Al
Sullivan
Journalism & other awards:
2011
First place Freshest Treatment of a tired subject -- combined authorship
Third place Public Service Award
Series by three authors
First place, news photography
First place photo essay
First place portrait and
personality photography
Other awards
Second
Marine Corps League Distinguished
Service Award
2010
Garden
First place spot news photography
First place, news photography
First place Feature photography
First place portrait and
personality photography
Oral Interpretation competition
Carolina Independent Schools Association
Second and Third place
2009
First place, Investigative Reporting
First place, feature photo journalism
Third place, Feature writing
Third place Investigative
reporting
2008
NJ Society of Professional Journalists
First place spot photography
First place feature photography
First place spot news photography
First place, news photography
First place Feature photography
First place portrait and
personality photography
2006
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Third place Series
2004
Photo of the year
First place --Spot News Reporting
First place -- Photo features
First place -- Science, Health and Medicine
Reporting
2003
2002
Journalist of the Year
Second Place deadline reporting
First place Investigative reporting
Friend of the
Other Awards & Recognitions
State Senate and Assembly resolution by Sacco and Impreveduto
State Assembly resolution by Weinberg and Ziza
2000
Second Prize: Feature Writing,
Third Prize: Environmental Reporting,
Honorable Mention -- Spot News Photography:
Honorable Mention: Public Service Reporting:
1999
1998
1997
1996
Journalism judging
2000,
journalism judge for feature writing, Keystone Press Association
2002,
journalism judge for investigative reporter, Connecticut Press Association
2002, journalism
judge for photography and editorial art, Garden State Scholastic Press Assocaition
2003
journalism judge for the Kentucky Press Association
2003
journalism judge for the Indiana Press Association
Readings, Features, Lectures and Perfornances
May, 2004, The Back Fence, NYC
Feb, 2004,
writing workshop at Huber Street School, Secaucus
Oct. 2003,
Art House feature, Jersey City
2002-2003,
Art House Cable Broadcast series
May, 2003,
Outdoor reading series in Jersey City
April 2003,
Orange Bear Cafι, NYC, feature reading
April, 2003,
Secaucus Public Library, Feature reading
April, 2002,
Earth Day lecture on environmental themes in Lord of the Rings
March, 2002,
Huber Street elementary school, lecture of United States moon landings
Jan. to Aug 2002
-- Oradell Public Library, Clifton Public Library, Everyday people talk
Dec. 2001
Clark Library, Hoboken Library, Town Books, Maplewood and Westfield, book talk
Oct. - Nov.
Hunterdon County Library, WBAI-FM Hour of the Wolf interview, book talk
Aug- Sept.
2001, Barnes & Noble: Marlton, Paramus, E. Brunswick, Hoboken, book talk
Aug., 2001,
WBGO interview about Everyday People
June, 2001:
Barnes & Noble, Route 22 Springfield, Everyday people talk
May, 2001:
Secaucus senior citizen center
April, 2001:
Book talk at Secaucus Public Library
2000:
Featured author at Barnes & Noble Writer's Workshop
1999:
Lecture on Literature at the Newark Museum
1997:
Featured reader at the Baggot
Inn, New York City
1995:
Featured reader at Blackwater
Books, Hoboken and Grace Church, Jersey City
1987: Short
play produced and performed at William Paterson College, Wayne, NJ
1986: Short
story broadcast on WBAI-FM, New York
1986: Play
produced and performed as part of theater festival at William Paterson College
1981: Writer
for Paterson's Inner City Ensemble
1979 -
1981-- Participated in literary events with Paterson's Silk City Poets
1978 - 1985
-- Participated in Passaic Poetry Workshop
Publishing record
2001 --
Everyday People published
2000 -- Everyday
People, a book of news profiles accepted by Rugters University Press
1977 - present -- Published short fiction,
novel excerpts and poetry in various literary publications
1996 --
Chapbook The Stranger at Pooh
Corner published by WordSmith
Press
1996 --
Scrap Paper Review Web site established
1996 -- The
Stranger at Pooh Corner published on the Web at Enchanted Place
1995 --
Chapbook The Flute published
by WordSmith Press
1993 --
Chapbook The Way the Story
Goes published by WordSmith
Press
1982 - present -- Editor, designer,
layout, writer and distributor of Scrap Paper Review
1982 --
Contributor to Pats on the Back, William Paterson College's political magazine
1980 - 1984
-- Editor and contributor, Essence, literary magazine of William Paterson College
1978 - 1985
-- published in Passaic Review
Experience
2000 - present -- Freelance writer for
Worrell Community Newspapers
1994 - present -- Staff writer for the
1992 - present -- Staff writer for the
Secaucus Reporter newspaper
1997 -1998
-- Staff writer for the Independent Press in
1997 - 1998
-- Staff writer for the
1996 Article
on
1988 - 1990
-- Writing promotional materials for two Christian rock bands
1988 - 1990
-- Correspondent for Today Weekly Newspapers,
1988 --
Article in WBAI-FM Folio
1985 ---
Stringer for the
1980 - 1984
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1980 - 1981
-- Published series of articles in the Independent Prospector,
1979 ---
Published articles in local NJ monthly, Acquackanonk
Times