Background
Cooper, Barbie Perkins was born on August 22, 1950 in Columbus, Georgia, United States. Daughter of Walter W. and Sybil (Hunter) Perkins.
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Barbie Perkins Cooper, American writer. Active family support groups South Carolina National Guard, Mount Pleasant, 1986-1988. Member The National Writers Association, South Carolina Writers Workshop (vice president, board director, membership chair), South Carolina Scriptwriters Association (president), The Dramatists Guild, N. American Travel Journalists Association.
Education
Graduate in Broadcasting and Film Production, Trident Technology College, Charleston, South Carolina, 1991. Student, Charleston Southern University, South Carolina.
Career
Administrator Provider Reimbursement Consultants Enterprises, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, 1972—1986. Freelance writer, screenwriter, since 1984. Owner Creative Communications, since 1984.
Writer/consultant Resume Services, since 1994. Technical writer Advanced Communications Systems, Mount Pleasant, since 1998. Correspondent Construction Equipment Guide and Hart Hat News, 1998—2001.
Contributing editor www.lifetips.com, 2000—2001. Reporter Hard Hat News, since 2001. Editor Book Surge Public, Charleston, South Carolina, since 2004.
At Johnson & Wales University, Charleston, South Carolina, 1988-1998, adjunct institute 1995-1998, communications coordinator and administrative assistant student affairs, career development and externship offices, since 2002. Assignment reporter Construction Equipment Guide, 1998-2001. Reporter WCSC television 5, Charleston, 1990-1991.
Script analyst, consultant and reader The Writers Workshop, Los Angeles. Lecturer creative writing Ashley Hall School for Girls, 2005. Contributing correspondent Northstar Travel Media.
Lecturer in field.
Membership
Active family support groups South Carolina National Guard, Mount Pleasant, 1986-1988. Member The National Writers Association, South Carolina Writers Workshop (vice president, board director, membership chair), South Carolina Scriptwriters Association (president), The Dramatists Guild, N. American Travel Journalists Association.
Interests
Connections
Married Phillip R. Cooper Senior, August 2, 1968. 1 child, Phillip World War II.
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Religion
Episcopalian
Awards
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Recipient Honorary Mention award World of Poetry, 1985, Silver Poet award, 1989, 90, Gold Poet award, 1986, 91, 92, 1st place screenwriting catagory Sandhills Writers Conference, Augusta, Georgia, 1994, 3d place Best of Issue, South Carolina Writers Workshop, 2002, Certified of Merit, International Screenplay Competition, American Screenwriters Association/Writers Digest, 2003, 2d place, honorable mention South Carolina Writers Workshop, 2005.Recipient Honorary Mention award World of Poetry, 1985, Silver Poet award, 1989, 90, Gold Poet award, 1986, 91, 92, 1st place screenwriting catagory Sandhills Writers Conference, Augusta, Georgia, 1994, 3d place Best of Issue, South Carolina Writers Workshop, 2002, Certified of Merit, International Screenplay Competition, American Screenwriters Association/Writers Digest, 2003, 2d place, honorable mention South Carolina Writers Workshop, 2005.