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Pamela K. Taylor
 

 

Personal Information
Author's Legal Name: Pamela K. Taylor
Known As/Pen Name: Pamela
Present Location: Indianapolis, IN
Location of Birth: Arlington, VA - 1965 
Ethnic Background: Caucasian-USA born citizen
Where Author Grew Up: Acton, MA, a suburb of Boston
Formal Education:
  • BA from Dartmouth College, with honors, Major: Asian Studies
  • MTS from Harvard Divinity School, concentration: Islamic Studies

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Titles and Memberships
Islamic Writers Alliance Member, Director
Progressive Muslim Union Co-Chair
National Writers Union Member
American Civil Liberties
Member
Broad Universe Member
Indiana Crossroads Orienteering Education Director
Professional Information
Published Work:
 

2002-2003        Columnist for Mirror International

1998-2001        Reporter for the Westside Flyer

1985-1986        Arts and Entertainment Editor for The Dartmouth

1982-1985        Reporter for The Dartmouth.

  

Editing Experience:
 
Ongoing: co-editor of MWUZine, an ezine featuring fiction by and about Muslims.

September 2005 Rebounding

August 2005 Star Writers

March 2005 Many Voices, One faith, Islamic Writers Alliance Anthology

Fall 2004 Islamic Rose Books: Saying Goodbye

Fall 2004 Islamic Rose Books: Stories

Fall 2004 Islamic Rose Books: Friends

Fall 2004 Islamic Rose Books: The Visitors

Summer 2004 The Flugelhorn, PhD Thesis for Indiana University

Summer 2004 Islamic Banking, Master Thesis for Indiana University

Published Work
Indianapolis Star In Touch community editorial panel Ongoing: (weekly column), stringer for NUVO magazine

"Cooking with Kids" Spring 2006 in Halal Fun and Food
"Peaceful Conclusions" Summer 2006 by Mundania Press
"Cartoons Offensive, Violence Indefensible" February 12  in the Fort Worth Star-Sentinel
"Nibs of Steel" February 9  in MuslimWakeup.com

"Cartoons are Deeply Offensive, but so is Violence" February 8-9  in Indy Star, St. Paul Pioneer Press, and Jackson Sun
"The Spiritual Education of Muslim Children: Who is Responsible?" January 2006  in Nurturing Child and Adolescent
Spirituality: Perspectives from the World’s Religious Traditions Search Institute, Rowman and Littlefield
"Munich through One Muslim’s Eyes" January 24, 2006  Charlotte Observer
"Al Mujib" January 12, 2006 on MuslimWakeup.com
"An Issue of Identity" January 2006  interview with Jamilah Kolocotronis in Dec/Jan Islamic Horizons

"Hajj Season for Those who Stay at Home" January 10, 2006 on MuslimWakeup.com
"Minorities and the Allure of Consumerism" January 3, 2006  by Religion News Service, picked up by Dallas Morning News (1/6), Atlanta Journal-Constitution (1/7), MuslimWakeup.com (1/11)
"Reconnecting to Hajj" January 3, 2006 2-part article on Beliefnet.com
"Actions Speak Louder than Words" January 2, 2006 in Scruffy Dog Review
"New Years Wreath," January 2, 2006 in Circadian Poems

"Celebrate Many Faiths, Don't Water Down One" December 12, 2005  Charlotte Observer
"Taking the Christ out of Christmas?"

December 2005  Naseeb.com, sisteraishah.com

"Ramadan's Herald," December 2005  in Muslim Voices Poetry Anthology 2006
"Leading Ladies: Chicago Muslims on Female Imams" December 2005  in Chowrangi Magazine
"The Place of Spirit" November 15 2005  NUVO
"Compassionate Care" November 2005 Islamic Horizons
"Ramadan Plans" October 2004  in Circadian Poems
"Drive-Thru Iftar" October 2005  in MuslimWakeUp.com
"Chosen" October 2005  in MuslimWakeUp.com
"The Carl Buddig School of Writing" October 2005  Long Story Short (reprint)
"Waiting for Ramadan" September 2005  in MuslimWakeUp.com
"The Lessons of Katrina" September 2005  in MuslimWakeUp.com
"Mainstream Community" September  2005  in NUVO
"Raheem" July 2005  in Writing the Sacred, Northstone Press
"Rahman" July 2005  in Writing the Sacred, Northstone Press
"Secrets of My Indian Family Kitchen," May 2005 Mothering Magazine
"There’s a Storm Brewing"

March 2005  in Many Voices, One Faith, Islamic Writers Alliance, Heliographica Press

"First Impressions" March 2005  in Many Voices, One Faith, Islamic Writers Alliance, Heliographica Press
"Hajar’s Long Walk" March 2005  in Many Voices, One Faith, Islamic Writers Alliance, Heliographica Press
"We are Shouting and Still We Cannot Be Heard" March 2005  in Many Voices, One Faith, Islamic Writers Alliance, Heliographica Press
"The Cathedral" February 2005  Citizen Culture Magazine
"The Carl Buddig School of Writing" January 2005  Fractured Publishers
"Al-Mumeet" December 2994  Tsunami Section, Muslim Wake Up
"The Miseducation of Muslim Kids" October  2004 The Minaret (reprint)
"The Miseducation of Muslim Kids" September 2004  Muslim Wake Up
"A Different sort of SciFi Flick"

August 2004,  Islamic Horizons,

"Rasheed" July 2004  Muslim Wake Up
"Dawah by Any Means Necessary" January 2004  Muslim Wake Up
"The Linguistic Literalism of Four Year Olds" August 2003  Muslim Wake Up
"The Intellectual Integrity of Three Year Olds" August 2003  Muslim Wake Up
"The Moral Maturity of Two Year Olds" July 2003  Muslim Wake Up
"What Mad Women Want" March 2003  Muslim Wake Up 
Themes and Styles of Writing
Genres:
  • fiction: science fiction, humor, children's fiction, contemporary fiction;
  • non-fic: journalism, opinion, creative-non-fiction, personal essays;  

Themes: tolerance, moderation, appreciation for diversity, women's rights, minority rights, economic justice, environmental responsibility, cross-cultural communication

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Awards and Accomplishments*
  • Muslim Voices Poetry Contest 2005, Ramadan's Herald, 1st Place

  • Qalam 2005 poetry contest, Solidarity, 1st Place

  • Islamic Foundation 2005 Children's Writing Contest, Noora's Special Eid, 3rd place

  • Raymond J. Grey Award, 1982, The Flag, 1st Place

* Achieved with the help of Allah (SWT) - all praise to Him.

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Short Biography

Pamela has been writing since childhood.  While she makes a living free-lancing, editing, and writing copy, her first love is fiction, particularly science fiction.  She is currently shopping her first novel, Beyond the Pleiades, and simultaneously working on four more. 

Pamela's hobbies include needlecrafts, music, reading, and orienteering.  She is an avid consumer of opera, ballet, orchestral music and art.

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Contact Information
Address:
1756 Countryside Drive
Indianapolis,  IN  46231
Phone: (317) 241-3526
e-mail: momtotsan@yahoo.com
Websites
Website Address: www.pktaylor.com
Blog: www.pktaylor.com/pksblog/warpedgalaxies.html
Weekly op-ed column for the Indianapolis Star: www.blogs.indystar.com/intouch 

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