About R. Jim Stahl
R. Jim Stahl is founding editor of Merlyn's Pen magazine (1985-2001), the American Teen Writer Series (est. 1996) and The New Library of Young Adult Writing (est. 2003). In these roles he promoted the early works of teenage writers who are shaping the literary scene
He has continued teaching through his magazine, book series, website, writing workshops, and more than 60 instructional guides for writing and English teachers. The International Reading Association, the Educational Press Association, the Parents' Choice Foundation, and the New York Public Library have honored his publications with twelve awards for editorial excellence, and today models from the Merlyn's Pen Library of Young Adult Writing are used on assessments in 15 states.
Stahl served on the U.S. Dept. of Education committee that developed the writing section of The National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as The Nation’s Report Card.
WGBH, Boston's NPR affiliate, recently interviewed Stahl and taped two of his monologues. THIS I BELIEVE, produced by Rhode Island's NPR affiliate, WRNI, last spring aired his personal essay about a career encouraging creative kids. For several summers, Stahl has been writer/editor-in-residence for "Writer's Week," a teen sailing and writing adventure based in Martha's Vineyard, MA. He recently began performing for audiences his autobiographical Memoirs of a One-Eyed Mensch, a funny and touching one-man show about "growing up long-haired, short-winded, one-eyed, two-fisted, bar-mitzvahed, dyslexic, and unassisted in the finest suburbs from Miami to Boston." Stahl lives, consults, writes, and sails on Narragansett Bay, in Rhode Island.
Call 1-800-247-2027 or Email stahl@merlynspen.org.
Merlyn's Pen & the New Library of Young Adult Writing
11 South Angell St., Suite 301
Providence, RI 02906
1-800-247-2027 www.merlynspen.org
