Curriculum Vitae

Paul Signorelli
1032 Irving St., PMB #514
San Francisco, CA 94122-2200
Tel: 415.681.5224
E-mail: paul@paulsignorelli.com

Education

Golden Gate University, M.A., Arts Administration
UCLA, B.A., Political Science

Workshops/Conferences

Squaw Valley Community of Writers’ Conference (2001)
Margo Perin’s two-week writing workshop in Vagliagli, Italy (1999)
Novelist Molly Giles’ one-day writing workshop in Marin (1996)
Part of a six-member writing group in San Francisco (1995-98)
Novelist Anne Lamott’s weekly writing workshop in Marin (1995)

Publications

Book Reviews (partial list)
“The Hindenburg Crashes Nightly,” Greg Hrbek, SF Chronicle (10/31/99)
“The Silent Duchess,” Dacia Maraini, SF Bay Guardian (11/98)
“Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard,” Kiran Desai, SF Bay Guardian (9/98)
“Hand to Mouth,” Paul Auster, SF Bay Guardian (10/97)
“Burning Down the House [essays],” Charles Baxter, SF Bay Guardian (5/97)
“The Life of God (As Told by Himself),” Franco Ferrucci, SF Bay Guardian (11/96)
“The Flaming Corsage,” William Kennedy, SF Bay Guardian (6/96)
“Vietnam: Traveler’s Literary Companion,” Nguyen Duc (ed.), SF Bay Guardian (4/96)
“Horses Into the Night,” Baltasar Porcel, SF Bay Guardian (10/95)
“Abandoned in the Wasteland,” Minow & Lamay, SF Review of Books (10 & 11/95)

Magazine Articles (partial list)
“Breaking the Language Barrier: Literature in Translation,” SF Bay Guardian (5/97)
“Fighting for Arts Education,” Teaching Theater (Summer 1991)
“We’re Off to See the (Cello) Wizard,” American String Teacher (Spring 1987)
“Celebrating the Festival of the Dead [in Japan],” Herald Weekend Magazine (7/8/84)
“Kibbutz Life – Times Are Changing,” Herald Weekend Magazine (1/29/84)
“To Build or Not to Build: A Peripheral Question,” Country Gentleman (Summer 1979)

Newspaper Articles
Hundreds of news and feature stories for San Joaquin News Service, Stockton, California
(1976-78)

Author Promotions

Caffè Sappore, San Francisco (1996-97)
Spuntino (caffè), San Francisco (1995-96)
San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco (1994-95)
Organized, managed, and promoted a series of reading by authors in these three San Francisco venues; The events featured readings of new works or works in progress by novelists Dorothy Allison, Po Bronson, Alev Lytle Croutier, Harriet Doerr, Molly Giles, Herbert Gold, Anne Lamott, Kathryn Neville, Tillie Olsen, Richard North Patterson, and many others.
Kidney Foundation of Northern California (1995-2000)
Member of committee to select authors for this San Francisco-based annual fundraising event which attracts more than 1,200 audience members each year.

Professional Membership

PEN USA (Associate Member)

Full-Time Employment Involving Writing

2/93 – 2007 
San Francisco Public Library, Director, Volunteer Services/Staff Training
Write training materials for Library staff and volunteers; have written promotional materials for Library activities, including author series

5/90 – 7/92
Executive Director, Teens Kick Off (Theater Company), Executive Director
Wrote corporate and foundation grant applications and promotional materials.

2/86 – 5/90
San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Publications Editor
Wrote, edited, and oversaw production of Conservatory publications (monthly calendar of events and other promotional brochures; collegiate and other department catalogs; annual reports; program notes for operas and other performances)

2/86 – 11/86
Prelude Magazine, Managing Editor
Wrote/edited news and feature stories for this monthly music and arts magazine

2/84 – 2/86
Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art, Assistant to the Director
Wrote/edited successful federal Institute of Museum Services grants for two years while also writing/editing museum publications and press releases

11/76 – 12/78
San Joaquin News Service (Central California Newspapers), Reporter/Bureau Chief
Wrote, edited, and photographed on a variety of topics including county government, water distribution, agriculture, Sheriff’s Department activities, and general features

Languages

Read, write, and speak Italian

Have also studied

Japanese while living in Japan (1979-83)
Hebrew while living on a kibbutz (4/83-8/83)
Spanish and French while still in school