About

Grant Walker, that’s me, and If you want to see my resume, just go to the Linkedin link on the right of the page or click on the menu item “Resume.” But if you want to know about me, read on.

I started writing for the school paper in high school. I kept writing freelance through college and continued after graduation while I was making a lucrative living doing what all young writers do: wait tables in a restuarant. Actually, it was great, I learned a lot about people.

I went to graduate school for an MFA in playwriting at Southern Illinois University. It was a great expereience, and after I graduated  I wrote several plays for college theaters, high schools and community theaters.  I even managed to get a film script to the decision table at Tri-Star pictures, but they passed on it. I’m still writing those scripts, though, and still hoping for that break.

In the meantime, I had to actually make a living. I taught theater in Illinois prisons for a while until one of the teachers in my program was caught selling drugs to compulsory residents. The program was cancelled.Next, I taught high school for ten years. It was wonderful. During this time I wrote freelance and did photography for local papers.

I became fascinated with computers, getting my first Internet connection in 1991, before the browser. Remember Gopher? I started dabbling in programming and servers and then discovered HTML, Javascript, MySQL and PHP. I built a freelance business designing and creating Web sites.

In 1998, I took a job as the coprorate newsletter editor for a health system in Illinois. What wonderful work; just write about people who work there and take pictures. It was a blast. Then my employer moved me into media relations and press release witing. I enjoyed that as well and stuck with it.

I continued with my sideline work, developing my skills in Web site scripting and graphics. I even did some layout work for a while.

Today I am in Oregon, still writing freelance and working as the PR person for a health system.  I love public relations and especially like working with the media, but most of all, I love how exquisite life is.

Through all of this, I kept writing and today I offer my services writing articles and press releases as well as developing messages and Web site content. And, of course, I keep writing those plays and short stories.

If you are looking for an award-winning writer or PR person to help you with your writing and public relations needs, contact me. I will deliver and surpass your expectations.

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