gnielsen

Scotch Plains, NJ, USA

Biography Jersey native Gwyn English Nielsen is the consummate renaissance woman. She has been writing and publishing poetry, prose, nonfiction and plays for twenty-three years. Having earned a B.A. from Bucknell University and an M.A. in creative writing from Fairleigh Dickinson University, she spent over twenty years in education, recognized as a member of Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (America’s top two percent); during the summers, she spent time acting in motion pictures. In June of 2019, she retired from teaching secondary-school English, creative writing, theater and public speaking. At present, she tours underprivileged schools as a motivational speaker and dramatic storyteller of her children’s books. In addition, Gwyn is a professional singer, guitarist, songwriter with Music for All Seasons, Girls’ Night Out, and Voices of Valor. She has just released an EP, “Heart Walk,” which is available on all music channels. Recently, she received the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetim