Writing Class

Hadley Raydeen has been both traditionally and self-published for seven years. In total, she has published 14 books with more titles on the horizon. Most of her books are set in contemporary times, regularly dealing with multicultural relationships. Hadley is also an editor of Romance and Erotica for ten plus years, with well over 200 books edited

Alyssa a multi-published author, the publicity manager for Mountain Brook Ink and Mountain Brook Fire, an editor with Sherpa Editing Services, and a freelance writer. Always happy to talk shop.

Stephanie started writing as soon as she could hold a pencil steady. At her alma mater, Washington College - a small liberal arts school in Chestertown is renown for its writing program, she studied English and Creative Writing was fortunate to be named winner of the 2001 Sophie Kerr Prize, the largest undergraduate literary award in the country. Her inspiration to start Salt Water Media evolved f...

Austin is the president of the Columbia chapter. He is a novice writer, but a great leader for the Columbia chapter of writing. They have many informative sessions, on the craft of writing, as well as support.

Jen Graybeal specializes in self-published romance and mystery projects. I can also help authors struggling to get noticed by traditional publishers. Let's talk about your book or series concept, together we can identify opportunities to engage the reader so they fall in love with your writing.

Johnthan rose is the director of programs for the south flordia writers association. He is a long time poet and a recovering lawyer.

As of January, 2015, along with being an indie author, Patricia has also published with Lake Union Publishing. This is the women’s fiction arm of Amazon Publishing. With a focus on her love of the south of France, women’s issues and ageing, her stories celebrate the feminine spirit and the power of friendship. Encouraging women of all ages to stare down the fear factor and embrace change, Patricia...

Charlie Rossiter, NEA Fellowship recipient and multiple Pushcart Prize nominee, hosts the twice-monthly podcast series at www.poetryspokenhere.com . His work has been featured on NPR and numerous statewide public radio networks. For 9 years he hosted the Poetry Motel TV program. He has performed at the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry Festival in NJ; Green Mill, Chicago; Nuyorican Cafe, NYC; and was amon...

Betsy Boyd's fiction has been published most recently at Eclectica and Loch Raven Review, and in Story Quarterly, Sententia, Shenandoah and Verb: An Audioquarterly. She is the recipient of a Maryland State Arts Council award, an Elliot Coleman Writing Fellowship, a James A. Michener Fellowship and residencies through Fundación Valparaíso, the Alfred and Trafford Klots International Program for Art...

MICHELLE BARKER is the award-winning author of The House of One Thousand Eyes as well as a poetry chapbook, a YA fantasy novel, and a picture book. Michelle also works as an editor and workshop leader

Rosemerry is the co-host of Emerging Form, a podcast on creative process (with Christie Aschwanden), co-director of Telluride’s Talking Gourds Poetry Club (with Art Goodtimes) and co-founder of Secret Agents of Change (with Sherry Richert Belul). She also directed the Telluride Writers Guild for ten years. She teaches and performs poetry for addiction recovery programs, hospice, mindfulness retrea...

Annie started a blog, with all sorts of names (Readingaholics Book Reviews, & We Keep Turning Pages) but nothing stuck until The Write Review which officially began in 2010. In 2012 she enjoyed working as an Associate Reviewer with Samantha March of Chick Lit Plus, and that was a lot of fun. She taught me things about Blogging that I did not know.

Betsy Boyd's fiction has been published most recently at Eclectica and Loch Raven Review, and in Story Quarterly, Sententia, Shenandoah and Verb: An Audioquarterly. She is the recipient of a Maryland State Arts Council award, an Elliot Coleman Writing Fellowship, a James A. Michener Fellowship and residencies through Fundación Valparaíso, the Alfred and Trafford Klots International Program for Art...

Kathleen is a wonderful writerthe grateful recipient of five Maryland State Arts Council grants. Her collection, Aliens and Other Stories, won the 2013 Washington Writers Publishing House Fiction Prize. Since 2014, She serves as President and Managing Editor of WWPH

Lainey is a digital nomad, creator and host of The Best of Women’s Fiction interviews & podcast, part-time resident of the beautiful city of San Miguel de Allende in Mexico, avid instagramer, and full-time writer of women’s fiction.

Lisa Kessler is a Best Selling author of dark paranormal fiction. She’s a two-time San Diego Book Award winner for Best Published Fantasy-Sci-fi-Horror and Best Published Romance. Her books have also won the PRISM award, the Award of Excellence, the National Excellence in Romantic Fiction Award, the Award of Merit from the Holt Medallion, and an International Digital Award for Best Paranormal.

Lori Duffy Foster is a former crime reporter who writes fiction and nonfiction from the hills of Northern Pennsylvania, where she lives with her husband and four children. She was born and raised in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State, where a part of her heart remains. Her short fiction has appeared in the journal Aethlon, and in the anthologies Short Story America and Childhood Regained....

Her first serious venture into writing was at age four, when she wrote a love letter to a little boy named Timmy. Several years later, she submitted her short story, "Palettes and Brushes", to Jack and Jill Magazine. Now, as an author, all of her writing...and her life in general...are intertwined with the arts.

Suzanne Mattaboni dispense her multi-decade information on Public Relations to you so you can get your book noticed by the Media.

Athena Dixon is a poet, essayist, and editor. She is the author of The Incredible Shrinking Woman (Split/Lip Press 2020) and No God In This Room (Argus House Press 2018). Her work also appears in The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 2: Black Girl Magic (Haymarket Books).

Dr. Connors teaches courses on young adult literature and graphic novels. He also works with English education interns in the Master of Arts in Teaching program.

Tracee Lydia Garner is a best-selling author, speaker, writing coach, and course–creator. Tracee’s first book came out when she was twenty-three. Published by the, then named, Black Entertainment Books (BET), this book helped launch her career as one of the youngest African-American writers. Tracee has served as an adjunct professor at the Northern Virginia Community College’s both Loudoun and Ann...

Connie is a business owner and the assistant of a consistent New York Bestselling author. Connie also makes amazing costumes. She is also the event planner behind many literary events.