Brenda Loew

Brenda Loew was born and brought up in Massachusetts, earned degrees in English Language and Literature from Boston University, Linguistic Science from Brown University and a Certificate in Paralegal Studies from Northeastern University. A former tenured public school speech therapist, she has two children and four grandchildren. Loew writes in several genres: children's picture books: Sophia's Ghost Alarm!, Spaulding Sparrow's Extraordinary Adventure, Katie's Surprise Beach Ball, Nana, Bananas, and Max, Punk Finds a Forever Home: adult non-fiction/biography: Spencer Tracy, Fox Film Actor, Spencer Tracy, A Life in Pictures, Playbills To Photoplays: Stage Performers Who Pioneered The Talkies: non-fiction: You're Not Crazy, Bridget Lewis; Bridget Lewis Survives Child Abuse: A Teenage Girl Moves On; screenplay: #MeToo: Bridget Lewis Survives Child Abuse: A Teenage Girl Moves On; adult poetry: EDEN Poems, Life Evolves From Living, Lost, Forgotten, Found Poems: 1982-1983; masters thesis: Bilingualism and Bilingual Education in America: Some Facts and Theories, 1973, reprinted 2019. She is a member of the National Writers Union, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Pet Sitters International, National Society of Professional Pet Sitters, and President of New England Vintage Film Society, Inc. Brenda Loew’s books are available on Amazon. See more at: amazon.com/author/brenda-loew EDUCATION: BA, English Language and Literature, Boston University, 1971; MA, Linguistic Science, Brown University,1973; Postgrad, Speech Pathology and Audiology, Boston University, 1980-1983; Ph.D., International Communications (honorary), World University, 1992; Grad., Newton (MA) Civilian Police Academy, 2000; Cert., Paralegal Studies, Northeastern University, 2000; Grad., Bojack Academy, 2001 CERTIFICATIONS: English, Speech Teacher, MA; Manicurist, MA; Animal Disaster Response, FEMA; Clergy, Church Spiritual Humanism, PA, 2003; Minister, Universal Life Church, CA, 2003; Universal Ministries, IL, 2003; Reiki Master Teacher, 2003 CAREER Career: Publisher, Editor, Author, 1968-current Administrative Assistant, SeaBright Insurance Co., Needham, MA, 2008-11 Customer Care, Christian Science Monitor, Boston, 2000-08 Producer, Newton Talk, Civic Action, NEW-TV, MA, 2000-15 Customer Care, Toysmart.com, Waltham, MA, 1999 Team Leader, SmarterKids.com, Needham, MA, 1999 Circulation Sales, Community Newspapers, Needham, MA, 1998-99 Recruiter, Newbury College, Brookline, MA, 1998 President, Treasurer, Board Director, Brush Hill Press, Inc., Boston, 1984-88 Publisher, Editor, EIDOS Magazine, Boston, MA, 1984-99 Speech Therapist, Dartmouth, MA Public Schools, Dartmouth, MA, 1974-78 Library Assistant, John D. Rockefeller Library, Brown University, Providence, RI, 1973 CAREER-RELATED President, Director, New England Vintage Film Society, Inc., 2006-current Instructor, Open Doors, Braintree, MA Instructor, Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge, MA Instructor, Boston Learning Society, Needham, MA Consultant, Reflexology Demonstrator Bojack Academy, West Roxbury, MA, 2000 Chair, Bill Baird Pro-Choice Defense League, Boston, 1989-99 Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Reproductive Freedom, Boston University, 1987 Fundraising and Public Relations, Bill Baird AIDS Awareness Fund, 1987 CREATIVE WORKS Bilingualism and Bilingual Education in America: Some Facts and Theories, Master's Thesis, Brown University Library, 1973 Contributor, Community Advertiser, Marlborough, Massachusetts, 1982 Author: Eden Poems, 1982; Life Evolves From Living, 1983; The Surprise Beach Ball, 1983 Editor: Boston Collection of Women's Poetry, 1983 Editor, Publisher, EIDOS Magazine (http://www.eidos.org), 1984-1999 Author, Contemporary Juvenile Literature Depicting the Communicatively Impaired Individual, A Bibliography and Implications for Therapy, 1984 Author/Editor, Spencer Tracy Fox Film Actor: The Pre-Code Legacy of a Hollywood Legend, 2009 Author/Editor, Playbills to Photoplays: Stage Performers Who Pioneered the Talkies, 2010 Author/Editor, Spencer Tracy, A Life in Pictures: Rare, Candid and Original Photos of the Hollywood Legend, His Family, and Career, 2012 Author, Sophia's Ghost Alarm, 2013 Author, Spaulding Sparrow's Extraordinary Adventure, 2013 Author, Nana, Bananas, and Max, 2013 Author, Katie's Surprise Beach Ball, 2013 Author, You Are Not Crazy, Bridget Lewis: Diary Entries of an Underachieving, Overweight 14- Year-Old, 2018; Author, Bridget Lewis Survives Child Abuse: A Teenage Girl Moves On, 2018 Screenplay: #MeToo: Bridget Lewis Survives Child Abuse, A Teenage Girl Moves on, 2019 HONORS/AWARDS/MEMBERSHIPS Awards: Recipient, Lifestyle Award, 1993 Golden Phallus Award, 1996 Named Saint, Universal Life Church, Inc., 1997 Named to Playboy Online Hall of Fame Pick of the Day, 2002 Patriotic Citizen Award, VFW, 2003 Recipient, The Mount Vernon Ladies Association Patriot Award, 2003 Appointed, Massachusetts Goodwill Ambassador, Pet Sitters International, 2003 Volunteer of the Year, New TV Red Carpet Awards, 2005 Best of Newton Award, 4 Paws Dog Walking and Pet Sitting, 2013-15 Achievements: Civic: Media Coordinator, Emerson College Political Awareness Organization Safer Sex March, Boston, 1987 Board Director, National AIDS Telethon, Boston, 1987 Candidate, Newton, MA School Committee, 1999, 2003 Co-Producer, Newton Talk, Civic Action community cable TV programming, 1999-2015 Candidate: Alderman-at-Large, 2001, Alderman 2005, Newton, MA Volunteer, Medical Massage Team, Boston Marathon, 2002 Volunteer Instructor, Citizenship Program, American Red Cross, Waltham, MA, 2002 Memberships: Massachusetts Fully Informed Jury Association (1997-2004) Fellow, World Literary Academy Newton Massachusetts Animal Response Team National Association Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) National Kidney Foundation (Life) National Association of Professional Pet Sitters Pet Sitters International Hadassah (Life) National Writers Union Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators AVOCATIONS/INTERESTS Hobbies: Politics, Law, Writing Political Affiliation: Libertarian Religion: Eclectic