Luisa Adams http://www.rp-author.com/Adams/
Luisa Adams is an award winning writer, educator, workshop
leader, and Licensed Brain Gym® Consultant. She is the mother of five, grandmother of eight,
and resides with her husband, Dave, in San Mateo, California when not living by the enchanted
lake.
The collection of short stories by Luisa Adams and whimsical
drawings in Woven of Water inspire the reader to discover meaning amid the loves and losses of
growing up, growing old, and all the events in between. By taking this book in hand, you will
create time for a personal retreat with the exquisite beauty of nature as your host. The
reward, the splendor of grateful living, is priceless.
"I give my deep gratitude to everyone over the last ten years who
reminded me that it took courage, not perfection, to
offer the world a written expression of love." Luisa Adams
Nina
Amir
CopyWright Communications http://www.copywrightcommunications.com
http://www.purespiritcreations.com
Nina Amir is a journalist, author, nonfiction
editor/consultant/writing coach with 30+ years of experience in the publishing field. The
founder of Write Nonfiction in November, she serves as the San Jose Jewish Examiner. She has
edited or written for 45+ local/national/international magazines, newspapers, e-zines, and
newsletters on a full-time or freelance basis. Her essays have been published in five
anthologies, and she has self-published five booklets (short versions of books she is writing).
She has a proven track record as a book editor. One of her client’s books (Enlightened
Leadership) was self-published and then purchased/re-released verbatim by Simon & Schuster
(Fireside) and another (Radical Forgiveness) won the 1998 Writer’s Digest Self-Published Book
Award (Inspirational category), has sold over 115,000 copies, and recently was purchased
by Sounds True. Another client's book (Finding Heaven Here) recently was purchased by
O-Books.
Amir is the holiday and spirituality expert on Conversations with
Mrs. Claus, a podcast heard in 90+ countries and downloaded by 110,000 listeners per
month. Through her own writing and speaking, Amir offers human potential, personal growth and
practical spiritual tools from a Jewish perspective, although her work spans religious lines
and is pertinent to people of all faiths and spiritual traditions.
Yolande Barial
Your Words Project yolandebarial.wordpress.com
Yolande Barial is an engaging poet whose words are sensually
spiritual. Yolande is the proud mother of three children: Ernest, Emmanuel and Isabella. They
are her passion. Since the year 2000 she has been on a journey to empower herself and in so
doing others to step into their own lives, claim them and create their lives into ones they can
be proud of.
Yolande holds a B.S. from Xavier University in New Orleans,
Louisiana. In 2002 she was published in Parents Magazine; 2003 - 2005 assistant to Kim
McMillon, producer of the Literary Expo for the Art & Soul Festival in Oakland; 2004
co-facilitated with Teresa LeYung Ryan, author of Love Made of Heart, SF Bay Area Survivors
Conference, SF; 2004 -2005 produces Your Words Projects poetry readings at Kimball's
Carnival, Oakland; 2005-2007 produced Your Words Projects poetry readings at Magic Johnsons
Starbucks in Oakland; 2004 performing poet in Danjuma, Unity Concepts play Oakland Has
Spoken; 2005 2 published poem in If Women Ruled the World and Oakland’s Neighborhoods;
Wrote, produced, directed and performed one woman show Telling It like it 'Tis at Poetic
Groove, 2006, Oakland.
Yolande spoke at St. Columba's Black History Month Celebration in
2007 and created and conducted the Women's Retreat for St. Columba's Woman's Group. 2008
featured poet at Unity Concepts fundraiser in Berkeley for Katrina victims.
2008 to present 2010 - Yolande has been commissioned to write for
various organizations and individuals for National Aids Day, Drew Foundation's Breast Cancer
Awareness Luncheon, retirements, weddings and other special occasions.
Ellen Bass www.ellenbass.com
Ellen Bass's most recent book of poetry, The Human Line (Copper
Canyon
Press, 2007), was named a Notable Book of 2007 by the San
Francisco
Chronicle. She co-edited the groundbreaking No More Masks!
An Anthology
of Poems by Women (Doubleday, 1973) and has published several
volumes of
poetry, including Mules of Love (BOA, 2002) which won the Lambda
Literary
Award. Her work has been published in many journals
including The
Atlantic Monthly, The American Poetry Review, The New Republic,
The
Progressive, and The Kenyon Review. Among her awards are a
Pushcart Prize,
the Elliston Book Award, The Pablo Neruda Prize from
Nimrod/Hardman, the
Larry Levis Prize from Missouri Review, the New Letters Prize,
the
Greensboro Award, the Chautaqua Poetry Prize, a Fellowship from
the
California Arts Council and a Fellowship from the Virginia Center
for the
Creative Arts. Her nonfiction books include Free Your Mind: The
Book for
Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Youth and Their Allies (HarperCollins,
1996), I
Never Told Anyone: Writings by Women Survivors of Child Sexual
Abuse
(HarperCollins, 1983) and The Courage to Heal: A Guide for Women
Survivors
of Child Sexual Abuse (HarperCollins, 1988, 2008). She teaches in
the MFA
writing program at Pacific University and at conferences and
workshops
nationally and internationally.
Kate Britton, VP WNBA-SF chapter
Well, I think I should start this bio by
saying that my most useful degree is the one I earned at the School of Hard
Knocks. In a moment of grace I graduated the class of 1993, with my
life.
Since that moment I’ve successfully made the
transition from street life to real life, working in a variety of occupations--all
legal--from Waitress to Logistics Manager, always knowing I would eventually be able to tell
the story of these years, a story which I believe is essentially one of
hope. Through a series of eight compelling stories, each connected by
central character and chronology, and each the circumstance of an epiphany or turning point
on my fifteen year odyssey, that story is told in my memoir, Over the Edge.
As I continue to shop for representation, I
have found the WNBA-SF Chapter to be a wonderful organization, full of writers, some, first
time authors like myself, as well as seasoned authors and publishing professionals,
knowledgeable about the many changing aspects of the industry and willing to share valuable
information. I
am happy to be able to serve the organization in the position of Vice President and I
look forward to meeting you at one of our many events.
Zoe FitzGerald Carter http://zoefitzgeraldcarter.com
I am a former journalist, and graduate of Columbia Journalism
School,
living in the East Bay with my husband and daughters. I have a
book coming
out on March 2nd, 2010 from Simon & Schuster. It's a memoir
about my
mother's decision to end her life after struggling with
Parkinson's for
many years and the difficulty my two sisters and I had coming to
terms
with her decision. It's called IMPERFECT ENDINGS.
Kaye Cloutman Kaye is our
2011Newsletter Editor
newsletter@wnba-sfchapter.org
Associate Editor &
Book Reviewer San Francisco Book Review
http://www.sanfranciscobookreview.com/publication/viewpoints/book-it/
www.sanfranciscobookreview.com and www.sacramentobookreview.com
Kaye has a
Bachelor of Science degree in journalism at the University of the Philippines and also attended
a 2-year Culinary Program at the Center of Culinary Arts in Manila. She is a self-confessed
bookworm who practically grew up in the library, has an unusual penchant for the aroma of old
books and finds the ambiance of a library very soothing. Kaye has 9 years of experience working
with print, radio, and television media. She is popularly known as the “Love Potion Columnist”
for her sex and relationship advice columns in Mirror Magazine. She also bagged some accolades
for her 2006 bridal magazine work with Philippine Graphic Publications. She continued
her patriotic support of local Philippine talent by creating The Modern Balikbayan Bride
published through Blurb, which serves as a
valuable resource book to all
prospective overseas brides planning their Philippine wedding.
Kaye says that
although she may not be financially wealthy, she firmly believes that she possesses the
greatest treasures in the world. A loving and devoted husband, a daughter that would make any
parent proud, a fourth chance in life and a heavenly little blessing named John Folsom Cloutman
IV. “Working at Sacramento and San Francisco Book Reviews with great people like Heidi
and Ross has been very therapeutic for me. I will be forever grateful to them for allowing me
to be part of their humble beginnings and winning team. There is so much great potential for
this publication, and there is something to be celebrated with its immediate success in the
face of an imperiled publication industry.”
Maryanne Comarotoe Company: Shomi
LLC http://maryannelive.com
Maryanne Comaroto is America’s leading
relationship expert, an award-winning author, seminar leader, radio personality and frequent
guest on TV and radio talk shows around the country. Her weekly radio show, Maryanne Live!,
reaches three million listeners monthly worldwide. Through her books, radio show, and
media appearances, Maryanne provides a powerful and positive blueprint for creating healthy,
fulfilling, sustainable relationships. Her unique approach starts with developing personal
insight; “Great relationships begin within!®”Maryanne is the relationship columnist for The
Beverly Hills Times, and a go-to expert for Hollywood Life, In Touch Online, and many other
online publications. Her blogs on such websites as The Savvy Woman and SheKnows are read by
thousands of readers worldwide. Maryanne is the author of the award-winning book, Skinny, Tan
and Rich: Unveiling the Myth. Her newest book is Hindsight: What You Need to Know Before You
Drop Your Drawers! Maryanne founded SHOMI, LLC, a personal development corporation, in 1998,
and is CEO and founder of the National Action Organization, a 501(c)3 non- profit committed to
changing the way our culture values women. Maryanne conducts transformational workshops,
lectures and awards the Certificate of Responsible Relationship (CORR®).
Patricia Volonakis Davis
Harlots' Sauce Radio e-magazine and
podcast www.patriciaVdavis.com, www.harlotssauce.com
Patricia V. Davis's first non-fiction book, Harlot's Sauce: A
Memoir of
Food, Family, Love, Loss, and Greece is an Award-Winning Finalist
in the
Multi-cultural Non-fiction category of the National Best Books
Awards,
sponsored by USA Book News, and has ranked in the top five in its
category
on amazon.com.
Patricia is the founder and editor-in-chief of the non-partisan
Harlots'
Sauce Radio e-magazine and podcast at www.harlotssauce.com, and
her
essays, opinion articles and celebrity interviews have appeared
in various
newspapers and magazines nationally and internationally. Patricia
has
authored a number of poems on women's issues, including, "If This
Woman is
Being Operated Recklessly," which appeared alongside
Laurence
Ferlinghetti's work in New Press magazine.(Her fondest
achievement to
date.) In the mid-90's, Patricia emigrated to Athens, Greece,
where she
founded an education service, Serafim Books, named for "a good
book is
like a guardian angel." Serafim Books gained international
acclaim for its
dedication to education and its philanthropic work with
organizations such
as Make-A-Wish Greece chapter and TESOL Greece, where Patricia
served as
vice-chair. During this time, Scholastic International,
publishers of
children's books and educational materials, appointed Patricia
their
exclusive representative of Greece, Cyprus and
Turkey.
Marsha Toy Engstrom
Book Club Cheerleader www.bookclubcheerleader.com
Marsha Toy Engstrom, The Book Club CheerleaderT, has been shaking
her pompoms since 5th grade-which coincidentally is also when she
began her writing career as editor
of the Center School Gazette.
A recovering Corporate
Trainer/Human Resource-Type,
Marsha holds a Bachelor's degree in Marketing, and a
Master's of Arts in Management and Organizational
Development.
The Book Club CheerleaderT uses her background in coaching, team-building
and group dynamics to help put the 'group' back in book groups.
Focusing
on three perspectives: The People, The Fun and The Books, she
facilitates
workshops and coaches book clubs to get the most out of their
experiences
together. Her motto is, "They come for The Book, they stay for
The Fun,
and they leave if you screw up The People part." She is the
editor of
www.bookclubcheerleader.com and
is working on her first book, Celebrating
Book Clubs: The Book Club Cheerleader's Guide to Building a
Winning Book
Club.
Marsha lives in Northern California with her husband and two
black cats,
Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid. When she is not coaching book
clubs,
celebrating authors, or practicing her splits, she is curled up
with a new
book (or alternatively catnapping) with Butch and
Sunny.
Elaine
Elinson
http://members.authrosguild.net/eelinson/
Elaine Elinson is an author, editor, communications consultant
and writing teacher. Her most recent book, “Wherever There’s a Fight: How Runaway
Slaves, Suffragists, Immigrants, Strikers, and Poets Shaped Civil Liberties in California,”
(coauthored with Stan Yogi) was published in 2009 by Heyday Books; the book received a starred
review in Publishers Weekly and went into its second printing after six months.
A former reporter with Pacific News Service in Southeast Asia,
Elinson is the co-author of the book “Development Debacle: the World Bank in the
Philippines,” which was banned by the Marcos regime.
Her essays and short stories have appeared in a wide variety of
publications including The Nation and the Los Angeles Daily Journal. She is a graduate of
Cornell University and holds an MFA in writing from Goddard College. Elinson has been
awarded writing residencies at Hedgebrook, Mesa Refuge and the Anderson Center and a writers
grant from the California State Library. Her essay on facing her husband’s illness was selected
by the American Library Association for publication in Woman’s Day, and she was selected as a
2010 Library Laureate by the San Francisco Public Library. She lives in San Francisco where she
teaches writing workshops.
Glenda G. Ewing
Author of Mirror of My Soul
WNBA San Francisco Chapter Bookwoman Liaison
www.ggbliss.com
Glenda G. Ewing is a native of Nashville, TN. As a child,
Glenda always
had a love for books. Her writing and oratory skills made her
a
sought-after speaker and storyteller on stages throughout the
city and
beyond.
A former professional model, she is an author / poet, singer, motivational
speaker, certified image consultant / makeup artist.
Glenda is the author of MIRROR OF MY SOUL a
book of poetry involving love
and relationships. Mirror of My Soul is an exceptional
exploration and
revelation about life, love, sensuality, and self respect in the
form of
poetry and prose.
She has several awards and certificates of appreciation, and has
been
published nationally and internationally several times. She
hosts and
performs in San Francisco, Oakland, and various venues in the Bay
Area.
Glenda is currently working on a book of memoirs, a novel, and a
second
book of poetry.
Elly Malka
Faden www.kabbalah-dating.com
Marin Documentation Group
The Kabbalah-Dating Workbook, for when you have met someone and
are thinking
of a long-term commitment!
Kate Farrell
Author & Storyteller www.girlinthemirror.info www.wisdomhasavoice.com
Catharine (Kate) Farrell has always loved stories. From her
childhood in
San Antonio, Texas, where she read fairy tales and produced plays
in her
backyard, to her years teaching high school in the mid-1960s in
San
Francisco, stories spoke a special language. Gaining a Master's
in Library
Science in 1970 (UC, Berkeley), Kate returned to the City
schools. When
the Zellerbach Family Fund awarded her a grant in 1980 to
teach
storytelling to California teachers, Kate conducted a
successful
decades-long project. Today, a published author of educational
books, Kate
is a San Francisco high school librarian and resides in Sonoma
County.
Tanya Egan
Gibson http://www.howtobuyaloveofreading.com
Tanya is the author of HOW TO BUY A LOVE OF READING (May 2009 -
Dutton), a novel about nouveau riche parents who try to cure their teenage daughter's hatred of
books by commissioning a custom-written novel for her and dubbing themselves the Medicis of
Long Island. Hailed as "a fresh and funny new voice in the world of fiction" by Mark Childress
(CRAZY IN ALABAMA and ONE MISSISSIPPI), Tanya is an alumna of Squaw Valley Community of Writers
and a founding member of the Marin Branch of California Writers Club, for which she is
currently Vice President.
Debbie Gisonni
Real Life Lessons www.reallifelessons.com
Debbie Gisonni is an author, speaker, personal growth expert and
former
corporate executive.
Debbie spent fifteen years in corporate management, sales and
marketing
positions with bottom line responsibility. She was
instrumental in
leading and motivating teams of people through major changes, and
was one
of the youngest women to become a publisher of a
multi-million-dollar
magazine in the high tech industry.
In 1998, Debbie started Real Life Lessons; a company dedicated to
personal
growth and professional success. Through her books,
articles, talks, and
corporate consulting and coaching services, Debbie's mission is
to help
people to be successful and happy in life, work and home through
positive
change.
Debbie is the author of two personal growth books: the
national best
seller, The Goddess of Happiness: A Down-to-Earth Guide for
Heavenly
Balance and Bliss and Vita's Will: Real Life Lessons about Life
Death
Moving On. She is an experienced speaker and media guest
who has
addressed audiences from corporate executives to women's groups
to teens.
Her articles have appeared in numerous publications nationwide,
and she
has been featured in newspapers such as The San Jose
Mercury
News and The Dallas Morning News. Debbie's "Health and
Happiness" column
appears in the Examiner.com.
Jane Glendinning, a committee member at
WNBA-SF Chapter
www.janeglendinning.com
Jane Glendinning began her life long love of
writing as an eight year old hand printing her own ideas and distributing them as a
neighborhood newsletter.
Though she would prefer to spend her days
locked in a room alone facing blank sheets of paper, she has somehow ended up in high pressure
face to face sales positions in industries as varied as the Automotive Aftermarket and the Home
Remodeling Industry. Jane prays that her last 13 years working as a Mortgage Broker has finally
cleaned her karmic slate, and not added to it.
Currently she is the Secretary and Speaker
Chair for the Berkeley Branch of the California Writers Club. She is thrilled to be involved
with the club’s novel critique group.
Amy Gorman
PAL Publishing
http://www.agingartfully.com
Ever since I won the Fire Prevention Essay in the Sixth Grade I
knew that
writing would become part of my life. But it wasn't until I spent
a lifetime
promoting performing artists, introducing the live arts for
children, and
also worked as a social worker with the aged, filling out paper
after
paper, that I combined my interests. I interviewed many women
artists over
85 and wrote a book to honor their artistry and their
elderhood.
The result is AGING
ARTFULLY: 12 PROFILES OF VISUAL AND PERFORMING WOMEN
ARTISTS 85-105. A 32 minute film, STILL KICKING, was made of six
of them,
all over 90, wonderful role models, and living with zest! I
like to
present this work and show the film to groups of people, most of
them
wanting inspiration to live life to the fullest, and know that
the
potential for living creatively well into our nineties and
hundreds is a
real possibility.
Allegra Harris
Former Treasurer and Vice President for the
WNBA-Sfchapter
Lynn Henriksen,
President of WNBA-SF
Chapter
Lynn Henriksen
The Story
Woman™
http://www.telltalesouls.com
http://www.thestorywoman.com
www.wisdomhasavoice.com
President WNBA-SF and CEO of The Story Woman™, producing: TellTale Soul
books, Story Salons with a twist, Tap Memory & Write Memoir
classes and
events, book reviews, and interviews with an array of literary
folks and
artists.
Lynn Henriksen is an author, presenter, and writing coach who
encourages
and teaches writing bio-vignettes that honor loved ones. You can
and will
write, even if you've never written anything before, by answering
this
question, "If you could tell just one story that would capture
your
Mother's character and keep her spirit alive, what
would it be?" The Story Woman ™ method will help you find your unique
voice
and distinctive style on the written page as only you can do
it.
Read my "how-to" guide book, Give the Gift of Story: TellTale
Souls'
Essential Guide to Tap Memory & Write Memoir in Five Acts,
available for
purchase only on website or in person!
Current story collection: TellTale Souls: Daughters Keeping
Mothers'
Spirits Alive One Memoir at a Time. Co-editor and presenter with
Kate
Farrell: Wisdom Has a Voice: Daughters Remember Mothers anthology
and
workshops.
Bridget
Kinsella
Breaking Books www.bridgetkinsella.com
For seventeen years Bridget Kinsella has been an editor at
Publishers
Weekly, where she covered every aspect of the book publishing
and
bookselling fields-including landing the exclusive interview with
Oprah
Winfrey when she first started her book club.
In 2007, the Harmony division of Random House published
Bridget's
nonfiction book Visiting Life: Women Doing Time on the Outside.
Named as a
"hot summer read" by both U.S.A. Today and the San Francisco
Chronicle,
the bestselling book brought Bridget much media attention,
including
several interviews on National Public Radio, features in Marie
Claire,
Glamour and Elle, and an interview on the Today Show.
Bridget's freelance journalism has appeared in The Chicago
Tribune and
Writer's Digest and on Salon.com and NPR. Bridget has taught
journalism at
the State University of New York's Purchase College and has been
a
featured lecturer at the Simon Frasier University Publishing
Program.
Bridget's experience covering the book business as a journalist,
as a
sought-after publishing expert, and an author, give her an
informed
insight into the book business. Bridget is quite selective about
the book
projects she takes on, but is eager to work with writers who wish
to get
published.
Mary E. Knippel
Creativity
Mentor
CopyWriter & Co.
www.openuptoyourcreativity.com
www.copywritermaryeknippel.com
Mary E. Knippel, writer, Creativity Mentor, speaker and workshop
leader,
conducts workshops on California's beautiful San Mateo coast in
which
participants connect with their creativity, focus on fun and
pursue play
as a proven method to de-stress and cope with life's
challenges.
Throughout her writing and presentations, Mary delivers one
consistent
message: don't wait until a health crisis to take care of
yourself.
Mary is working on a memoir and book of personal essays. Her
writing has
appeared in publications in California, Colorado and Minnesota.
As an
editor, Mary participated in the 2009 San Francisco Writer's
Conference
"Book Doctor" panel and helped numerous aspiring writers with
their book
projects and edited a book on wedding protocol, "It's Your
Wedding - Not
Theirs." Mary has worked with the Peninsula Branch of the
California
Writer's Club (CWC), the San Francisco Chapter of the Women's
National
Book Assn (WNBA-SF) as well as various religious and community
groups in
California and Minnesota as a Creativity Mentor, speaker and
workshop
facilitator. She served as president of WNBA-SF from 2006-09 and
has
served on the board of the CWC. A breast cancer survivor, Mary
donates a
portion of the proceeds from each workshop to breast cancer
research.
Diane LeBow
www.dianelebow.com,
http://www.examiner.com/x-10684-International-Travel-Examiner
Based in San Francisco, Diane LeBow,
President of the Bay Area Travel Writers, Inc., has published stories with Salon.com, Via
Magazine, Travelers Tales and Seal Press anthologies, France: A Love Story: Women Write about
the French Experience, Greece: A Love Story, Foreign Affairs: Erotic Travel Tales (Cleis Pres),
B for Savvy Brides, Skirt Magazine, and many national newspapers and magazines, including
regular columns with examiner.com. Her story about her experiences working with women in Afghanistan is
included in The Best Women’s Travel Writing 2010 (Travelers’ Tales). Diane’s many awards for
her writing and photography include two time Solas Travelers’ Tales Gold Awards, BATW Planet
Earth, and Writers’ Digest. She travels the globe and has spent time with peoples in many
cultures, including Afghan women, Libyans, the Hopi, Amazon people, Tuvans, Mongolians, and
Corsicans. She has scuba dived with sharks in the Red Sea and trained champion Morgan
horses.
Diane gives popular lectures/slide shows both in the USA and
abroad on her off the beaten track adventures, often focusing on women in various cultures. A
pioneer of Women’s Studies, Diane earned her Ph.D. at UC, was a college professor for many
years and since her retirement, teaches travel writing in various venues, upcoming at the
Central Coast Writers’ Conference, September 2010.
Linda
Lee, Webmaster for WNBA-SF Chapter
Linda Lee
AskMePc-WebDesign
SmartWomenStupidComputers WordPressCentral.org
http://askmepc-webdesign.com
http://smartwomenstupidcomputers.com
http://wordpresscentral.org
Linda is a writer, speaker, educator, and website
designer.
Specializing in beautiful clean designs and user-friendly affordable websites
and blog design and hosting.
She is currently finishing her book, "Smart Women Stupid
Computers, The Savvy Guide for Navigating the Internet"
A crowd-pleasing speaker and teacher, Linda says, “I am
writing this book to help all the people I talk to everyday. Many feel overwhelmed by
technology. I create websites and blogs for people and they need simple and clear directions to
use when working online and performing basic daily computer tasks.
My goal is put a book in their hand where they can open it up and find help at their
fingertips.
Linda is has made numerous appearances on Disney's ABC/ KGO's
popular program "
View from the Bay
",
sharing her informative and easy tips on working online and other
topics. You can view her
video series here on how to get started with a website or
blog.
Linda serves as the Volunteer Director and one of the Presenters for
the
San
Francisco Writers Conference
, and Writing for
Change. She is the Volunteer Director for
Midsummer
Mozart Festival
.
She is the former VP and current webmaster for the
Women's National Book Association San
Francisco Chapter
.
She is webmaster for the California Writers Club,
Redwood Writers Club,
Soroptimist Oakland
Chapter, and the San Francisco Writers Conference Blog,
as well as many other organizations.
Leigh Anne Lindsey
www.Leigh-Anne-Lindsey
Leigh Anne Lindsey worked eighteen years in
Silicon Valley from 1985 to 2002. While attending college, Ms. Lindsey worked at an Aspen radio
station. While actively involved in the following efforts, Ms. Lindsey wrote and edited
materials for raising technology funds, merging, selling and co-founding technology companies.
She wrote investor and client presentations, business plans, newsletters and public relations
materials. She ran her own public relations firm – Jordan Communications. Prior to Silicon
Valley, Ms. Lindsey was a radio announcer (DJ), commercial radio copy-writer and producer at
KSPN-FM & TV2.
Ms. Lindsey attended San Francisco State University (Bachelor of
Science Degree), College of San Mateo (Liberal Arts Associate Degree), and Colorado Mountain
College-Aspen (Liberal Arts and Photography.)
Family artists: brother Jim is an actor, writer and poet; sister
Janis (“Wild At Heart” a Natural History Field Guide : Aspen-Snowmass Village @ Amazon); Mother
Moja Yvonne - an accomplished painter – former President- Chairman of the Board &
co-founder of a Dallas financial institution with their father, Jim T. Lindsey, a former
Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives.
Leigh Anne Lindsey has a sci-fi novellete out to publishers and
is now working on a futuristic thriller “Age Me Not” (excerpts at www.Leigh-Anne-Lindsey.com.)
Judith Marshall
www.judithmarshall.net
Judith Marshall is a third generation native Californian, born in
St.
Helena and raised in Concord. Her lifelong dream of writing
fiction was
realized with the completion of HUSBANDS MAY COME AND GO
BUT FRIENDS ARE FOREVER, winner of the Jack London Prize awarded
by the California Writers Club.
She is an active member of the California Writers Club, a member
of
a bi-monthly critique group, and a regular participant in writing
classes
and workshops. She continues to hone her craft and is
currently working
on her second novel, STAYING AFLOAT, the story of a devoted
stay-at-home wife and mother who morphs into a sex-starved
adulteress.
Jeanne Miller
JC Miller Writer jcmillerwriter.com
Novelist Jeanne (JC) Miller lives in Northern California. Redwood
Writers and Unlimited Publishing selected her work, ON THE BRINK OF NORA, for publication. The
novel explores the strength and resilience of women, the pitfalls and complexities of
traditional marriage and motherhood.
She is currently writing her third novel, VACATION, the saga of
William Koval, a stoic scientist confronted with the aftermath of his wife's violent death. On
vacation in rural England, he is drawn to a woman whose shocking past changes his life
irrevocably. He struggles to move forward--perhaps to love again.
Linda Joy Myers
The National Association of Memoir Writers
www.namw.org
www.memoriesandmemoirs.com
Linda Joy Myers, Ph.D.,is the President and founder of the
National
Association of Memoir Writers. She is the author of the
prize-winning memoir Don't Call Me Mother: Breaking the Chain of
Mother Daughter Abandonment.
Her new book, The Power of Memoir-How to Write Your Healing
Story will be available in January 2010 through Jossey Bass
publishers.
Linda has been a therapist in Berkeley for the last thirty years,
and
received her MFA at Mills College. Through her workshops, online
coaching,
and speaking engagements, Linda integrates the principles of
healing and
creativity in presenting the powerful healing process of writing
true
stories. Her first book Becoming Whole: Writing Your Healing
Story has
been used as a text by therapists, ministers, and writing
coaches, and was
a finalist in the ForeWord magazine's 2008 Book of the Year
Award. Linda's
prize-winning nonfiction and poetry has been published in various
literary
journals. Her novel excerpt, Secret Music, a novel about
the
Kindertransport, music, and redemption was a finalist in the San
Francisco
Writing Conference contest. The complete novel is seeking
publication.
Linda is past-president of The California Writers Club, Marin
branch, and
former Vice-President of the Women's National Book
Association.
Louise Nayer
www.louisenayer.com
Louise Nayer has published over fifty poems
in magazines, written two books of poetry: Keeping Watch, with funding from the NEA and The
Houses are Covered in Sound. She co-authored, How to Bury A Goldfish and discussed the
book on NPR. Her latest book, Burned: A Memoir, Atlas and Co. 2010 was listed as one of
Ten Upcoming Titles in the April issue of O Magazine. She teaches full-time at City College of
San Francisco--classes in creative writing, English Composition, literature and Trauma and the
Arts. Presently she is doing radio interviews and reading from her new book on the East and
West Coast.
Chris is Treasurer at WNBA-SF Chapter 2009-2011
Christopher C. Payne
JournalStone www.journalstone.com
Having three daughters might seem like reward/trial enough but I have recently chosen to
venture into the literary field as well. Having a degree in Finance I have spent my entire
career in corporate accounting and finally decided, I just couldn't take it anymore.
I have written my first book, Duncan's Diary, Birth of a Serial Killer. While the book is not
what I originally intended, it does hold one's interest effectively throughout. It is more
violent and psychologically unnerving than I would have originally anticipated. Since it was
written during a tumultuous time in my life, I guess it is nothing more than a reflection of
the sadness that was erupting inside. Words are but a window to our inner souls. The
interesting question is can we face what we see once it is opened.
Not that I have or do condone any actions that Duncan might have performed. I feel for him as a
character and think he would do society service by being locked in a very damp dark jail
cell.
Thanks and as always. Sleep with one eye open. hahahahahaahahah
Lisa
Meltzer Penn
www.LisaMeltzerPenn.com
Lisa Meltzer Penn is a fiction writer and professional editor
of chidren's and adult stories and novels. Her work has appeared in Travelers Tales: Spain,
Transfer Magazine, and The Cupboard. She recently edited the first ever California
Writers Club SF/Pen branch anthology, Fault Zone: Words From the Edge, where an excerpt
from her novel The Siren Dialogues also appears. She lives on the Peninsula just below the fog
belt with her husband and two children. Visit her website and blog at: www.LisaMeltzerPenn.com.
Bob
Quinlan Company: Earn It: Empower Yourself for
Love
www.earnitbook.com
Author of "Earn It: Empower Yourself for
Love" which applies basic business principles and terminology to romantic relationships so that
women AND MEN will have a common ground to better meet the needs of each other and themselves.
Love is an investment from which we are entitled to receive a fair and reasonable return on
investment--no more, no less. If we give less, we are allowed to receive less in return.
Accepting that love is not unconditional is very empowering to you, your partner and your
partnership. You can have more love in your life because you can deserve more love. Yes, men
will understand this book about romance. It is up to you and your partner to EARN
IT.
Sarbjit Rai, www.elfins.vpweb.com
Sarbjit Rai is a biotech professional who
has over 15 years experience working in the pharmaceutical industry. Originally from England
she currently works as a manager for Genentech a leading Biotechy company in the Bay Area, and
lives in San Francisco.
Sarbjit started writing in 2006 and published her first childrens
book called 'Elfins in San Francisco' in August 2009. This book was originally written for her
nieces as a way to introduce them to this magical city, and includes many famous landmarks and
traditions.
Sarbjit enjoys painting, writing, the creative arts and
supporting the local community, and wrote this book as a tribute to SF, her adopted city, and
for her family all of whom who live in England and Singapore, hoping to link these two key
aspects of her life.
'Elfins in San Francisco' is selling at the Book Passage at the
Ferry Building in SF and is available on Amazon. More information can be found
at www.elfins.vpweb.com.
Sarbjit plans to donate the royalties to Room to Read a global
childrens non-profit based in San Francisco that promotes literacy and gender equality in
developing countries.
Elizabeth Rosner
www.elizabethrosner.com
www.facebook.com/elizabethrosnerbooks
www.redroom.com/elizabethrosner
I am a novelist, poet and essayist living in Berkeley. My
first novel THE SPEED OF LIGHT (Ballantine 2001) won several literary prizes in the US and in
Europe, and was translated into nine languages. The book was optioned by actress Gillian
Anderson, who will be making the film her directorial debut. BLUE NUDE, my second novel,
was named among the year's best books by the SF Chronicle in 2006; the paperback edition was
published by Gallery (Simon & Schuster) in 2010. My poetry collection GRAVITY (Small
Poetry Press 1998) is in its 14th printing. Essays of mine have appeared in the NY Times
Magazine, Elle, and several anthologies. I travel widely to lead writing workshops and to
visit with book groups.
Teresa LeYung Ryan Interim
Secretary of WNBA-SF Chapter
http://WritingCoachTeresa.com
Writing Career Coach Teresa is the author of Build Your
Name, Beat the Game: Be Happily Published (a 22-day workbook for writers to build their names
and attract attention before and after publication).
She conducts “Major League Tryouts with Coach Teresa to Build
Your Writer’s Name” at writers’ clubs and conferences.
Form a study-group, split the cost and hire Coach Teresa
to:
* coach you in name-building to attract the right
agent or publisher or more fans
* guide you in designing and growing your blog (to
showcase your expertise and experiences)
* show you computer-navigating shortcuts and how to
easily “find stuff” on the World Wide Web
As an author and a community member, Teresa uses her novel Love
Made of Heart to:
• shed light on stigmas suffered by immigrant women, men, and
children
• advocate understanding of mental illness/traumas to the
mind
• help survivors of violence find their own voices through
writing
www.LoveMadeOfHeart.com
Teresa is:
§ Board member at WNBA-SF Chapter since
2004
§ Author with agent and NY publisher
§ Writing career coach and manuscript
consultant
§ Creator of “Major League Tryouts with Coach
Teresa to Build Your Writer’s Name”
§ Past president of California Writers Club-SF
Peninsula Branch
§ Library advocate; speaker;
instructor
Adina Sara
adinasara.com
Bay Area garden columnist Adina Sara has recently published a
garden
memoir - The Imperfect Garden (Regent Press 2009) - a series of
essays,
poetry and garden photographs following her decades-long
relationship with
an unruly garden. Her first book, 100 Words Per Minute:
Tales from Behind
Law Offices Doors (Regent Press 2006), chronicles her
unintentional career
as an office worker. Sara sings with an a cappella
international folk
music group, Mozaik (myspace.com/mozaikvoices) and has produced
several
cd's of original music. Sara's books and cds are available
at
www.adinasara.com.
Ann Seymour
AnnSeymour.com
Book: I've Always Loved You
Studied under Wallace Stegner at Stanford, and in journalism
interviewed Jill Tartar, head of NASA's SETI program, Arthur Schawlow, a Nobel Laureate
partical physicist, Jerry Rice and John Madden, former NFL stars. Firefall Media published my
first book, a true story of WW II in the pacific battlefields, California, and the Imperial
palace, Tokyo. It's called I've Always Loved
You and is available on Amazon and on
AnnSeymour.com
Ruth Silnes
www.RuthSilnes.com
http://www.ruthsilnesart.blogspot.com
http://naptimesecrets.blogspot.com
Ruth Silnes is an artist and author of KEEPING AHEAD OF WINTER
4100
Nautical Miles Inside America, nonfiction for adults, and NAPTIME
SECRETS
a color book for two to six year-olds. She is almost finished
with her
next book YOU AND THE ARTS?, a short overview about the
tremendous
importance of the arts.
At ninety four-years-old she keeps learning, and is active
doing what she
loves. She has been a real estate broker, yachtswoman and
entrepreneur.
She lives in San Mateo and enjoys her two
great-grandchildren.
Shulamit Sofia
Soul Strength Seminars www.soulstrengthseminars.com
Shulamit Sofia is an elder who has walked the spiritual path from
her
earliest days. Her formal education in Psychology,
Political Science and Psychiatric Social Work complement the
lifelong spiritual journey she has navigated between the demands
of Ego and the needs of Soul. Her formal education focused
on teaching ways of Ego adaptation in individual
coaching as well as classes, workshops
and seminars; her informal education encompassed learning ways of living an authentic
soulful life.
Shulamit Sofia has been a life long pilgrim who has walked the
path she is
now ready to guide others along. For the past twenty-five
years Shulamit
Sofia has studied intensively with renowned Jewish mystics and
teachers.
exclusive representative of Greece, Cyprus and
Turkey
Birgit Soyka
www.birgitsoyka.com,www.todrinkthewildair.com
Birgit Soyka spent her youth
in her native Germany, chasing the horizon from the age of 5. Her desire to fly like the birds
and live a "life less ordinary" led her to an early passion for big motorcycles and into an
aspired career as one of the first female motorcycle road racers in Germany and southern
California. A veteran world traveler, Birgit lived on two continents, in several countries and
a dozen different cities. What was originally intended as a year of "adventure travel" in the
United States in her early 20's turned into a much bigger "life adventure", passionately
leading her through many inspirational and thought provoking experiences into a
professional career in international Logistics.
Her memoir “To Drink the Wild Air” – A Woman’s Quest to Touch the Horizon” recounts the
courageous bold and often inspirational stories to live life to the fullest and persevere no
matter what the odds or obstacles, teaching us that what really matters is to be true to
yourself and your dreams. Now 25 years later, she makes her home in the city of San Francisco,
California with the three beautiful Amazon parrots she saved and adopted while living in
Mexico.
Geri Spieler
www.gerispieler.com
Geri Spieler's style of journalism takes the buzz on the streets
and
turns it into investigative stories that are not being covered
anywhere
else. She is an award-winning investigative journalist and
esteemed author
who has written for such publications as the Los Angeles Times,
San
Francisco Chronicle, and Forbes. Geri was the founder and editor
of
Electronic Commerce News, a technology journal published by
Phillips
Business Information, which led to a six-year assignment as
a
Research Director and Analyst for the Gartner Group, an
international
technology advising company. Geri established a professional
relationship
with would-be presidential assassin Sara Jane Moore that lasted
for thirty
years.
This unique access to her enigmatic subject, combined with
her
diligent independent research, reveals information never before
known in
TAKING AIM AT THE PRESIDENT: THE REMARKABLE STORY OF THE WOMAN
WHO SHOT
GERALD FORD, a compelling award-winning new book published
by
Palgrave-Macmillan.
Ann Steiner, Ph.D., MFT, CGP
www.DrSteiner.com
Ann Steiner, Ph.D., is
a licensed marriage and family therapist in private practice, an author, professional speaker,
teacher, consultant, and former wheelchair user. Over 30 of her articles have been
published in consumer and professional publications.Her inspiring story is featured in the book
Believing in Ourselves: A Celebration of Women (Andrews McMeel, 2002), along with Sonia
Sotomayor, now a Supreme Court Justice, Antonia Novello, former Surgeon General of the United
States, and Marty Evans, executive director, Girl Scouts of America.She is a sought after guest
lecturer, workshop presenter, and keynote speakerfor audiences such as the American Group
Psychotherapy Association, the Arthritis Foundation, Aplastic Anemia & MDS International
Foundation, the California Psychological Association, and Cystic Fibrosis Research
Foundation.Her website www.DrSteiner.com provides a free,
downloadable Medical Information Form for listing essential information, along with articles
and resources for coping with medical illness. Dr. Steiner recently signed with a New York
literary agent who is representing her upcoming book, The Rollercoaster of Chronic Illness:
How to Add Joy to the Ride. This self-help book expands on her CD of the same title and
introduces practical, simple tools for bringing joy, purpose, and effectiveness into lives
that have been derailed by chronic pain and physical limitation. Her latest
publication, Starting and Sustaining Groups that Thrive: Workbook and Planning Guide is
available at speaking engagements and on her website.
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