Barbara Trainin Blank

Barbara Trainin Blank is a freelance writer and editor with roughly five decades of experience spanning a wide range of subjects and publications. As president of Blank Page Writing, she brings a steadfast commitment to excellence in communication, regardless of the client, project, or genre. A native of New York City who now lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, she earned a bachelor's degree in sociology and psychology from Barnard College of Columbia University, where she reported for the student newspaper, graduated with honors in sociology, and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She later pursued courses in journalism at Temple University. Her byline has appeared in outlets such as the Montgomery Sentinel, Hadassah, Health, New Social Worker, Washington Jewish Week, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, The Forward, and The Burg. She specializes in feature writing on the performing arts, particularly theater previews and reviews, as well as social work, the social sciences, health and medicine, and religion. She also assists individual and organization with publicity and writes grant proposals for nonprofits. Today she contributes theater coverage to BroadwayWorld-DC, Maryland Theatre Guide, culturespotMC.org, and the Montgomery County Sentinel. Blank is an accomplished author and playwright. Her four nonfiction books include What to Do about Mama?: A Guide to Caring for Aging Family Members, also released as an audiobook, and Mary Sachs: Merchant Princess, a biography of a pioneering Harrisburg entrepreneur and philanthropist. Since 2000 she has increasingly focused on plays -- many of which have been given stage readings or productions or appeared in publications. She has completed two novels, and belongs to ramatists Guild and several other theater and playwriting associations groups. Her community involvements include Bikur Cholim -- which provides services to the sick and homebound --and a Holocaust committee, sponsoring educational programs through presentations of survivors.