Authors on Fire

Mark Canniff has always had a deep fascination with the paranormal. Having been the witness to strange and supernatural events since the tender age of six, he has dedicated his writing to exploring these odd occurrences and sharing his experiences. After suffering through harrowing sexual abuse at a young age, Mark uses his stories as a therapeutic outlet to share his passion for the supernatural...

I am Daughter of the Most High King. Cherished and loved by My Heavenly Father. Protected and adored by My Heavenly Husband. Yeshua. Best-Seller on Amazon Published Author/Certified Inspirational/Motivational Speaker/Women's Group Leader/Ministry Healing Broken Women A mother of two amazing adult children, gramma of 6 beautiful grandchildren. A survivor of, and with a brain tumor, 4 year survivor...

I directed botanical gardens in Tucson and San Diego and spent many years as a nonprofit staff member, board member and consultant. I now delight in using the right side of my brain to write fiction and poetry. DEATH IN A DESERT GARDEN is my first novel.  I’ve published several poems and prose pieces, and I’ve provided links to these.  I divide my time between the small mountain town of Silver Cit...

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At age eight, Deborah S. Greenhut announced her ambition to become an author. Her mother replied, “Become a teacher instead to make a living.” Crestfallen, ten-year-old Deborah perfected her skill with a spangled baton to twirl solo as her school’s mascot. A one-time concert-pianist-in-training, Deborah longed to trade up for a conductor’s baton, but that career path seemed closed to women in the...

Geraldine Brown Giomblanco is the best-selling, multi-award-winning author and a captivating, inspirational speaker. A former Vice President and thirty-year veteran as a strategic planner and marketing professional. She was born and raised in Westchester County, NY. Geraldine and her husband now make their home in Montauk, NY, and Naples, FL. ‘The Compass Rose’ screenplay, written by DGA director...

I never intended to be a writer.  Very early on, I was going to be a ballerina and a doctor, and no doubt, a mommy, simultaneously. No one told us we couldn’t have it all. There were a few things that did not bode well for the ballerina/doctor career track: I didn’t know my right foot from my left and I was a poor math student. In high school, I failed chemistry and had to go to summer school in o...

Eli left Austin and moved to Albuquerque with hopes to join the Art Therapy Program at the University of New Mexico (UNM) but much to her disappointment learned the program was to be discontinued. Instead, she pursued a MS in Health Education Health Promotion Program and blended her interest in the arts with health. Eli met her husband in this program and married at the end of her studies. After g...

John Sheirer (pronounced “shy-er”) lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, with his wonderful wife, Betsy, and happy dog, Libby. He has taught writing and communications for 29 years at Asnuntuck Community College in Enfield, Connecticut, where he also serves as editor and faculty advisor for Freshwater Literary Journal . He writes a monthly column on current events for his hometown newspaper, the Da...

I was raised in Unicoi County, surrounded by the traditions and dialect of the area. I embraced the regional stories, mountain views, culture-except sweet tea and unannounced visits-and sought to correct the misconceptions about the local people and the town stories that turned into rumors. I reside in Erwin, Tennessee, with my children and husband. I have hiked the section of the Appalachian Trai...

Amy M. Le was born in Vietnam and immigrated to the United States in 1980 at the age of five with her mother and cousin. She graduated from Western Washington University with a degree in Sociology and worked in the technology and telecommunications sector for twenty years. After her mother’s death in February 2017, Amy left her corporate job to write her debut novel SNOW IN VIETNAM as a tribute to...

  In 2021, the second year of the global pandemic, Tom Tracy, like so many of us, found a new passion – writing children’s stories.  Inspired by his now 5-year-old daughter’s curiosity for the world around her, Tom embarked on his story-telling journey.  His first book, Scoochie & Skiddles in Fun at Gramma’s, is a beautiful recounting of creating family memories through imaginative play and creati...

Susan K. Hamilton is the award-winning author of epic, dark, and urban fantasy books including Shadow King, Darkstar Rising, The Devil Inside, and Stone Heart (coming August 2022). Her short stories have been featured in the ESCAPE! DECEPTION!, and Passageways Anthologies from Writing Bloc. Her new short story, "Pearls and Swine," will release in April 2022 as part of the FAMILY Anthology. Horse-c...

Susan Rex Ryan is the award-winning author of the Amazon bestselling Defend Your Life books about the awesome health benefits of vitamin D including immunity as well as the prevention of autism, cancer, diabetes, heart disease, and multiple sclerosis. Ms. Ryan’s health articles have been published on Hormones Matter (TM), Lucine Health Sciences website, and in Choices Magazine. Sue has also been f...

JULIE SCOLNIK is a concert flutist and the founding artistic director of Mistral Music, a chamber music series which since 1997 has been known for its virtuosic artists, imaginative programming, and the personal rapport she establishes with her audiences. Since her treatment and recovery from breast cancer in 2005, Scolnik has found ways to play and organize benefit concerts which raise funds for...

Born and raised in Oakland, CA Natasha learned the importance of resilience at a young age. As a teen, she struggled with homelessness, addiction and a suicide attempt. By her early 20’s she was determined to turn her life around. With faith, hard work and a radical shift in mindset she created the life of her dreams. She opened Shear Passion Hair Salon at 25 years old, which is still successfully...

Lisa Charles is a federal prosecutor turned singer/actress, wellness expert, certified health coach/consultant, and an acclaimed speaker. She is the fitness/wellness research coordinator for the Rutgers University Aging & Brain Health Alliance, CEO of Embrace Your Fitness, LLC, and the author of YES! COMMIT. DO. LIVE. She successfully directed her struggle with temporary vocal loss into personal g...

Patricia Leavy, Ph. D., is a best-selling, award-winning author, publisher, arts advocate, and internationally recognized leader in research design and arts-based research. She is widely considered the world’s most visible proponent of arts-based research as a means of making research publicly accessible. Moreover, she coined the terms “social fiction” and “fiction-based research” and has been pio...

Award-winning author Lukman Clark lives with his wife, Dr. Linda Strahan, and two cats in Riverside, California. He works as a fulltime writer and gardener in his own backyard. Long ago, Lukman earned his BA in Communications/English Lit and an MBA in International Marketing. From there he went on to executive positions in banking, finance & investment, petroleum equipment manufacture, art museum...

Angie K Elliston and her husband have been married over 20 years. Together they have adopted from the foster care system, adoption disruption, internationally and privately. Their oldest child at adoption placement was 16 and their youngest was a newborn. They are committed to one another and the challenges of adopting children from an array of backgrounds and trauma. “I have always been willing t...

Jacqueline Shortell-McSweeney is a proud member of Sisters in Crime, Women’s National Book Association and Honorary Member of Women Make Movies and Suffolk Bar Association. Jacqueline Shortell-McSweeney writes only when inspired, or when her Muse, Noreen, stands over her with a metaphorical rolling pin. At other times, she has worked as a producer for Women Make Movies (Where WHY WOMEN STAY was pr...

Firebird book award winner David Petrovic talks about the book co-authored with his mom, Sandy. A powerful conversation!

Steve is a multi-award winning and international selling author. He is the creator of the Polish Dragon P. I. series and was born in the Slavic Village area of Cleveland, Ohio where many of his stories take place. He is a member of the Private Eye Writers of America. He has wanted to be an author since elementary school while reading books like White Fang and Call of the Wild by Jack London. He sp...

Wendy Sanford grew up in an upper-middle-class white suburban family in Princeton, New Jersey. During the socially turbulent time of the 1970s, she became a feminist, a lesbian, and a Quaker. A founding member of the Boston Women's Health Book Collective, Wendy co authored and edited many versions of Our Bodies, Ourselves, the women's health and sexuality classic. In her fifties, she began to reck...

Meg Nocero, a magical manifester, is a former federal prosecutor, a TEDx inspirational speaker, a transformational coach, and the award-winning author of The Magical Guide to Bliss: Daily Keys to Unlock Your Dreams, Spirit & Inner Bliss and Sparkle & Shine: 108 M.A.N.T.R.A.s to Brighten Your Day and Lighten Your Way. After she was brought on stage in Miami with Oprah Winfrey in 2014, she was inspi...