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I obtained my Bachelor of Arts degree in Secondary Education with a concentration in English from the
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown. I received my Masters of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from
Naropa University in Boulder, CO.
I am currently an Academic/Vocational Counselor at New Choices/New Options at Mt. Aloysius College. I
have previously been an English instructor at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College and Allegany
College of Maryland Occasionally, I teach writing workshops at Laurel Arts where I am the leader of the
Works in Progress Writers’ Workshop, which is a monthly writers’ group.
My work has been published on Pittsburgh Quarterly Online and Our Town Magazine My novel, Tracks, was
optioned for a screenplay by Ziji Films, Hollywood, CA, and I was represented by the Coppage Agency of
Hollywood, CA. I was also the assistant writer of the short film, The Tech Know Zone, and the winner of
the 1996-1997 Claire S. Garber Memorial Creative Writing Award. In May 2006, I won third place in the
Pennwriters Novel Beginning Contest. In February 2007, I won third place in the Pennwriters poetry
contest for my poem, "If I wrote love poems...". In 2007, I won first place in the Wild Violet Online
Literary magazine 2007 Fiction Contest for my story, "X and Q".
I have my own consulting business that creates resumes, flyers, and edits books for various clients. I
have recently completed my third novel, God's Thrift Shop. You may contact me at 814-443-9541 or
purbaugh@comcast.net
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