Nancy Day

Background

Nancy Day was born on January 6, 1953, in Newark, New Jersey. She is the daughter of Robert, a writer, editor, and educator, and Betty, a librarian, Day.

Education

Nancy Day graduated from the University of Maryland, where she got a Bachelor of Arts in 1976. Also, she studied at Loyola University Maryland. She got there a Master of Business Administration in 1982.

Career

Nancy Day is an award-winning writer and editor who helps writers perfect their short stories and prepare them for publication, and offers writing tips and advice through her blog and newsletters. Nancy is the author of more than 20 books, including Scientific English, which she co-authored with Robert Day.

Nancy Day was a writer at the Enslow Publishers in 1995-2001, where she wrote nonfiction series books. Then she created the Passport to History series and wrote six titles for it at the Lerner Publishing Group. About three months in 2011, Nancy was a freelance developmental editor at the American Bibliographical Center CLIO. Later, she served as a writer at the Praeger, where she wrote Managing Volunteers: How to Maximize Your Most Valuable Resource. Since 2013, Nancy is a founder and publisher at the Cat & Mouse Press, which produces books and other materials that are humorous, fun, and entertaining. It besides is a member of the Independent Book Publishers Association and Mid-Atlantic Book Publishers Association.

Nancy Day has written several nonfiction titles focusing on topics of current interest, many of which involve individual ethical positions. Addressing the controversy surrounding abortion in Abortion: Debating the Issue, Nancy tackles the use of the death penalty in cases where juveniles commit particularly brutal crimes in The Death Penalty for Teens: A Pro/Con Issue. Her book, Animal Experimentation: Cruelty or Science? , broaches a topic close to the hearts of animal welfare activists who object to the practice of testing drugs and medical procedures on laboratory animals in advance of humans.

First Amendment rights are investigated in Censorship, or Freedom of Expression?, while the outgrowth of such freedom is the subject of both Sensational TV: Trash or Journalism?, and Advertising: Information or Manipulation? In Censorship, or Freedom of Expression? Nancy begins with a history of censorship extending back to ancient times, then focuses on United States court cases that have helped define modern free speech.

In her Passport to History series for Runestone, Nancy lets modern-day history buffs take a trip into the past in books designed to present everyday life in a variety of cultures and historical epochs. In Your Travel Guide to Ancient Greece, readers learn about climate, currency, where to shop, where to stay, and what tourist sites to see in fifth-century-Before Christ Greece, all in an up-close-and-personal approach that even includes quotes from Euripides.

Your Travel Guide to Ancient Egypt highlights by maps of the Nile and northern Egypt, photographs, and sidebars explaining everything from how the Pharaohs' paper has made to the way goods and services priced. Similarly, in Your Travel Guide to Ancient Maya Civilization, Nancy provides "fascinating tidbits" of information on many aspects of Mayan culture during the period 600-800 Anno Domini.

Nancy Day currently keeps writing and working at her Cat & Mouse Press. She enjoys working with writers to help them perfect their writing and experience the joys of publication.

Achievements

• Nancy Day is known as the writer of children and adults' books. One of her children's books, Passport to History: Ancient Greece, was named the best social studies book by the Society of School Librarians International. Her book, Mapping the Mind, which appeared in Odyssey magazine, won the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Award for Nonfiction. Her book, A Rehoboth ABC, won national first-place awards from the National Federation of Press Women. Also, Nancy Day is a founder of a Cat & Mouse Press, which is a member of the Independent Book Publishers Association, and Mid-Atlantic Book Publishers Association.

Works

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  • How to Write Winning Short Stories

    (How to Write Winning Short Stories is a concise and pract...)

    2015
  • Your Travel Guide to Renaissance Europe

    (Takes readers on a journey back in time to experience lif...)

    2001
  • Your Travel Guide to Ancient Mayan Civilization

    (Takes readers on a journey back in time to experience lif...)

    2001
  • Your Travel Guide to Colonial America

    (Takes readers on a journey back in time to experience lif...)

    2001
  • Your Travel Guide to Ancient Greece

    (Takes readers on a journey back in time to experience lif...)

    2001
  • Your Travel Guide to Ancient Egypt

    (Takes readers on a journey back in time to experience lif...)

    2001
  • A Rehoboth ABC

    (From swooping seagulls to frolicking dolphins, the famili...)

    2013
  • Sensational TV

    (Questions whether the mass media, especially television, ...)

    1996
  • Censorship

    (Examines the First Amendment, the issue of censorship in ...)

    2001
  • Advertising

    (Discusses how advertising has developed, how companies us...)

    1999
  • Animal Experimentation

    (Discusses issues surrounding animal experimentation, incl...)

    1994
  • Your Travel Guide to Civil War America

    (Discover what life was like for people living during one ...)

    2001
  • Abortion

    (Discusses the pros and cons of the abortion issue and giv...)

    1995
  • A Lewes ABC

    (Geared for children ages 2-8, but easily enjoyed by young...)

    2015
  • Killer Superbugs

    (These over-100-page titles present the facts and analyze ...)

    2001
  • Malaria, West Nile, and Other Mosquito-Borne Diseases

    (Describes the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment ...)

    2001
  • The Horseshoe Crab

    (Focusses on the horseshoe crab, describing its remarkable...)

    1992
  • The Death Penalty for Teens

    (Written in an evenly balanced pro/con format that explore...)

    2000
  • Violence in Schools

    (Author Nancy Day explores the unsettling question concern...)

    1996
  • The Marooned Mermaid

    (A young mermaid named Nibi has been washed out of the oce...)

    2016
  • Managing Volunteers

    (Volunteers are the backbone of many an organization. This...)

    2013

Connections

Nancy Day's first husband was Michael Pohuski. Then she married Joseph Sakaduski on August 6, 1982. They have a son, Matthew Philip.

Father:

Robert A. Day

Mother:

Betty Day

Betty Day's maiden name was Johnson.

husband:

Michael Pohuski

Michael Pohuski was Nancy Day's first husband.

husband:

Joseph Sakadusk

Som:

Matthew Philip Sakadusk

References

• Nancy Day Sakaduski - LinkedIn
• Nancy Day Sakaduski - Facebook