Nancy Murray with Marion Winik: NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY

No Experience Necessary, the 2nd memoir from Nancy Murray, is all about work, and the insights, pitfalls, and strategies along the journey toward meaningful employment.

Her stories prove that even so-called nowhere jobs can be crucial steps to not only establishing a career, but to discovering ourselves.

Nancy’s workplace tales span a colorful spectrum, from selling speakers from a seedy van to driving a posh limo; from performing as a professional clown to financial advisor. With each job, she profited in ways beyond a traditional paycheck. It's a field guide for anyone preparing to fill out their first job application, not to mention a humorous flashback for those who recall the trials and tribulations of the workplace all too well.

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Nancy Murray is an award-winning storyteller, poet, playwright, and Professor of English at CCBC. Her work explores trauma, resilience, and generational healing with insight and humor. She directs the Words on the Thirds Poetry Group and is the recipient of Anne Arundel County’s prestigious Annie Award for Literature for her poetry/art collaborations and her editorial work on the Liminal Spaces collections.

Nancy is the author of the memoir One Child for Another and the poetry collection The Colors of Fear. Her poetry has been published in presses nationally and internationally. She is currently at work on her third memoir and her second poetry collection. A two-time Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award recipient, she continues to write and teach in Maryland. Visit her at: https://www.nancymurray.net/

Marion Winik is the author of The Big Book of the Dead, First Comes Love, and other books. Her essays have recently been published in Agni and The Hopkins Review. She reviews books for numerous publications and hosts The Weekly Reader podcast on NPR. She teaches in the MFA program at the University of Baltimore and was a commentator on All Things Considered for 15 years.

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