Mary Jo Rulnick: The Frantic Women’s Guide to Feeding Family and Friends

Mary Jo Rulnick, former events planner for National Subaru Women's Winter Tour who has been coined the do-it-yourself expert, has turned her practical, everyday knowledge into a writing career. Bronze Winner of the 2006 Parenting Publication of America award, Rulnick has written extensively about home, family and women’s issues in magazines across the United States. Balancing career and family is a topic she takes to heart.

Her non-fiction books include The Frantic Woman's Guide to Feeding Family and Friends (Warner Books, 2006) and The Frantic Woman’s Guide to Life (Warner Books, 2004), a co-authored project. Rulnick hit the number one author spot on Internet Book Data Base with her second book in March and April of 2007.

She is a regular feature writer for Pittsburgh Parent Magazine, Family Digest Magazine and humor writer for Focus Magazine, the Sunday Magazine for the Pittsburgh Tribune Review. She has self-syndicated many of her parenting articles to various publications, including Atlantic Family, Canada’s City Parent, Carolina Parent, Connecticut Country Kids, MetroParent, Michigan Parent, San Diego Parent, and Wilmington Parent to name a few. Other national publications her work has appeared in includes: Highlights for Children, Disney’s FamilyFun Magazine, and Home Business Journal.

Rulnick has been a contributor to several books including: Quick Writing for Quick Cash, New Mom’s Manual: 800 Tips and Advice from Hundreds of Moms for Baby’s First Year, 101 Best Home-Based Businesses for Women, Games on the Go travel book, and Disney’s FamilyFun Crafts Book.

She has been quoted in national publications, such as Allure, Better Homes and Garden, Family Circle, Parenting, Pregnancy, Real Simple, USA Today, Women’s Own, Writer’s Digest, and Woman’s Day. Rulnick has also been featured in numerous regional newspapers, including Charleston Post and Courier, Gateway Publications, Pittsburgh Tribune Review, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and Valley News.

As an energetic and informative speaker, Mary Jo has been invited to speak at the highly successful Pennsylvania Governor’s Conference for Women (Philadelphia, PA), Viacom’s Food for Thought Luncheon (New York City), Komen Foundation’s Tickled Pink Luncheon (Pittsburgh, PA), National Association of Women's Business Owners (Oakmont, PA), Pennwriters’ Annual Conference (Pittsburgh, PA), American Heart Association’s Go Red Event (Pittsburgh, PA), Business and Professional Woman’s Conference (Seven Springs, PA), Pittsburgh Woman's Show (Pittsburgh, PA), Good Taste Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA), Romance Writer’s of America’s New England Chapter (Boston, MA), Midwest Writer’s Conference (Kent, OH), and Columbus Writer’s Conference (Columbus, OH).

The author has been a guest on The Pulse, Take Five XM Satellite Radio, KBRW’s Earl Finkler Show (Barrow Alaska), B98.7 Todd and Erin (Salt Lake City, UT), WJXA-FM Mix 92.9 Morning Show (Nashville, TN), Success by Six (Charleston, SC), Oregon’s KMED Dianne Linderman Radio Show, KDKA’s Morning Show (Pittsburgh, PA), WTAE’s jennifer TV Show (Pittsburgh, PA), WQED’s OnQ Magazine (Pittsburgh, PA), KDKA’s Suzie Barbor Program (Pittsburgh, PA), Star 100.7 Morning Show with John, JR and Kate (Pittsburgh, PA), KDKA’s Small Business Report (Pittsburgh, PA) and Adelphia’s The Cable Girl Show (Pittsburgh, PA).

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