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Myron Manns, MA

AQUINAS WRITING ADVANTAGE

AWA LIVE Course Instructor

Myron Manns, MA

Myron Manns is a writer and educator with roots in journalism and a career that spans public policy, international law, and digital storytelling. He graduated with a bachelor’s in communications, composition, and rhetoric from the University of Michigan-Flint, and began his career covering cultural life, writing for My City Magazine and the Flint Journal. During this time, he worked part-time teaching enhanced writing skills to middle school and high school students enrolled in supplemental education programs.

He has since taught legal English in Paris and has created product marketing materials in English for several French companies. He is driven by a passion for simplifying complex ideas through clear and concise writing.

Mr. Manns teaches the Foundational Middle School Writing courses (6/7 Series) and High School Professional Writing courses.

Meet Mr. Manns

Learn with Mr. Manns

Check the current LIVE catalog to see Mr. Manns’ LIVE course offerings and sign up for her courses.

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Gracie Maimone, BA

AQUINAS WRITING ADVANTAGE

AWA LIVE Course Instructor

Gracie Maimone, BA

Gracie Maimone earned her Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in the Liberal Arts from Thomas More College in Merrimack, New Hampshire. In addition to her excellence in writing and communications focus, she is trained in the liberal arts, humanities, and philosophical and theological disciplines, with her academic career culminating in a thesis focusing on Christ’s parables and examining the importance of storytelling in the work of education.

After receiving her degree, Mrs. Maimone taught philosophy and theology for four years at the Chesterton Academy Schools in Milwaukee and Green Bay, Wisconsin, where she was guided by a two-fold mission: 1) to help students comprehend and rejoice in what is true, and 2) to equip students with skills for communicating the truth through clear and eloquent writing.

Mrs. Maimone is thrilled to serve as an instructor for the Aquinas Writing Advantage (AWA) 9 Series LIVE courses and to continue in the formation of students’ minds and hearts within their mastery of writing. And as a homeschooled student herself before completing her education and enjoying her career in teaching, Mrs. Maimone is uniquely qualified to connect with AWA students.

Mrs. Maimone is based in Northeastern Wisconsin, where she lives with her husband and two children. When not teaching or enjoying time with her family, she can be found with a cup of coffee and a book in hand, with her latest batch of sourdough bread in the oven.

Meet Mrs. Maimone

Learn with Mrs. Maimone

Check the current LIVE catalog to see Mrs. Maimone’s LIVE course offerings and sign up for her courses.

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Doug Hughes, MA

AQUINAS WRITING ADVANTAGE

AWA LIVE and Recorded Course Instructor

Doug Hughes, MA

Doug Hughes, MA, has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication (with courses in Radio, TV, and Film) and a Master of Education degree from Bowling Green State University. He has worked professionally in video production in both Ohio and Los Angeles and has taught three different filmmaking courses with several different homeschool co-ops in the Columbus, Ohio, area. In 2014, Mr. Hughes’ homeschool class won Best Student Film at the International 168 Film Festival in Los Angeles. Two years later, the students won a Student Production award for Best Short Film at the Ohio Valley Regional Emmy Awards. Currently, Mr. Hughes works as a multimedia instructor at Marysville Early College High School as well as teaching the Screenwriting I and II courses with Aquinas Writing Advantage here at Homeschool Connections. Mr. Hughes lives in Columbus, Ohio, with his wife, Amy, and twin daughters, Hannah and Emily, who are both attending college in Florida.

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Learn with Mr. Hughes

Check the current LIVE catalog to see Mr. Hughes’ LIVE course offerings and sign up for his courses. 

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Russell Davis, MFA

AQUINAS WRITING ADVANTAGE

AWA Recorded Course Instructor

Russell Davis, MFA

Russell Davis, MFA, has written and sold numerous novels and short stories in virtually every genre of fiction, under at least a half-dozen pseudonyms. His writing has encompassed media tie-in work in the  Transformers universe to action-adventure in The Executioner series to original novels. He’s published short fiction in anthology titles like Under Cover of Darkness, Law of the Gun, and In the Shadow of Evil. In addition to his work as a writer, he has worked as an editor and book packager, and created original anthology titles ranging from westerns like Lost Trails to fantasy-like Courts of the Fey. 

He was the president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) from 2008–2010, and has been a member of numerous other writing organizations including the Western Writers of America  (WWA), Mystery Writers of America (MWA), and the Romance Writers of America (RWA). 

His most recent releases are a re-issue of the four-book Jenna Solitaire series (WordFire Press), and he’s currently working on a new collection, Written in the Scars on Our Hearts, and a middle-grade novel with well-known author Fran Wilde. Mr. Davis co-developed the science fiction and fantasy short story course here at Aquinas Writing Advantage.

Learn with Mr. Davis

Check the current Recorded Course catalog to see Mr. Davis’ course and sign up.