Rita Kay Coleman

Background

Coleman, Rita Kay was born on April 23, 1948 in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Daughter of Robert Glenn and Suzie Modina Coleman.

Education

Bachelor in English, Wright State University, 1995. Master of Arts in English, Wright State University, 1997.

Career

Founding member, actress Dayton Women's Theatre Workshop, 1978—1980. Journalist Dayton Daily News, 1978—1980. Freelance writer, 1981—1990, since 1998.

Educator Wright State University, Dayton, 1995—2002, 2001, University Dayton, 2001—2002. Author in residence St. Brigid Middle School, Xenia, Ohio, 1994—1995. Co-founder Mudrock Writers, Dayton, 1998—2002.

Contributor poetry workshops (K-6), since 2005. Contributor teen fiction workshops, since 2005.

Achievements

• Rita Kay Coleman has been listed as a notable writer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Society Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

Interests

• Hiking, fitness, reading, gardening, movies.

Connections

Married Robert Eugene Speer, June 20, 1970 (divorced February 1975). 1 child Samantha Perrin Speer. Married Frank Orion Baxley, July 8, 1990.

Father:

Robert Glenn

Mother:

Suzie Modina Coleman

Spouse:

Robert Eugene Speer

Spouse:

Frank Orion Baxley

child:

Samantha Perrin Speer Coleman