About A Dynamic Speaker and Author Nanette M. Buchanan was born, raised and educated in Newark, New Jersey. She first set her pen to pad, written expressions of her love for poetry. Her pad to pen accomplishments include three volumes of poetry, five yet to be published children’s books and…
About Just who am I? I often wonder that. Writing for me is my passion right now. The thoughts and ideas keep coming, in the middle of the night, on a bus, in a restaurant, walking down the street. I am constantly thinking of stories. Watching people and listening to…
About Elizabeth Bell has been writing stories since the second grade. At the age of fourteen, she chose a pen name and vowed to become a published author. That same year, she began the Lazare Family Saga. It took her a couple decades to get it right. New generations kept…
About James is a lawyer admitted to practice in Maine, Mass, N.Y., and Florida. He and his wife of 34 years, Gretchen, have six children and live in Arundel Maine in the summer and Amelia Island and Tallahassee Florida in the winter. James followed his mom and dad to Maine…
About Barbara McGillicuddy Bolton grew up in Maine, graduated from Houlton High School in 1961 and Colby College in 1965. She has lived most of her adult life in Brooklyn, New York. She and her husband raised three children and have five grandchildren. The Boltons spend July and August at…
About Christopher Bowen is the author of the chapbook We Were Giants, the novella When I Return to You, I Will Be Unfed, and the non-fiction, Debt. He blogs from Burning River and has traveled throughout the U.S. Books We Were Giants Debt When I return to you, I will…
About Originally from Brooklyn, NY, author, poet, performer, and playwright, John Biscello, has called Taos, New Mexico home since 2001. He is the author of three novels: Broken Land, Raking the Dust, and Nocturne Variations; a collection of stories, Freeze Tag; and a poetry collection, Arclight. His next project will…
About Selected by President Obama as the fifth inaugural poet in U.S. history, Richard Blanco is the youngest and the first Latino, immigrant, and gay person to serve in such a role. Born in Madrid to Cuban exile parents and raised in Miami, the negotiation of cultural identity characterizes his…
About Mary Lou Bagley is a Maine-based author, experienced educator, seasoned storyteller, stage & screen actress, and multi-discipline artist. Her first in a series novel, Other Wise, featuring Margaret Meader—a Maine native gifted with second sight, was published in 2018 and enjoys a wide and enthusiastic readership. The eagerly anticipated second…
About: Nancy Freund Bills’ debut memoir, The Red Ribbon, A Memoir of Lightning and Rebuilding After Loss, published in May of 2019 by She Writes Press, received a Kirkus star from Kirkus Reviews; the review praised The Red Ribbon stating that “Memoirs of loss and survival are rather common, but…
