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Mary Ann Bernal was born on the Patuxant River Naval Base in Maryland and raised in Yonkers, New York. She moved to Omaha, Nebraska in 2004 to be near her son and his family. Recently retired from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, she attends as many sports events and dance competitions with her grandchildren as is humanly possible. She is also very active within the Soldiers’ Angels organization, which supports our deployed men and women in the United States military. A long-time Anglophile, Mary Ann has travelled several times to the United Kingdom and Ireland. Her first book, The Briton and the Dane, was published in January of 2010.
Children’s author Edie Conrad was born and raised in Southwest Iowa. She now lives in the St. Louis, Missouri area with her husband. She has two children and three grandchildren who have listened to her tales of childhood adventures for many years. Dr. Bennington, their golden lab, is a recent addition to her audience and the source of at least one tall tail. She is best known for her Prudy stories, involving Prudy, her dog Pickles and her brother Bubba (known less affectionately as Aaaaanthony). Her book of children's poetry, Lola, Rae and Bug is scheduled for release April of 2010. She is working with an illustrator on her first Prudy story, due in late May.
Lael Gardner-Stalnaker spent his childhood dividing time between Texas and California, currently residing in Riverside, California. Among the more interesting of his careers: he was a live-in nanny for nearly 8 years, did HIV testing and counseling at the LA County jail and currently works for the Riverside County Department of Public Health doing HIV testing, counseling and education. His happiness revolves around his household and his husband. His interests are varied and prone to change, but writing remains his chief and enduring passion. His first book, Twists and Turns of the Soul, was published in September of 2009.
MJ Heiser was born in the Philippines to an American Navy Mormon and a Filipina Catholic. She came to the United States as a baby, started reading at the age of three and began to write at the age of 12. Educated in San Antonio, Texas, MJ is an avid student of religion, politics, anthropology and technological gadgetry. She lives in Austin, Texas with her husband and their menagerie of pets and electronic devices. Apart from writing, she spends her time walking, plotting, being silly, eating sushi and trying to not trip over something. Her first book in the Chronicles of Jaenrye series is Corona, published first in eReader format in February 2010.
Born and raised in Atlanta, Cathleen Holst is a “Georgia Peach” whose stilettos are firmly planted in the South. She has no desire to relocate anywhere good old fashioned sweet tea is not readily available. She lives just outside Atlanta with her extremely patient husband, their three children and two rambunctious dogs. Although her love of literature is not confined to one particular genre, it has always been the “feel-good” stories that have resonated with her. Calling her stories “chick-lit” does not offend her in the least. For her, these delightful easy reads are as perfect as the cherry sitting atop a banana split. Her debut novel, The Story of Everleigh Carlisle, will be released in November of 2010.
Mississippi native D. Scott Meek spent the first 18 years of life in the Deep South and the next 20 years educated by the world as a member of the US Navy. Scott was an average student growing up, usually found staring out of the window drawing scenes or writing adventure stories. He moved to Navy cryptology and deployed to the Persian Gulf 13 times. He currently lives in downtown Baltimore in a small 85-year-old rowhouse, where he explores the rich culture of one of America's oldest cities and teaches at the nearby National Security Agency. He has written numerous short stories, but is finally fulfilling a life-long dream of following his imagination on its own journey. His first book, Dying Light, is scheduled for release in July of 2010.
Ann Leah Newman was born and raised in Southern California. Although she majored in art, she studied to get her teaching credential and eventually a master’s degree in elementary education. After college she moved with her husband to Parker, Arizona where she taught school for 25 years on the Colorado River Indian Reservation. Now retired, she is a nature enthusiast who loves to explore the Arizona desert and photograph its wildlife. She has been married for 40 years and has three grown children and two grandchildren. Canyon Decree is her first novel and will be released in September of 2010.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Steven Novak has spent the majority of his life drawing, writing, and creating. In doing so he’s forsaken things like a personal life, social graces, and good hygiene. After spending four years at the Columbus College of Art and Design, in Columbus Ohio, he moved to California and married a woman able to look past the whole hygiene thing. He has spent the last ten years working as a freelance illustrator, designer and writer for a wide variety of clients in both print and web media. Steven's book Fathers and Sons, will be released in March of 2010. He is collaborating with Paul Wood, illustrating Here Comes Cousin Albert, which will be released in April of 2010.
Born in Kansas City, Mo in 1966, James Staples' first abortive attempt at writing was at age ten. Since then, having discovered sex, drugs, punk rock, college, marriage, divorce, parenthood, small business, big business, religion, politics and every possible variation on the theme of coping with life as a human, he finally feels prepared to sit quietly and write a few things down (ending the occasional sentence with a preposition, just to be a punk rocker). James lives in Olympia, Washington with his wife, Tinsa, their two boys and a startling number of pets. Sword: Drawing, released February 2010 is the first in the Weyland's Forge series.
Diana Gosciminski was born in London in the early 1960s, the only child of Polish and German parents. She spent most of her youth with imaginary siblings, creating their stories and identities. Her alter ego, D.G. Turner, was born in a pub in the late 1980s as part of her radio personality and her writing. While she cannot remember exactly when she caught the writing bug, she knows she’s been writing at least since then, with several novels just waiting for the right moment to see the light of day. She lives in Kent with her partner and her daughter, continuing as a radio personality and continuing to write. Her debut novel, Brothers, will be released in October of 2010.
Paul Wood has travelled far since he saw the light of day on the banks of the River Mersey in England. Early childhood had some interesting challenges and developments that shaped his path for the future. Fates conspired to take him into a world of international travel. He went from Liverpool across Africa, through Asia, Europe and the Asia Pacific. Paul chose to settle in the United States an has a home near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His first book, The Traveling Heart, was released November 2007. His first children’s book, Here Comes Cousin Albert, illustrated by Steven Novak, will be released in April of 2010.
