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WRITING & PHOTOGRAPHY

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POETRY

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PUBLICATIONS

 

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The Westchester Review 

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Poetica Literary Magazine

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The Stone Hobo

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Still Point Arts Quarterly

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Marco Polo Arts Magazine

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Feminist Studies

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The Mom Egg

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Laughing Earth Literature

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Commonline Journal

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St. Somewhere Journal

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High Coupe

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WordRiot

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Black Lawrence Press

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The Voices Project

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Right hand Pointing issue #69

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Uncharted Frontier

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In Gilded Frame: A project through Kind of A Hurricane Press

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Cultural Weekly

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Anthology, Tic Toc (Hurricane Press)

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Napalm and Novocain

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The Missing Slate-  (poem of the week)

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Obsidian Literature

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mas tequila #9

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Stockholm Review of Literature -Volume #82015

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So to Speak: Feminist Journal of Language and Art

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Poetica Magazine- (poem of the week)

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Synaethesia Magazine

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Los Angeles Poetry Society

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Poetic Diversity

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Cultural Weekly,

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Beacon Arts: Art For Aleppo at the Catalyst Gallery

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The Laurel Review

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DoveTales (Writing For Peace)

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Burning House Press

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We Refugees (an Anthology – Pact Press)

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Hudson Valley Museum of Contemporary Art (Death is Irrelevant)

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Moon Tide Press: Sh!t Men Say to Me: A Poetry Anthology in Response to Toxic Masculinity.

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BOOKS

 

Paper Chains Finishing Line Press, 2020

 

Songs from the Black Hole Finishing Line Press, 2016

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Persephone Dreaming of Cherries

Barometric Pressures, Kind of a Hurricane Press author series

 

VIDEO/FILM

 

The Kid Public Poetry Series

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Mare Ignotum DOCS-in-Progress (Washington DC)

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Quarantine Climbing the Walls: Hudson Valley Museum of Contemporary Art & Studio Theater in Exile

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2021 PoughETRY Festival honoring Maya Angelou: Phenomenal Women  (performed in collaboration with Debbie Goddard)

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PHOTOGRAPHY

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EXHIBITIONS

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Rockland County Arts Festival

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Katonah Museum Association at Bethany Arts Center

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Westchester Community College Gallery

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 The Louvre (Paris France) :The Exposure Award 2015

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Still Point Arts Gallery

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Light Space Time Art Gallery

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PRINT PHOTOGRAPHY

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MER- Mom Egg Review-Literature+Art+Motherhood

 

Moncheri Magazine ( Bengal , India)

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Beyond Words Literary Magazine

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Cactus Heart (cover photo)

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Red Dash (cover photo)  Anthology #1 Dis*or*der

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Picayune Literary Magazine

 

The Adirondack Review

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Switched on Gutenberg : issue 20

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Subterranean Quarterly

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580 Split

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Elohi Gadugi Journal

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Dirty Chai May 2015 Issue 6

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Rogue Agent

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PLAYWRITING

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Paper Chains:

 

-2023 Finalist: Playwrights First "Best New Play Award"

-2023 Finalist Henley Rose Playwright Competition for Women

-Monologue : 2023 International Human Rights Arts Festival

Directed by Lil Malinich

-Monologue: 2022 Westchester Collaborative Theater's

That's (Not) All She Wrote , produced by Lori Meyers

-2021 Renewal Staged Reading Series UP Theater, NYC Directed by Nina Mehta

-2021 Semi-Finalist Gary Marshall New Works Festival L.A.

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The Leatherman:

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-Monologue 2023 selected to be part of A Single Thread -Exploring the Rich Tapestry of Westchester History at the New Rochelle Library

 

.Mother Tree:

 

-10 Minute Play Festival part of the 2023 NY International Human Rights Art Festival at the Tank Theater NYC

-2022 Staged reading at Westchester Collaborative Theater That's Not All She Wrote II produced by Lori Meyers.

-2021 Semi-Finalist Community Bake-off sponsored by Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, judged by Paula Vogel

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Vanity Scam:

 

-2023 Living Arts Festival at Westchester Collaborative Theater

Directed by Lin Snider

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Panic Attack:

 

-2023 10 Minute Play Festival: Actors Playhouse Theater Chesterfield New Hampshire (forthcoming)

-2022 Westchester Collaborative Theater Parking Lot Plays

Directed by Mel Nocera

-2022 6th Annual 20/20 One Act Competition at The Philpstown Depot Theatre in Garrison NY (Aery Theater Company)

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Frida & Franz:

 

-2022 Garrison Art Center, The Séance Series.produced by Carla Rae Johnson's 

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The Orchid & The Dandelion:

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-2024 The Hammond Museum Directed by Lin Snider

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MENTAL HEALTH WRITING

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Calm Down and Play (Childswork /ChildsPlay)

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The Quiet Mind Series (Guidance Group):

volume 1: Reducing Anxiety

Volume 2: Harnessing ADD/ADHD

Volume 3: Resolving Grief

Volume 4: Increasing Self Esteem

Volume 5: Dealing with Addiction

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ADVOCACY JOURNALISM

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Pasung: The Agony of Chains (Witness Magazine/Vision Project)

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INTERVIEWS

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The Fem: A Feminist Literary Magazine:

https://thefemlitmagazine.wordpress.com/2015/07/03/featured-friday-meet-loretta-oleck/

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Regal House Press (We Refugee):

https://regalhouseinitiative.org/2019/07/loretta-oleck-one-hundred-thousand-poets-for-change/

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Book Culture: Panel Discussion

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The River Journal: 2021

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AWARDS

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2013 Best Of Anthology, Storm Cycle

2015 Bermuda Triangle Prize: Semi-Finalist in the Poet’s Billow.

2016 Mary Ballard Poetry Chapbook Prize: Quarter Finalist

2016 Pushcart Poetry Nominee 

2016 New Women’s Voices Series Chapbook Competition: 1st Honorable Mention

2017 Los Angeles Poetry Society Poetry Monthly Contest: Runner up.

2019 Jack Grapes Poetry Contest: Runner Up

2020 LightSpaceTime Art Gallery 10th Annual 'Animals' Online Art Competition: Special Recognition

2021 Finalist Westchester Poet Laureate

2021 Semi-Finalist Gary Marshall New Works Festival

2021 Semi-Finalist Community Bake-off (Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival) judged by Paula Vogel

2022 Finalists of the Henley Rose Playwright Competition for Women (Paper Chains)

2023 Finalist for the Playwrights First "Best New Play Award" (Paper Chains)

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