Hello, I’m Judy Davies
I am a commercial and creative writer and also a poet residing on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi.
My commercial work specializes in the medical and legal fields, preparing medical chronologies for use by attorneys and providing technical writing for medical and legal professionals.
On the technical side, I functioned for several years in the business world writing and editing articles for professionals including business reports, newspaper columns and college presentations. With a B.A. in English (Otterbein College) and a B.A. in Paralegal Studies (Univ. Southern Miss.) plus 35 years working in the medical field, I am able to meet your writing needs.
Creative writing and poetry fit well with my other artistic pursuit, that of music. Composing poetry and short prose on the background of a career as a professional musician, I find that each inspires the other. Some of my poetry has been set to music as art songs by my composer husband, Ken Davies. A combination program of poetry with music that blends poetry writing with music composition is available for school presentations.
I have published prose and poetry and won several awards, including the Mississippi Poetry Society - South Branch Poet of the Year and Mississippi Senior Poet Laureate. More music and poetry is in the works, so watch my site for further developments.
My poetry book, Poetic Images, is now available, just in time for Christmas shopping. Special introductory price of $12.00 plus $4.00 shipping. Order direct from Kenvad Music & Books by Paypal add-to-cart button below.
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Poetic Images - by Judy Davies (2011) - size 5.5 X 8.5 inches, 78 pages of text and color pictures. In this first collection of nearly 40 poems, Judy Davies invites you to relax and settle in as she tempts your palate with her varied poetic images. Sometimes controversial, often elegant and frequently touching; Davies' poetry shows her freedom of spirit as she expertly weaves a kaleidoscope of color into her poetry. The addition of a few brief stories to her book show that she is equally comfortable in the world of prose. So sit back, put your feet up and enjoy! |
July 2010 -
2010-2011 and 2012 MAC
mini-grant winner
www.kendavies.net/judyswriting/index.html
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Professional Memberships
Gulf Coast Writers Association
Mississippi Writer's Guild
Mississippi Poetry Society
- South Branch
Society of Composers
Southeastern Composers League
Gulf Coast Opera Salon
Mississippi Institute of Arts & Letters
Links
Ken Davies, composer
Googin's Gallery
Funds For Writers.com
Amy Kitchener Foundation
Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC)
What's New
Book signing on Sat., May 19, honoring Judy and fellow poet Nelda Broom, both from the MS Poetry Society-South Branch.
Won the April MAC Lyrical Pens contest - Winning Poem "Magic of Spring"
www.lyricalpens.com website, scroll down to "Thursday May 10, 2012" entry.
April 21st-22nd-MS Poetry Society Spring Festival: Won third place for poem "In Spirit" in the "unrhymed poetry category" and received honorable mentions in five other categories.
Nov 19, 2011 - Judy wins at the Writers Unlimited/MS Poetry Society - South Branch contest: 1st place win for "Timeless Tree" and Honorable Mention for "The Last Feather of an Indian Summer."
Nov 12, 2011 - Judy's contest wins at the MS Poetry Society Fall Minifestival in Jackson, MS: 1st place win for "From Frost's Rose Pogonias" and Honorable Mentions for "Elusive Shadows," "Small Regret," "Love's Song," and "Pull of the Moon."
Oct 19, 2011 - Judy's poem "Fall Whispers" is featured in the online October issue of Four and Twenty Poetry journal (pdf). It's on page 5.
July 2011 - The Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) has awarded Judy a professional development mini-grant for 2012. The grant will help her attend the annual convention of the National Federation of State Poetry Societies. The annual convention is held in a different U.S. city each year. The 2012 convention will be in Merriville, IN.
Judy's poem "Afternoon Rain" won 1st honorable mention in the Morton D. and Elsie S. Prouty Memorial Award Contest at the 2011 National Federation of State Poetry Societies Annual Convention held in Dearborn, Michigan in June. NFSPS includes competitors from all 50 states.
At the April 30-May 1 Spring Poetry Festival held at the Gulf Hills Hotel and Conference Center, Mrs. Davies was elected state treasurer for the Mississippi Poetry Society.
March 14-15, 2011. Three of Judy's poems, set to music by Ken Davies, receive a performance by Nathan Leaf, tenor and Tom Koch, piano at the Southeastern Composers' League Festival, University of North Carolina at Raleigh. Titled Three Scenic Songs, the poems are Mountain Dreams, Nature's Paintbrush, and Beach Thoughts.
Now a published song lyricist, Judy is a new member of ASCAP.
Nov. 2010 - Judy wins 2nd place in Magnolia Quarterly Autumn Contest.
Nov. 2010 - Judy wins Mississippi Senior Poet Laureate for the second consecutive year. Read her Day Of Remembrance.
July 2010 - Judy's poem "Don't Touch Our Profits" is presented on West Florida Literary Foundation's The Spill collection of literary pieces about the Gulf of Mexico BP oil well disaster.
July 2010 - Judy is awarded a mini- grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission.
June 2010 - Judy won 2nd place in Googin's Gallery's columnist competition. Read her entry Speak Up For Arts Sake! (right column and scroll down)