Brenda Garacci
Bio
Born in Heidelberg Germany
Originally from New England - Maine & Massachusetts
Longtime Resident of Lafayette, Louisiana
Publications
2004
Tales in the Key of Classy
2005
Big Easy & His Quest for the Stars
2006
Light in the Midst of Time
2007
The Rhythm of Art
2008
All the World's Water
2009
From Sea to Simile
2110
The Southern Glow of Northern Lights
2111
Read-It-Write
2112
Rhyming With ABC's
2113
Pastels for All Seasons
2114
Every Verse Paints a Picture
Education
1986 Master of Education: Secondary Teaching
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
1981 Master of Arts: English University of Louisiana at Lafayette
1980 Bachelor of Arts: English University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Honors & Awards
Scored in top 11% nationwide on Communication Skills portion
of the National Teachers Exam
Received the President’s Award for Literary Excellence for the poem,
"Greater Than That" from the National Authors Registry
Awarded Louisiana Association of Classroom Teachers Scholarship.
Only recipient from ULL
Dean’s List every semester at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Received graduate assistantships in both English and Education at ULL
First-place winner, C.J. Wilkes National Poetry Contest for the poem,
"The Clock in the Hallway," sponsored by RAINN
First-place winner Super-One Foods "Pamper Your Pet Photo Contest," Lafayette, Louisiana