**INVITED REVIEW SUBMISSIONS - JUNE 2008

Our first Invited Review submission deadline will be June 15th 2008. If you are interested in submitting your short story, chap book, graphic novel, poem, play, screenplay etc for review and constructive critique by local individuals with notable experience and/or expertise on the subject of writing, literature etc, then send your original work(s) as an email attachment to centralohiowriterscollective@gmail.com by the deadline.

Here's how it will work. We (Brad & JD) will forward all submissions received by the deadline to the invited reviewer(s) we have lined up for a given review event. The invited reviewer(s) will send their written critique along with any related materials back to us. Unless you request otherwise in your submission email, we will then forward all related materials to you, the submitter, as an email with attachments. Pretty simple. You send to us. We send to them. They send back to us. We send back to you. This process helps to safeguard the contact information of all parties involved.

Our Invited Reviewer for this upcoming event is Diana Evans Vance!
Diana is a highly decorated English/Language Arts/Theatre Educator, Business Owner, and Performing Arts Professional. Only a selection of her many accomplishments and credentials are listed as follows:

DEGREES HELD
The Ohio State University – B. S. Education
The Ohio State University – B. A. Theatre
The Ohio State University – M.A. Theatre

EDUCATION/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES
1985,1986,1988 ECCO annual writing conferences – Participant
1989 Educational Theatre Association Directors’ Seminar – Cincinnati, OH – Participant
1992, 1993 OAAE Leadership Retreats
1996 Educational Theatre Association Directors’ Seminar – New York City – Participant
1998 Educational Theatre Association Directors’ Seminar – Toronto, Canada – Participant

TEACHING AND RELATED EMPLOYMENT HISTORY (MOST CURRENT)
Hilliard Davidson High School (formerly Hilliard High School)
English Department Facilitator (Chair) 2004-present
Performing Arts Department Facilitator (Chair) 1994-2004
Performing Arts/English Department teacher 1975-present
District Technical Director 1975-present
Department of Education, State of Ohio – Praxis III Evaluator (evaluation
of entry year teachers) 1998-present

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION/ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES
Vice President, Programs – Ohio Alliance for Arts Education - 1998-2000
Board Member – Ohio Alliance for Arts Education - 1995-1998
Member - Ohio Alliance for Arts Education 1993-present
State Board Member – Ohio Educational Theatre Association – 1987-present
Technical Coordinator – Ohio Thespian’s all-Ohio Production – 1988-1990, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2007, 2008
Planning Committee – Ohio thespian society’s annual conference 1987-present
Editor – OHIO MARQUEE, published by EdTA/Ohio 1992-2000
Editor and writing team member for ACT: A Curriculum for Theatre published by OTA in conjunction with Ohio EdTA and the Ohio Arts Council 1995-1996
Member of the OAAE Arts Assessment Model Project – 1997-2000
PRAXIS III Evaluator – certified 1998

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
School Award, Department Facilitator – Creative Ticket for Success Award/National Schools of Distinction issued from the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Center, Washington, D.C.
Award Recipient – Ohio Theatre Alliance’s Life time Achievement Award 1997
Award Recipient – Educational Theatre Association’s Hall of Fame Award 1996
Finalist – Ohio Teacher of the Year 1994
Recipient – Hilliard City School’s Teacher of the Year 1994
Co-director, Hilliard Davidson High School Theatre Team – selected as one of a limited number of American high schools to perform at The American High School Theatre Festival as part of The Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland – 1998, 2003, 2007