to teach. We are forever grateful for the time you shared and are anxiously awaiting your next visit. The Children's Shelter is a temporary placement facility for abused, neglected and abandoned children. Thanks again for making a difference in the lives of our children." -- Mark Forrest, Recreation Director.

PLOT WRITING WORKSHOP CREDITS

  • Learning Annex
  • Writing Salon
  • University of California Santa Cruz
  • Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators
  • Romance Writers of America ~ Silicon Valley Chapter
  • California Writers Club
    • Peninsula Branch South Bay Branch
    • Central Coast Branch
    • Mt. Diablo Branch
    • Marin Branch
  • National Writers Union
  • 2004 Oakland Literature Expo
  • Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators
  • Port Angeles Writers Club
  • Friends of Los Gatos Library ~ Kid's Writing Workshops
  • Private Plot Intensives

WRITERS CONFERENCES

  • 2007 San Francisco Writers Conference
  • 2007 Jack London Writers Conference
  • 2006 East of Eden Writers Conference
  • Silicon Valley RWA 2006 Prepare to Pitch!
  • 25th Steinbeck Festival "Folk, Film&Fish"
  • 2005 Jack London Writers Conference
  • 2003 Jack London Writers Conference
  • 2004 East of Eden Writers Conference
  • 2002 East of Eden Writers Conference
  • Jack London Writers Kid's Camp

READING CONFERENCES

  • 2007 Asilomar Regional Reading Conference
  • 2006 Literacy Lasts a Lifetime by California Reading Association
  • 2006 California School Library Association Annual Conference

GUEST LECTURER

  • DeAnza College ~ Writing for a Living
  • California College of the Arts ~ Writing Screenplays

LECTURES

  • The Haggin Museum in Stockton, CA (featured in their local newspaper - The Record)
  • The Los Gatos History Club (featured in the Los Gatos Weekly Times and the San Jose Mercury News)
  • The California Historical Society (featured in the California Chronicle)

MEMBERSHIP

  • Women's National Book Association ~ San Francisco Chapter
  • Publisher's Marketing Association
  • Bay Area Independent Publishers Association
  • California Writers Club ~ San Francisco Branch
  • National Speakers Association
  • The International Women's Writing Guild

BOOKSTORE TALKS

  • Capitola Book Cafe
  • Book Passage
  • BARNES & NOBLE Bookstore
    • East Ridge
    • Pruneyard
  • BORDERS Bookstores
    • Blossom Hill
    • Los Gatos
    • Santana Row
    • San Francisco
    • Sunnyvale
    • San Francisco

Non-Fiction WRITING CREDITS

  • BLOCKBUSTER PLOTS Pure & Simple (ISBN 1-877809-19-5)
  • Writers Digest Magazine
  • The Bulletin; Voice of the California Writers Club ~ ongoing PLOT column
  • Romance Writers of Australia
  • Writersstore.com
  • Blockbusterplots.com ~ ongoing PLOT tips eZine
  • Bay Area PARENT
  • Bay Area HOMESTYLE (Managing Editor)