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Keith Manos

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in Cleveland, The United States

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https://www.keithmanos.com

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Fiction, Young Adult, Sports

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Mark Twain, William Shakespeare, Kurt Vonnegut, Gary Paulsen, Jack Ker ...more

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About Keith Manos

Keith Manos is currently an adjunct professor in English at Lakeland Community College and a teaching veteran who has taught writing and literature to students, teachers, and writers for four decades at both the secondary and post-secondary levels. In addition, at Riverside High School he holds the position of College and Career Readiness Coordinator, mentoring students in their college and career planning.

In 2000, Keith was honored as Ohio’s English Teacher of the Year by the Ohio Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts, was named Who’s Who of American High School Teachers in 2005, and was inducted into the National Honor Roll of Outstanding American Teachers in 2006.

In 1993 Keith earned a Master's Degree in Engl About Keith Manos

Keith Manos is currently an adjunct professor in English at Lakeland Community College and a teaching veteran who has taught writing and literature to students, teachers, and writers for four decades at both the secondary and post-secondary levels. In addition, at Riverside High School he holds the position of College and Career Readiness Coordinator, mentoring students in their college and career planning.

In 2000, Keith was honored as Ohio’s English Teacher of the Year by the Ohio Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts, was named Who’s Who of American High School Teachers in 2005, and was inducted into the National Honor Roll of Outstanding American Teachers in 2006.

In 1993 Keith earned a Master's Degree in English (Creative Writing) from Cleveland State University. He has a Bachelor of Science from Miami University (OH) where he was the winner of the Greer-Hepburn Award for Creative Writing.

In addition, he previously served on the editorial boards of Greenwood Publications and Momentum Media Sports Publications, and his skill as a teacher of writing has enabled him to serve as an editor of various educational newsletters and student publications. He has also conducted many in-service seminars for writers, teachers, and coaches at Lake Erie College, Notre Dame College, and Lakeland Community College.

A writer himself, Keith has published ten books, including his debut novel My Last Year of Life (in School) by Black Rose Writing. Keith is the author of many articles and stories which have appeared in national publications like Scholastic Coach, Wesleyan Advocate, School Library Journal, The Mill, Teacher Magazine, Strategies, Accent, Athletic Management, Athletic Business, Lutheran Journal, and Wrestling USA, among others. His books Wrestling Coaches Survival Guide (1995) and Writing Smarter (1998) were published by Prentice Hall, and Coaches Choice published four more books, including 101 Ways to Motivate Athletes.

In 2009 Keith was inducted into the Ohio Wrestling Coaches Hall of Fame after tenure of coaching that includes being named Ohio Wrestling Coach of the Year in 1988, Head Coach of the U.S.A. All-Star Wrestling Team in 1989 (vs. the Oklahoma All Stars), and head coach of the Ohio All-Star Wrestling Team in 1991. The Greater Cleveland Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association awarded Keith their Coach of the Year award in 1989 and their Award of Merit in 2002, and the Ohio High School Athletic Association honored Keith with their State Award in 2013.

Keith lives in Willoughby with his wife and three children.
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	My Last Year of Life 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Coach's and Athletic Director's Complete Book of Forms and Letters 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2000 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Complete Handbook of Forms and Letters for Coaches and Athletic Directors 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	101 Wrestling Drills And Games really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2006 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	101 Strategies for Coaching Winning Wrestling it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2008 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	101 Ways to Motivate Athletes it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Elite Wrestler it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	101 Proven Ways to Motivate Athletes 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Right now I am in the beginning stages of marketing my debut novel My Last Year of Life (in School). So far, I have done some email blasts about the book to family, friends, and colleagues and posted the publication of my novel on Facebook.

Recently, I appeared on WARF radio 1350 AM in Akron, talking about my book and answering questions for almost three hours. My Q&A with the hosts Tom and Joe fe Read more of this blog post »

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