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DocuSign Envelope ID:5DF3D075-C96D-4B76-8708-51E2CC79723E <br /> Conference, Georgia Council of Media Organizations Conference, South Carolina <br /> Library Association Conference, National Storytelling Conference, International Reading <br /> Association Conference, Mary Lois Staton Conference at ECU, and keynote speaker & <br /> presenter at the North Carolina Elementary Educators Conference among others. <br /> Video Samples: hftp://wwwdonnawashington.comisamples.html <br /> Hobey Ford <br /> Hobey Ford is internationally renowned in the puppetry field; an award-winning <br /> performer, and a Kennedy Center Partner in Education teaching artist. Ford knew early <br /> on what he wanted for his life's work after seeing a puppet show while still a youngster. <br /> While studying at an arts college, Hobey found "... one of the cornerstones to my work. I <br /> would approach puppetry as storytelling with puppets." Ford designs and constructs all <br /> of his Golden Rod Puppets as well as the beautiful sets that surround them. Now a <br /> resident of Asheville North Carolina, Hobey also draws on his early experiences <br /> growing up in coastal Connecticut or living in a Nevada Native American community in <br /> writing the scripts for some of his performances such as "Whale Walker" and "Turtle <br /> Island Tales." <br /> Ford has received the highest awards for his brilliant and priceless contributions to the <br /> world of puppetry: two-time winner of puppetry's highest honor, the UNIMA Citation of <br /> Excellence, recipient of three Jim Henson Foundation grants, and The Hermitage <br /> Fellowship, Hobey Ford is renowned for excellence in his craft. Chosen as a Kennedy <br /> Center Partner to teach teachers (and other artists) how to use the performing arts in <br /> the classroom curriculum, Hobey not only performs his original works all over the world <br /> but also offers workshops to teachers and students alike. <br /> Video Sample: hftps://www..youtube.comiwatch?v=RcSMOqQSwGc&t=302s <br /> Ken Waldman <br /> A former college professor with an MFA in Creative Writing, Ken Waldman has <br /> published six full-length poetry collections and a memoir from respected independent <br /> small presses. <br /> More than four hundred of Ken's poems have appeared in such publications as Beloit <br /> Poetry Journal, Manoa, Puerto del Sol, Quarterly West, South Dakota Review, and <br /> Yankee. His short stories have appeared in Gargoyle, Laurel Review, The MacGuffin, <br /> and almost a dozen other journals. Both his poetry and fiction have been nominated for <br /> Pushcart Prizes. In addition, Ken is actively shopping four new poetry collections, a <br /> second memoir, a novel, and a short story collection. For almost thirty years now he has <br /> stayed active in the field as a writer, teacher, and reader. Since 1995 he's attended <br /> every AWP conference, but one. <br />