Authors and Illustrators Database

Richard Retyi

Born: 1977  Welland, Canada
Parents: Les and Gracie Retyi
Address(es):
Permanent:
Ann Arbor, MI
Contact Information:
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RichRetyi

Writings

Image Title Genre Audience Publisher Date
The Book of Ann Arbor : an extremely serious history book
- Review: https://www.clickondetroit.com/all-about-ann-arbor/eight-questions-with-the-book-of-ann-arbor-author-richard-retyi ________________________________________
Humor, Michigan History Adult, Teen Ann Arbor, MI : Fifth Avenue Press 2017
What is the aim or goal of your writing: I've been writing since I was a little kid—sneaking a few of those little notebooks they give you to write in and taking them home. Eventually when I got to college, I got involved in the school newspaper and a humor magazine where I truly got to exercise this muscle. As soon as blogs became a thing—poor world—I was able to write whatever I wanted whenever

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

Education:

Degree Institution Location Date
Master of Arts (M.A.) Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI 1985

Career:

Position Organization Location Date
Communications and Marketing Manager
- I'm the communications and marketing manager at the Ann Arbor District Library—my dream job. I graduated with an education degree and taught high school for two years, then pivoted to working in public relations for athletics. When social media became a thing, I was an early adopter and became the defacto social media director for the University of Michigan athletic department. This led to social media, communications and marketing jobs with agencies representing major brands, then finally the library
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