In Progress
2019 - Present | | Marta Lane is writing a novel of contemporary fiction set in Hawaii about kindness and starting over. |
Awards
2020 | | Pikes Peak Writers Zebulon contest. First place, Women’s Fiction for THE POEM PAINTER. |
Contest Judge
2020 | | Women’s Fiction Writers Association - Star Award, debut novelists. |
2017 | | International Association of Culinary Professionals - IACP Award, Personal Essays and Memoir. |
2015 | | Kauai Writers Conference, Scholarship Prize and and contribution to the anthology, Live Out Loud: Pieces by Winners and Finalists in the Kauai Writers Conference Writing Contest |
Memberships
| Women’s Fiction Writers Association | |
| Poetry Society of Colorado | |
| Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers | |
| Pikes Peak Writers | |
| Castle Rock Writers | |
| Northern Colorado Writers |
Professional Experience
Freelance Online Content Writer, Video Producer
2018 | | Write to Choose You |
2018 | | 5280 Magazine - blog post about Black Cat Bistro. |
2018 | | The Denver Post / The Know - blog posts about Denver restaurant scene. |
2018 | | Taste Cooking - articles about food in Hawaii. |
2018 | | Haole Girl Island Sweets - landing page. |
2018 | | Localeur - Food and beaches on Kauai. |
2017 - Now | | Hawaiian Airlines - articles about where to eat and what to do in Hawaii. |
2012 - 2018 | | Tasting Kauai - blog posts for the Kauai restaurant scene. |
2012 - 2014 | | Kauai Grown - Copywriter/Producer/Editor for more than 20 videos for the Kauai County Farm Bureau. |
2011 - 2015 | | Jazzercise - blog posts included topics such as health, wellness, beauty and nutrition. |
2010 - 2013 | | Hawaii Vacation Blog - blog posts for what to do and where to eat on Kauai. |
Freelance Print Writer
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| The San Francisco Chronicle | |
| Hana Hou! | |
| AAA Hawaii | |
| Edible Hawaiian Islands | |
| HILuxury Magazine | |
| Honolulu Magazine | |
| Honolulu Star Advertiser | |
| Oahu Publications | |
| HFM Foodservice | |
| Kauai Stories Anthology |
Owner, Write to Choose You
2018 | | Creator and founder of the 10-week online course. Expressive writing to release emotional pain with guided meditations and evocative readings. www.WriteToChooseYou.com |
Owner, Tasting Kauai
2012 - 2018 | | Creator, owner, and operator of Tasting Kauai Food Tours, Kauai’s first food tour company. Wrote, and was awarded, four grants (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016) from the Hawaii Tourism Authority and County of Kauai. |
Author
2013 - 2017 | | Tasting Kauai - Restaurants: An Insider’s Guide to Eating Well on the Garden Island. More than 5,000 paperback copies sold. Available as an app for smartphones and tablets. |
2016 | | Wrote an 88-page tropical fruit cookbook proposal. Represented by Andy Ross of Andy Ross Agency. The idea never sold "because tropical fruit is not widely available." |
Weekly Food Columnist and Recipe Developer, Print
2014 - 2015 | | Tastes of Kauai, The Garden Island newspaper Marta's weekly column introduced readers to chefs, restaurants, food artisans, events and new cookbooks. |
2010 - 2014 | | Tastes of Kauai, MidWeek Kauai Marta's weekly column introduced readers to chefs, restaurants, food artisans, events and new cookbooks. |
2014 - 2015 | | Farmers Markets, The Garden Island newspaper Marta's weekly column introduced readers to farmers and tropical produce. She also developed recipes for more than 30 types of tropical produce. |
2013 - 2015 | | Farmers Markets, MidWeek Kauai Marta's weekly column introduced readers to farmers and tropical produce. She also developed recipes for more than 30 types of tropical produce. |
Intern
2017 - 2018 | | Intern for agent Elizabeth Kracht of the literary agency, Kimberly Cameron & Associates |
Television Industry
1994 - 2010 | | Video Editor: Starz Entertainment, Englewood, CO |
2008 | | Video Editor: The Country Music Awards, Nashville, TN |
1991 - 1994 | | Lab Technician: Colorado Institute of Art, Denver, CO |
1990 - 1991 | | Video Technician: KWGN TV 2, Denver, CO |
1985 - 1990 | | Freelance Video Technician: Denver, CO |
Education & Personal Development
School
1985 | | Certificate in Television Production: Bailie School of Broadcast. Aurora, CO |
1985 | | Diploma: Hinkley High School. Aurora, CO |
Workshops, Conferences, Coaching & Courses
2021 | | Fishtrap: July 2021-July 2022 Yearlong Writers Workshop with Sharma Shields, author of The Cassandra. |
2020 | | Women’s Fiction-Focused Writing Workshop 7-week intensive, Story Grid workshop for Women’s Fiction to develop and master writing craft with Abigail K. Perry, Women’s Fiction-Focused Writing Workshop Creator and Instructor. |
2020 | | Lighthouse Writers Juried Workshop Advanced Weekend Fiction Intensive: Grand Entrances with Jami Attenberg. |
2020 | | Vagabond Poetry workshop with Nathan Brown, author, singer-songwriter, and award-winning poet who served as the Oklahoma Poet Laureate from 2013 to 2014. |
2019 | | Trai Cartwright, story development editor, THE POEM PAINTER |
2019 | | Castle Rock Writers Conference: Poetry track with Joseph Hutchison, Colorado Poet Laureate 2014-2019, and Kika Dorsey, poet and an instructor of poetry and composition at Naropa University and Front Range Community College. |
2018 | | LinkedIn Learning: Online Marketing Foundations. |
2018 | | Brad Wetzler, essay and memoir writing coach |
2018 | | Joyce Maynard
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2018 | | One Story magazine - Hit Submit |
2018 | | American Writers & Artists Inc. - Copywriting |
2018 | | Lighthouse Writers Workshop
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2018 | | The Great Courses
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2018 | | Writers Digest
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2017 | | International Association for Culinary Professionals: IACP Conference 2017. New York, NY |
2017 | | Gabriela Pereira: Author and Writing Coach
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2017 | | Amy Paturel, Journalist and Writing Coach
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2017 | | Dorothy Hinshaw Patent, Children’s Nonfiction Author
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2016 | | The National League of American Pen Women conference. Honolulu, HI |
2016 | | Ann Randolph, Write Your Life 3-day workshop |
2016 | | International Association for Culinary Professionals: IACP Conference 2016. Louisville, KY
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2016 | | Kauai Writers Festival |
2016 | | Luis Alberto Urrea, Author
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2016 | | Rebecca L. Weber, Journalist and Writing Coach
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2016 | | Dianne Jacob, Food Writer, Author and Writing Coach |
2015 | | Ann Randolph, Write Your Life 3-day workshop |
2015 | | Kauai Writers Conference |
2015 | | Laura Lentz, Writing at Red Lights Workshops
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2014 | | Food Writing, Gotham Writers Workshop |
2014 | | Kauai Writers Conference |
Volunteer Work
2020 | | Poetry Society of Colorado
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2017 - 2018 | | International Association of Culinary Professionals
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2016 | | Kauai Writers Festival
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2016 | | Tasting Kauai Coconut Cook-Off at the 29th Annual Coconut Festival
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2016 - 2017 | | Kapaa Business Association
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2012 - 2017 | | Hawaii AgriTourism Association
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2012 - 2014 | | Garden Island Range & Food Festival
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Memberships: Past & Present
| Lighthouse Writers Workshop | |
| Parker Writers Group | |
| Aurora Writers Group | |
| Freelance Success | |
| American Writers & Artists Inc. | |
| International Association of Culinary Professionals | |
| Les Dames d'Escoffier International | |
| Toastmasters, Kauai | |
| Kapaa Business Association | |
| Kauai Visitors Bureau | |
| Hawaii Tourism Authority | |
| Slow Food Denver |
Cooking
2017 | | Culinary Rx, Rouxbe Cooking School |
2015 | | Hawaii Master Food Preservers |
2005 | | Personal Chef certificate, Culinary Business Academy |