Marty RicKard

Gilbert High School

Class of 1955

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Marty RicKard - Class of 1955 - Gilbert High School

First Name	Marty
Last Name	Rickard
Graduation Year	Class of 1955
Gender	Male
Current Location	Pella, Iowa
Hometown	Gilbert, Iowa
Relationship Status	Single
About Me	At age fourteen Marty RicKard moved to an old parsonage in the country. It was here that his passion for writing developed—and it was a dangerous passion. Iowa farm boys were expected to create muscles, not poetry. This led to many complications Marty RicKard attended William Penn College, Iowa State University and University of Southern Mississippi, from which he holds a BS degree in journalism and photojournalism. He also has a Masters Degree in photography, in addition to the Craftsman, CPP, and A-ASP degrees. Marty spent two years as a technical writer for White Motor Company, and has worked for the Charles City Press, Mason City Globe-Gazette, and Davenport Times-Democrat. He was owner of the weekly New Sharon Star, where he was twice named Iowa Master Columnist for his article, which was syndicated in twenty Iowa newspapers. For more than a decade Marty’s regular column appeared in the Professional Photographer magazine. He has been published in many other magazines and newspapers, including Writer’s Digest, Writer Advice, Golf Digest, Resource Magazine, Picture, Range Finder, and Darkroom. In addition to his writing credits, Marty has won numerous photography awards, has lectured in 48 states, and has traveled internationally as lecturer, and judge. He was one of thirty from the U.S. to participate in the first cultural exchange with China in 1986. He currently is a regular columnist for Lens Magazine, and a full-time writer of fiction and poetry. He is the author of two poetry books and one volume...(read more)