- Roberta Beach Jacobson
Roberta Beach Jacobson (born
July 21 , 1952) is an Americanjournalist ,humorist , and earlyezine editor.Infobox Writer
name = Roberta Beach Jacobson
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birthdate = July 21, 1952
birthplace = Worcester, Ma
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occupation = Writer, journalist
nationality = American
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genre = Travel, romance, humor
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website = Jacobson was born as Roberta Beach Johnson inWorcester, Massachusetts . Her first publication came at age 8 in "Jack and Jill". After finishing high-school in 1970, she joined theUnited States Army which sent her toEurope . She remains an expatriate, saying "I prefer Europe. I'm where I want to be". (Travelwriters.com, 2004)After leaving the armed forces, she followed in the footsteps of her grandfather, Robert K. Beach, and mother, Roberta Beach Johnson and became a journalist, joining the "
Stars & Stripes " publication inGermany at the news desk, and later the city desk.During her "Stars & Stripes" work, Jacobson drew attention from a column entitled, "Dear Bobby" that ran from the late 1980s to the early 1990s in the "Shoppers Bi-Weekly News", distributed in Europe.
In 1996 Jacobson became a full-time freelance writer working for travel publications, translating books and contributing to anthologies.
In 1999 she relocated to the remote Greek island of
Karpathos , and became the editor of an early internet ezine, Kafenio. She also edited the ezines IslandMania (2001-2003) and InsiderEuropa (2001–2003).Sources
* [http://www.travelwriters.com/roberta Travelwriters.com]
* [http://www.absolutewrite.com/site/roberta.htm AbsoluteWrite.com]
* [http://www.writing-world.com/newsletter/2001/WW01-07.shtml Writing World Newsletter]
* [http://www.absolutewrite.com/novels/writers_yearbook.htm Writer's Yearbook Review]
* [http://www.liheliso.org The Journal of the Lincoln Heights Literary Society] Book review: Dying For It, Leigh Anne Wilson 2006*Europe, AEGEAN ADVENTURES IN E-PUBLISHING.(online magazine Kafeniocom.com based in Greece), March 2001
*Stripes (Official Newsletter of The European Stars and Stripes (newspaper)) October 1987
*Stripes (Official Newsletter of The European Stars and Stripes (newspaper)) January 1991
*KIDS HAVE YOU SEEN MY BACKPACK...? and Other Inspirational Stories of Non-traditional Studies, compiled by Donna Talarico, (iUniverse, Lincoln NE, 2005) ISBN 0-595-34369-4Education
*Associate of Science in General Studies, 1978,
Northern Virginia Community College ,Alexandria, Virginia
*Bachelor of Science, 1980,University of the State of New York , Albany NY (external degree)
*Master of Education, 1982,Boston University European Campus ,Heidelberg , Germany
*Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study, 1986, Boston University European Campus, Heidelberg, Germany
*Doctor of Philosophy in Behavioral Science, 1993, Pacific Western University,San Diego ,California (external degree)Published works
*"Chicken Soup for the Dieter's Soul", Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen and Theresa Peluso, editors (HCI, 2006) ISBN 0-7573-0555-5
*"Chocolate for a Woman's Heart", Kay Allenbaugh, Editor (Simon & Schuster, NYC, 2001) ISBN 0-684-84896-1
*"Chocolate for a Woman's Dreams", Kay Allenbaugh, editor (Simon & Schuster, NYC, 2001) ISBN 0-7432-1777-2
*"Dying for It: Tales of Sex and Death", Mitzi Szereto, editor (Avalon Publ., NYC, 2006) ISBN 1560258578
*"From the Heart – Stories of Love and Friendship", compiled by Kendall Bell (Coastal Village Press, Beaufort, SC) ISBN 1-882943-15-5
*"Kids, Have You Seen My Backpack? and Other Inspirational Stories of Non-Traditional Students: An Adult Learner Anthology", Donna Talarico, editor (iUniverse, Lincoln, NE, 2005) ISBN 0595343694
*"Living and Working in Germany", by Nick Daws (Survival Books, London,England, 2000) ISBN 1-901130-35-5
*"Mini World 2006-07", Keiji Naka, editor (Macmillan LanguageHouse, Tokyo, Japan, 2006) ISBN 4-7773-6057-1
*"Rite of Passage - Tales of Backpacking 'Round Europe", Lisa Johnson, Editor (Lonely Planet Publications, London) ISBN 1-74059-593-9
*"The Rocking Chair Reader - Memories from the Attic", Helen Kay Polaski, editor (Adams Media, Avon, MA) ISBN 1-59337-270-1
* Sacred Fire, Maril Crabtree, editor (Adams Media, Avon, MA, 2006) ISBN 1-59337-366-X
*"Simple Pleasures of the Kitchen", collected by Susannah Seton (Conari Press, York Beach, ME) ISBN 1-57324-871-1
*"Slang", Paul Dickson (Atria ,1998) ISBN 0-671-54919-7
*"Stories of Strength ", Jenna Glatzer, editor (Lulu.com, Morrisville, NC) ISBN 1-4116-5503-6
*"Travelers' Tales Greece", Larry Habegger, Sean O'Reilly and Brian Alexander, editors (Travelers' Tales Books, San Francisco CA, 2000) ISBN 188521152X
*"The New Official Rules", Paul Dickson (Addison-Wesley Publishing Company Inc. Boston, MA 1989) ISBN 0-201-55090-3
*"Unconditional Love", compiled by Avie Townsend (Heliographica, San Francisco, CA) ISBN 1-933037-38-5
*"Women Runners", Irene Reti and Bettianne Shoney Sien, editors (Breakaway Books, Halcottsville, NY, 2001) ISBN 1891369253
*"The Writer's Handbook 2002" edited by Elfrieda Abbe (Kalmbach Publ., Waukesha, WI, 2001) ISBN 0-87116-189-3
*Friedemann Pfäfflin, Astrid Junge - "SEX REASSIGNMENT. Thirty Years of International Follow-up Studies After Sex Reassignment Surgery: A Comprehensive Review", 1961-1991 (translated from German into American English by Roberta B. Jacobson and Alf B. Meier), [http://www.symposion.com/ijt/pfaefflin/1000.htm Symposium publications] IJT Electronic Books 1998External links
* [http://www.abc.net.au/westqld/stories/s842391.htm Rite of Passage] Review of Rite of Passage- Tales of Backpacking 'round Europe, Emma Rodgers, Australian Broadcasting Corporation
* [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20030607.ARMCHAIR7-2/TPStory/Travel GlobeandMail.com] Review of Rite of Passage by Victor Dwyer
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