Dramatic Opinionated Criticism
Dramatist
Jerome Fellowship
McKnight Foundation Grant
Minnesota State Arts Board Grant (twice)
Dayton-Hudson Foundation Production Grant
Jacksonville University One-Act Playwright-in-Residence
Playwrights Lab member
22 Productions across United States and in Australia
Specialized shows created for schools and seniors
Expert in grant-writing
Media Relations / Theatrical Promotional Writing
Dialogue Artist
Script Reviews & Consulting
Gag Writer
Monologist
Writing Mentor
Commentary
Editorials for St. Paul Dispatch/Pioneer Press, Minneapolis Tribune, Minnesota Daily
Commentary Writer/Co-Editor for Highland Villager and Grand Gazette
Columnist for Comixscene, Comic Book Marketplace, Comics Media, Menomonee Falls Gazette, Wizard, The Comic Reader, and Comics Buyers Guide
Sports Opinion
Public Policy Papers
Political Speech Writing
Travel Commentary
Marvel Comics Historian
Adviser to numerous Collectible Price Guides
Classes for Young Writers
Critic
Film criticism for St. Paul Dispatch, Entertainer/ Twin Cities Reader, Columbus Tonight, Sweet Potato, City Pages, Metro Forum, Insider, Twin Cities Magazine, Glenwood Springs Weekly, Metro Life, Skyway News, Twin Cities Courier, Sun Newspapers
Film reviews for Mpls./St. Paul Magazine and Columbus Monthly
Writing for National Film Journals such as Mediascene, Cinefantastique, Film Heritage, Take One, The Velvet Lighttrap, Animania/Mindrot, Film One, B-Movie Screams, Monster Times
Book reviewer
Comic Book Art criticism
Theatrical reviews
Editing, proofing, grant-writing review, dialogue creation, media relations, word balloons, commentary:
Contact Joel Thingvall at thingvall@gmail.com