My name is Amber James. I have an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University. I almost finished a PhD in Creative Non-Fiction Writing, but felt like I wasn't progressing in my writing because I was so focused on the academics and grades—so I stopped. I am an educator and have been teaching for more years than I can remember, and that brings me so much joy. I have a lot of cats, a child, and a life where I feel super fulfilled.
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Robert Allen Ligon has lived in the Pacific Northwest for the entirety of his life and currently resides in rural Western Washington, in the foothills of the Cascades. Writing is his passion, and he is currently working on a collection of poetry and a fantasy trilogy, the first book of which, Such is the Way, will be published in late 2024. Through his novels and his poetry, he aims to connect with his readers and share a part of himself with them.
Carlo Antico was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, but raised in the wonderful town of Jundiaí, a forty-minute drive from Sao Paulo. He is a journalist and a translator (Englsih-Portuguese/Portuguese-English). He has written for a heavy metal magazine for eight years, had a local tv, radio, and magazine show called "Rock Forever," which dealt with all things Rock and Roll. His first book, Straight and Lethal, a short story collection, was issued as limited self-published copies only in the USA.
Paula Obé has been a performance poet for the past 35 years. She blends words, music and silence to create a unique sound. With her trademark guitar, she has performed in Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados, Guyana, Venezuela, The Dominican Republic and Canada.
Dita Dow is a best-selling and award-winning author who enjoys crafting stories that sweep you into thrilling adventures. With over three decades of experience in law enforcement, private investigations, and consulting, she possesses a deep understanding of the human psyche, which she skillfully weaves into her narratives.
Elizabeth Conte is a women’s fiction writer bringing what she loves about 19th-century literature to the 21st-century reader. She writes poetry, short stories, and novels, with her award-winning debut novel, Finding Jane, released in Spring 2022, and Chosen Mistress in Fall 2023. Other published work includes anthologies, The Truths That Can’t be Told, The Truth That Can’t Be Told 2, Love Is In The Air, Let’s Begin Again, Summer Fireflies, and I Have A Dream. Her writing is featured in The Pangolin Review, Sad Girls, Platos Cave, Lost Coast Review, Lake Forest Writers Roundtable, and PennWriters.
Frank was born in Newark, New Jersey during the post-World War II era. He has completed two novels based on his personal experiences of growing up during the 1950s and 1960s, which he considers to be unique and interesting times. He has completed an outline for a third novel to be set at the very end of the 1960s and early 1970s, which were very turbulent days in America. He believes that writing from personal experience gives an author greater credibility. On one hand, he considers himself to be an expert of his life but, on the other, he still doesn't understand it. Writing, he thinks, helps him solve the puzzle.
Jack Sheedy is the author of the memoir Sting of the Heat Bug (2012), a collection of essays titled Magical Acts in Two Suitcases (2020) and a poetry chapbook titled The Wanting Place (2021). He is the award-winning playwright of Guardrail Nikes (2000) and Moratorium (2020) and an award-winning journalist for The Catholic Transcript and other publications. His articles have appeared in Litchfield Magazine, The Litchfield County Times, The Hartford Courant, The Register Citizen, The Republican-American, Housatonic Home and Business Digest. He is a lifelong resident of Litchfield County.
Hannah Southcott is an Australian journalist and writer eager to encourage people to enjoy reading as much as she did as a child.
PATCHREE JONES is a Thai-American author and currently lives in Southern California with her husband, two children, and one lazy dog. She has always enjoyed reading and consuming all kinds of stories throughout her entire life. As a girl, she grew up watching Thai dramas with her mom and dreamt of being a playwright as a teen. While life took her on a different path, her love of stories never faltered.
