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Ann E. Eskridge

Born: 07/17/1949   Chicago , IL
Parents: Arnett E.V. and Marguerite M. Eskridge
Address(es):
Permanent :
17217 Fairfield
Detroit , MI 48221
Contact Information:
Phone : 313 341-7377
Website : http://noteworthy-music.tripod.com/eskridge/bio.html
Email : [email protected]

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
Slave uprisings and runaways : fighting for freedom and the Underground Railroad Non Fiction , History Adult , Children , Teen Berkeley Heights, NJ : Enslow Publishers 2004
The Sanctuary Fiction Children New York : Cobblehill Books, Dutton 1994
Brother Future
- 2 hour feature movie 		Drama Adult , Teen Public Broadcasting Corporation 1991
Henry's Dream, Hester's Dilemma & J.R. Jones Store
- Presentations to highlight historical buildings at the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village 		Non Fiction Adult , Children , Teen
Other writings:
- For non-published writings, visit the author's website.
What is the aim or goal of your writing: To combine the qualities of entertainment and education into television scripts.

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author
Other - Playwright

Awards:

Name Date
Bronze award, Moonbeam Independent Book Publishers for Audio Book, The Sanctuary 2008
Grant Recipient, Michigan ArtServe, for fiction writing 2000
Art Foundation Grant 1996
Art and Technology Grant 1996
Women's Scriptwriters Forum, Grant for Research and Development 1990
Michigan Council for the Arts Grant, script Elmwood 1989
Michigan Council for the Arts Grant, script The Shadow Man 1987

Memberships:

Name Date
Chosen one of ten participants in the American Film Institute Summer Dramatic Scriptwriting Program
Warner Brothers Comedy Development Workshop Midwest Region, one of thirteen people chosen to attend
Sundance Children's Playwriting Workship, Sundance, UT 1994

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Master of Arts (M.A.) Telecommunications Michigan State University East Lansing , MI 1978 -1981
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Journalism University of Oklahoma Normal , OK 1968 -1971
High school diploma Parker High School Chicago , IL 1967

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Adjunct instructor
- former Director of the African American Studies Program 		University of Detroit, Mercy Detroit , MI 2000
Freelance writer and video producer Detroit , MI 1998
Project manager
- Ameritech Grant 		Teaching Teachers the Internet 1996 -1998
Speechwriter Michigan Consolidated Gas Company 1992 -1995
Public Relations, Administrative assistant 1983
Mass media teacher Golightly Vocational Technical Center Detroit , MI 1983 -1989
Director Nutrition Commission Lansing , MI 1982 -1983
Television reporter WXYX-TV Detroit , MI 1972 -1976
Television reporter WBEN-TV Buffalo 1971 -1972
Television reporter KWTV Oklahoma City , OK 1970 -1971

Other Resources:

MeLCat Links:
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