Dorothy Randall Gray enthralls audiences with poignant poetry, fascinating fiction, spellbinding stories, captivating humor, and inspirational creative writing workshops.

From Brooklyn to Bombay rave reviews and standing ovations have greeted her storytelling performances and literary readings.  She has appeared on countless radio and television programs, at cafes, colleges and conferences, educational, spiritual, and cultural institutions, arts arenas, business, healing and health establishments. Her venues have included Columbia University, Skidmore College, Carnegie-Mellon Institute, Claremont College, United Nations, The Kitchen, Museum of Natural History, International Center for Cultural Studies, Huntington Women’s Studies Association, PEN America, The Open Center, the Nuyorican Poets Café, and the Center for Policy Studies.

Author of the acclaimed bestseller Soul Between The Lines: Freeing Your Creative Spirit Through Writing (Avon/HarperCollins), her publications include Muse Blues, Woman, Fierce With Reality, Family, The Passion Collection and A Taste of Tamarinda. She has also been a contributor to such periodicals and anthologies as Personal Journaling, Heart&Soul, the NYTimes, Drum Voices, SisterFire, HealthQuest, and Conditions.

A former Poet-in-Residence at Hunter College, NYU faculty member, NiaOnline columnist, and commentator for National Public Radio, Dorothy is a current board member of the International Women’s Writing Guild, and founder of the Heartland Institute for Transformation. In her commitment to global healing she has shared the dais with the Dalai Lama, served as a UNESCO delegate, and conducted educational supply campaigns for schools and villages in Africa.

As an administrator of the Tisch School’s highly respected Creative Arts Team Dorothy coordinated educational theater programs for at-risk youth in New York City’s public schools. She is also the former Executive Director of Red Hook Arts, an educational arts youth organization which provided art, music, dance, drama and cultural programs to an underserved Brooklyn community.

Dorothy is available for:

Storytelling and Poetry Performances          Creative Writing Workshops

Literary Readings                                           Teacher Trainings

Speaking Engagements                                  Classroom Visits

Individual Coaching Sessions                        Master Classes          

Artist in Residence Programs                       Visiting Artist Appointments

Dorothy’s life-changing creative writing, personal development and spiritual empowerment workshops have motivated thousands throughout the US and abroad. Beginning writers and seasoned authors the likes of Iyanla Vanzant, Nikki Giovanni and Larry Dossey have lauded her transformational writings and seminars.

www.DorothyRandallGray.com   

Contact: Heartland Institute for Transformation

1555 N. Vermont Ave, Suite 189, Los Angeles, CA 90027 

323.325.2949    323.459.7595    DRGheartland@aol.com