SLWG: Membership Directory

Membership Directory

Ever wonder who is a member of the St. Louis Writers Guild? The Guild proudly lists its roster of members*, but protects their contact information from public view. If you are a non-member who would like to contact a Guild member, we are happy to help. Please click on the link below and complete the email form with the member's name in the Subject line. Write your email to the member in the same fashion as you would if you were sending it directly to them. Our Membership Committee will forward it promptly. Please note: The decision to respond to any email is completely up to the individual member. Send an email to a member

Want to know what our members have published? Check out our Members' Books page, too, for a partial list!

* Some members choose not to be listed in our directories.

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Name:	Elaine Abramson
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
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Name:	Billy Adams
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Memoir; Business; Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Poems/Songs; Essays
Other Relevant Info:	member of WSJC, President of Missouri State Poetry Society
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Name:	C. Faye Adams
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Children's books; Memoir; Biography; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Personal Journals; Essays; Articles
Publications:	Pathways (2004) ISBN-10: 0-9764860-1-6; Chester, the Lonely Crow (2005) ISBN-10: 0-9764860-3-2; Cookies and Blackberry Wine (2006) ISBN-10: 0-9764860-6-7; Laughing With the Moon (2008) ISBN-13: 978-0-9821393-0-1
Name of Business:	Fountain City Publishing
Job Titles or Description:	Co-editor
Website:	www.fayeadams.com
Other Relevant Info:	Member of SCBWI, WSJC, MSPS, NFSPS, and MWG. Cooresponding Secretary of MSPS chapter, On the Edge and participating member of MSPS online chapter, Thirty Seven Cents. Co-publisher and Co-editor of MSPS annual anthologies, 2003 through 2009. Copy Editor of patriotic anthology, Eagles of Light, Pub. by The Inner Patriot. Currently working on 2009 anthology and beginning a nonfiction novel as Ghost Writer for Pine Lawn Policeman, Mike Kurtz. Also working on the 2nd children's book in the Chester series.
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Name:	Jennifer Adams
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Fiction, modernist and post-modernist influence; Business; Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Essays
Name of Business:	Foster Design Concepts
Job Titles or Description:	Owner/Manager
Website:	www.fosterdesignconcepts.com www.kristifosterphotography.com, www.chisherman.net, www.salusdesignco.com, www.missionteens.com
Other Relevant Info:	I am a web designer in St. Louis, co-owner of Foster Design Concepts, am currently preparing to begin a graduate program next year and have only recently moved to St. Louis so I have not established social networking linkages as of yet.
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Name:	John Alber
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Novel; Poems/Songs; Articles
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Name:	Heather Anderson
Writing Genres:	Business
Writing Formats:	Business Formats; Essays
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Name:	Jared Anderson
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction
Writing Formats:	Novel
Website:	http://jsascribes.wordpress.com/
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Name:	Tracy Andreotti
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Historical Fiction
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Essays
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Name:	Claire Applewhite
SLWG Position:	Publicity Chairperson
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction:
Writing Formats:	Novel; Poems/Songs
Publications:	St. Louis Hustle (2011) ISBN-13: 978-1-60318-306-2; Crazy For You (2010) ISBN-13: 978-1-60318-274-4; Poison, Murder, Satisfaction!! Mystery Anthology (2009) ISBN-13: 978-1-60318-056-6; The Wrong Side of Memphis (2009) ISBN-10: 9781603181167
Name of Business:	Rouge et Noir, LLC
Job Titles or Description:	Writer
Website:	www.claireapplewhite.com
Other Relevant Info:	Graduate of St. Louis University - AB Communications, MBA, piano student at Washington University, also study music theory and composition, publicity chair, program chair and VP - Sisters in Crime. Faulkner Finalist-2007, semi-finalist 2006 and 2007, 2009 Published Books: The Wrong Side of Memphis, 2009, L&L Dreamspell ISBN#978-1-60318-116-7 Moonlight Becomes You So, Poison, Murder Satisfaction Mystery Anthology, L&L Dreamspell, 2009, ISBN#978-1-60318-056-6 Crazy For You-L&L Dreamspell, April 2010, ISBN# 978-1-60318-274-4 St. Louis Hustle, L&L Dreamspell, April, 2011, ISBN# 978-1-60318-306-2
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Name:	Linda Austin
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Children; Memoir; Business; Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Novel; Business Formats; Poems/Songs; Essays
Name of Business:	Moonbridge Publications
Job Titles or Description:	owner
Website:	www.moonbridgebooks.com
Other Relevant Info:	Author of WWII Japan memoir Cherry Blossoms in Twilight; indie publisher; St. Louis Literature Examiner (Examiner.com; board member of St. Louis Publishers Assoc and Japan America Society Women's Assoc; blogger encouraging lifewriting; speaker on publishing, lifewriting and Japan
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Name:	Alice Azure
Writing Genres:	Memoir; Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Personal Journals; Essays
Publications:	In Mi'kmaq Country: Selected Poems & Stories (2007) ISBN-10: 0-9663371-1-5 ISBN-13: 978-0-9663371-1-2
Other Relevant Info:	Alice Hatfield Azure recently retired to Maryville, Illinois after a twenty-three year career in the United Way movement, where as a social planner, she worked with volunteers in Rock Island, (IL), Green Bay (WI), Washington, D.C. and Gales Ferry (CT) to allocate charitable funds, conduct community needs assessments and evaluate the results of funded programs. Now, she divides her time between writing and three grandchildren. Her son, Michael Liljegren, and his wife, Kelley are teachers at Collinsville high school, so each day Alice gets to feed snacks to Hanna, Luke and Faith after school, and listen to their stories about sports, books and homework. Sometimes she watches Sponge Bob Square Pants, too! Patti, Alice’s youngest daughter, lives four hours north in Geneseo, Illinois with her husband, David Lindstrom and their son, Bo, Alice’s oldest grandchild. Bo’s parents are teachers, too, who find time to drive him all over the Midwest so he can play in baseball tournaments. Bo is becoming an accomplished jazz pianist. Alice oldest daughter, Katie Liljegren, is a journeymen’s electrician and lives in Waltham, Massachusetts with her companion, Sharon Curry, who works at Boston Children’s Hospital as a computer programmer. Alice Azure’s recent poems have appeared in I Was Indian: An Anthology of Native Literature; Visions and Voices: American Indian Activism and the Civil Rights Movement; Many Mountains Moving; Yukhika-latuhse; Mid Rivers Review; and Birthed from Scorched Hearts: Women Respond to War. A Mi’kmaq Métis, her roots are in the Kespu’kwitk District of Nova Scotia. The St. Louis Poetry Center, to which she belongs, published her prize-winning poems in its annual chapbooks of 2007 and 2008. Her first book, In Mi’kmaq Country: Selected Poems and Stories, was released in 2007 by Albatross Press.
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Name:	John B Badd
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Horror, Metaphysical, Cross-Genre; Historical Fiction; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Poems/Songs
Website:	www.nuttsworld.com www.hubpages.com/profile/John+B+Badd
Other Relevant Info:	I am a student of life. I enjoy new experience and human interaction as much as I enjoy being alone with my thoughts and old hobbies. I feel I have an old soul yet maintain my wayward tendencies. I have had many careers including: security officer and supervisor; a shorter than average run in the Marine Corps; retail sales and management; installation tech; warehouse worker; factory worker; landscaper; construction worker; funeral worker; limo driver; and a over the road truck driving career that was shorter than my military career. I am a new writer even though my love of the written word dates back to my second year on this earth when I started reading the great Dr. Seuss. My adventures with literature expanded from their: with my mother first reading me The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe and its companions, and then me rereading them myself by the time I finished kindergarten. Around seven or eight years of age I was sneaking the adult books and scared the willies out of myself with Stephen King's Cujo. I remember my joy at turning twelve and getting my adult-library-card and all the fantastical worlds it opened up for me. Unfortunately, or maybe it was for the best - for the experiences I gained have given me some valuable insights, I did not enjoy the rules and regulations of the educational system. I scraped by with minimal effort for most of my middle and high-school career. It was not until my first year of community college that I regained my childhood love of education and learning. And after completing my Associates Degree in Criminal Justice, I dived right back into the mundane world head first rarely looking back. I see this as unfortunate because I sacrificed the opportunity to master the human language in both its written and verbal forms and instead only gained a working knowledge. Now that I have discovered my love of writing I must re-learn the proper uses of punctuation, the correct spelling of words I use every day and the meanings of the words I should be using. But this is the path I have chosen and I am set on my course. I am currently working on Nutts World, which is my fiction universe. My plan is to create a universe that is all encompassing; every story will take place in the same fictional world. The connection will not be noticeable at first but in time everything will come together. I have also been self publishing on the website HubPages in the hopes of making a little money while honing my writing skills.
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Name:	Robert Bailey
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Young Adult
Writing Formats:	Novel; Scripts; Short Stories
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Name:	Walter Bargen
Writing Genres:	Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Poems/Songs
Website:	www.walterbargen.com
Other Relevant Info:	Walter Bargen has published eleven books and two chapbooks of poems: Fields of Thenar (Singing Wind Press, 1980), Mysteries in the Public Domain (BkMk Press, UMKC, 1990), Yet Other Waters (Timberline Press, 1990), and The Vertical River (Timberline Press, 1995), Rising Water: Reflections on the Year of the Great Flood (Pekitanoui Publications, 1994), the chapbook At The Dead Center Of Day (BkMk Press, UMKC, 1997), Water Breathing Air (Timberline Press, 1999), Harmonic Balance (Timberline Press 2001), Vow of Hunger (Snark Publishing, 2003), The Body of Water (Timberline Press, 2003), The Feast (BkMk Press-UMKC, 2004), Remedies for Veritgo (WordTech Press, 2006), and West of West (Timberline Press, 2007). His twelfth book, Theban Traffic, is scheduled for publication in June 2008. His poems and fictions have appeared in over one hundred magazines, including American Literary Review, American Letters & Commentary, Beloit Poetry Journal, Blue Mesa Review, Boulevard, Denver Quarterly, Georgia Review, International Quarterly, Iowa Review, Missouri Review, New Letters, New Novel Review, Notre Dame Review, Pleiades, River Styx, Seattle Review, Seneca Review, Sycamore Review, and Witness. He is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts poetry fellowship (1991); winner of the Quarter After Eight Prose Prize (1995), the Hanks Prize (1996), and the Chester H. Jones Foundation poetry prize (1997), and the William Rockhill Nelson Award (2005). In January, 2008, he was appointed to be the first Poet Laureate of Missouri.
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Name:	Angela Barnes
Writing Genres:	Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Poems/Songs; Other: creative non fiction i.e.
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Name:	Tom Bazow
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Christian thrillers
Writing Formats:	Novel
Other Relevant Info:	Self published a children's book entitled: Quest for God's Hidden Creatures: The Legacy of the Doors
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Name:	Jenny Beatrice
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Memoir; Business
Writing Formats:	Short Stories; Personal Journals; Essays; Articles
Name of Business:	Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
Job Titles or Description:	Communications Director
Website:	www.csjsl.org
Other Relevant Info:	.
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Name:	Marcia Behrendt
Writing Genres:	Non-fiction (other than biographical)
Writing Formats:	Articles
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Name:	Susan Berardi
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Name:	Saramina Berman
Writing Genres:	Non-fiction (other than biographical)
Writing Formats:	Essays; Articles
Other Relevant Info:	Inspiration Education Opportunity to Compete
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Name:	Janet Bettag
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: Paranormal, Mystery; Memoir; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Business; Poetry/Song Lyrics; Other: Magazine features
Writing Formats:	Novel; Business Formats; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Personal Journals; Essays; Articles
Other Relevant Info:	A full-time administrative assistant and a part-time writer, Janet Norton Bettag lives in O’Fallon, Missouri. Her first published work appeared in her elementary school’s class newspaper. Throughout her career, Janet’s writing has been an integral part of her work, regardless of her employer or her position. In addition to routine business correspondence, Janet has written hundreds of press releases, scripted telemarketing calls, drafted grant proposals, and written for and edited newsletters. In addition to news articles and feature stories she has written educational pieces on topics ranging from business succession planning to responsible pet ownership. She has also designed and written annual reports. Janet is a contributing writer for Woods & Irons Magazine, the official voice of the Gateway PGA Foundation, which publishes her articles monthly. She is currently working on a memoir that focuses on her survival of and recovery from a ruptured cerebral aneurysm in the mid-'90s. Her mission is to support and encourage other survivors and their caregivers by providing personal insight into the far-reaching effects of the experience and offering practical solutions to some of the many new challenges one faces after a traumatic brain incident. Janet is also available for freelance assignments.
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Name:	Dwight Bitikofer
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Non-fiction (other than biographical); Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Poems/Songs
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Name:	Heather Bodendieck
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Romantic Suspense
Writing Formats:	Novel; Articles
Website:	www.heatherhuffman.net
Other Relevant Info:	Heather Huffman writes novels with strong female leads who refuse to lose hope. Heather shares the passion of her resilient heroines to make a difference, and so dedicates both her time and a portion of her book royalties to organizations that fight against human trafficking.
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Name:	Denise Bogard
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction
Writing Formats:	Novel
Name of Business:	St. Louis Writers Workshop
Job Titles or Description:	founder/president
Website:	www.stlww.com
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Name:	Norma Bolin
Writing Genres:	Non-fiction (other than biographical); Business
Writing Formats:	Novel; Business Formats; Essays
Name of Business:	St. Louis Transitions LLC
Job Titles or Description:	Owner
Website:	www.route66stlouis.com
Other Relevant Info:	I am a corporate attorney but am currently not working as a lawyer. I have written two books on Route 66 St. Louis, a cookbook and a history book. I also self published them and have been distributing them myself.
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Name:	Robert Bourisaw
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction
Writing Formats:	Short Stories
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Name:	Ross Braught
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Name:	Patricia Bubash
Writing Genres:	Biography; Other: relationships
Writing Formats:	Novel; Articles
Publications:	Successful Second Marriages (2008) ISBN-13: 9781589095632
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Name:	Evelyn Buretta
Writing Genres:	Memoir; Historical Fiction; Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Novel; Poems/Songs
Other Relevant Info:	2 poems "Rising From Ruins", published in Tree Magic: Nature's Antennas, Sunshine Press Publications, 2005 "Delayed Delight" published in OASIS Journal 2007, Imago Press
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Name:	Nichole Burgdorf
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Historical Fantasy; Historical Fiction
Writing Formats:	Novel
Website:	http://nicolealexanderauthor.wordpress.com/
Other Relevant Info:	I have completed my first novel, Guinevere of Northgallis, and am seeking an agent. It the first book in an anticipated trilogy that begins with Guinevere’s childhood, continues through her reign as Queen and ends with her life after the fall of Camelot. I have has spent the last 10 years researching Arthurian legend, Celtic Britain and the various peoples, cultures and religious practices that shaped the country after the withdrawal of Rome. I was a member of the Sisterhood of Avalon for two years as part of my research and have traveled to England to visit some of the places in this trilogy. I am also a member of the Historical Novel Society. Professionally, I am an Accredited Business Communicator (ABC) through the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC), a distinction earned by rigorous writing and communications strategy testing and held by only 900 people world-wide. I hold a B.A. in English and M.A. in media communications.
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Name:	Dawn Burgener
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction:
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories
Other Relevant Info:	I have recently moved to St Louis MO from Hawaii. I was a Air force wife for 20 years and a mom of one son who is currently serving in the US Army and is stationed in Afgan. I worked in social services for years managing/directing programs for people with disabilities and the homeless. I have also taught college courses for Hawaii Pacific University. My passion for social services and opening up minds is paramount and I have been so blessed to be able to achieve many dreams and goals. Since moving to STL I have the opportunity to chase another dream.. writing children's books starring my 2 dogs and based on social conscience themes.
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Name:	Raschelle Burton
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Memoir; Biography; Business
Writing Formats:	Business Formats; Short Stories; Personal Journals; Essays
Name of Business:	Wells Fargo Advisors
Job Titles or Description:	SVP, Corporate Communications
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Name:	Keith Byler
Writing Genres:	Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Poems/Songs
Job Titles or Description:	Physician
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Name:	Sharon Canaday
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: ; Biography; Drama
Writing Formats:	Novel; Scripts; Short Stories
Name of Business:	Discovery Toys
Job Titles or Description:	Educational Consultant
Website:	www ,discoverytoyslink.com/kidzscan
Other Relevant Info:	I am a Mother of four, two who are disabled and still living at home. My husband of 37 years had a stroke 4 years ago, so everyone at my house has a disability (probably including Me). I am a grandmother of three awsome grandchildren, Willow and the twins Roman and Harrison.. I was a day care owner for 13 years. One day a deaf child came to the center, by the end of the day both of us were crying because of lack of communication. The mother told me of free sign class thru Special School Distict. I took that class and was hooked. I went to Florissant Valley Community College. I am now a sign language interpeter for Special School District for the past 20 years and teach those free sign classes for the district. I work part time for Life Skills, working with adults with disabilities that are also deaf, for the past 21 years. I have been President and Vice President of the Union representing Aids/Assistants/Interpreters for a total of ten years. I am retired from that position at this time, but continue as a member of National Education Association.I am a geneologist and enjoy searching for dead people.I recently went to my first geneology conference and learned alot. I volunteer at a Family History Center two evenings a month. I am a beginner writer of novels (fiction). I have two books started. One is about my daughters life and one is a romance novel. And love to read all kinds of books. I have recently become a educational consultant for Discovery Toys, and am hopeful that my business will suceed.I am busy but that is how I enjoy my life. I look forward to meeting all of you, and learning the craft of writing.
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Name:	Jeanne Cardinale
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: ; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Business; Other: Self-help
Writing Formats:	Novel; Articles
Name of Business:	Sew Creative Designs
Job Titles or Description:	Owner
Other Relevant Info:	As parent advocate for 2 children with special needs, Jeanne has supported a son with autism for the past 19 years at a time when the broader understanding of this diagnosis has been evolving. Promoting knowledge and awareness, she has made presentations about Asperger Syndrome/Autism including strategies that inspire success. A participant in training sessions, therapies, and medical/educational interventions, she has networked with and supported other parents whose children share a similar diagnosis. Having earned a B.S. in Business Administration, she owns a small business. Through writing she is looking to assist caregivers who support individuals on the spectrum. She is past President and Secretary of the CAC of St. Louis.
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Name:	Curtis Christopher Comer
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: Erotica; Historical Fiction
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Essays
Website:	www.curtischristophercomer.wordpress.com
Other Relevant Info:	Published Short Stories Country Legend, from Starfcker, Alyson Books, 2001 The Warlock of SOMA, from Ultimate Gay Erotica, Alyson Books, 2005 Ruins, from Best Gay Love Stories, Alyson Books, 2005 Cakes and Ale, from Dorm Porn, Alyson Books, 2006 The Buyer, from Ultimate Gay Erotica, Alyson Books, 2006 Winter, from Best Gay Love Stories, Alyson Books, 2006 Curious, from Ultimate Gay Erotica, Alyson Books, 2007 Joey, from My First Time, Volume Five, Alyson Books, 2007 The Right Thing, from Best Gay Love Stories: Summer Flings, Alyson Books, 2007 Summertime, from Fast Balls, Alyson Books, 2007 Bibliophile, from Dorm Porn II, Alyson Books, 2007 The Devil’s Spear, from Treasure Trails, Alyson Books, 2007 The Third Man, from Ultimate Gay Erotica, Alyson Books, 2008 Trans-Atlantic, 1955, from Cruise Lines, Alyson Books, 2008 No Stranger to Trouble, from How the West was Done, Ravenous Romance, 2009 *Written under the pseudonym Pristine Presson Published Novels Wonderland, Ravenous Romance, 2009 (Co-authored with Adam Carpenter and Jeff Wilcox) Midnight Whispers: the Blake Danzig Chronicles, Bold Strokes Books, 2010 Unpublished Novels The Idiot in the Mirror (written 2007-2008) The Elephant Gate (written 2009) Ghost of a Chance: the Blake Danzig Chronicles (written 2010) Other Writing Credits (Not Quite) Out to Pasture, weekly column for The Vital Voice, St. Louis, MO (Soon to be published as a series of essays by Walrus Publishing)
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Name:	Brad Cook
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Fantasy; Historical Fiction; Business; Drama
Writing Formats:	Novel; Scripts; Business Formats; Short Stories
Website:	www.bradrcook.com www.reidcook.com
Other Relevant Info:	Freelance Technical Writer - Fantasy and Historical Adventure Writer - I am currently seeking representation for my novels. Two of my plays have been performed on stage.
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Name:	Jeffery Copeland
Writing Genres:	Biography; Non-fiction (other than biographical)
Writing Formats:	Novel
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Name:	Angela Covington
Writing Genres:	Memoir
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Essays
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Name:	Jeannine Dahlberg
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Business; Other: Speeches
Writing Formats:	Novel; Business Formats; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Articles
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Name:	Diana Davis
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction
Writing Formats:	Novel
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Name:	Jamil Davis
Writing Genres:	Memoir; Biography; Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Personal Journals
Job Titles or Description:	Deputy Juvenile Officer (DJO)
Other Relevant Info:	I am employed by the State of Missouri as a Deputy Juvenile Officer. I have worked Child Protection for over a decade. I hold an Associates from St. Louis Community College, a Bachelor's degree from St. Louis University, and a Masters from Webster University.
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Name:	Rebecca Davis-Keller
SLWG Position:	Social Media Coordinator
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: ; Drama
Writing Formats:	Novel; Scripts; Short Stories
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Name:	Tammy Day
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: adult fiction
Writing Formats:	Novel
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Name:	Amy De La Hunt
Writing Genres:	Non-fiction (other than biographical)
Writing Formats:	Articles; Other: social media/blog
Website:	http://mom22kids.wordpress.com
Other Relevant Info:	I'm a freelance writer and editor specializing in families, local events, food, restaurants and nightlife. In the past few months, I've written for a variety of publications and Web sites, including Alive magazine, Gayot.com, the Olin School of Business at Washington University and St. Louis Kids Magazine, where I'm the contributing editor. In addition, I perform a variety of editorial services for local businesses and nonprofits. On my blog, STL Free For All, I keep parents abreast of kid-friendly, low-cost activities and events in the metro area.
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Name:	Jenni De La Torre
Writing Genres:	Memoir; Biography; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Poems/Songs; Personal Journals
Name of Business:	For Jens Sake
Job Titles or Description:	Blogger, Writer, Poet
Website:	http://forjenssake.wordpress.com
Other Relevant Info:	I am a married mother of two teenage children. I have always enjoyed writing dating all the way back to high school. I always did quite well in an Advanced Writing class. I began my family shortly after high school, and the first lesson I learned being the mother of a newborn is, writing needed to take a backseat. I did, however, manage to teach myself Spanish as a second language during my 9 months of pregnancy. I began writing again in 2010. First, poetry began to flow from my soul. News articles and a small biography followed. Finally, I began blogging about my life experiences and opinions. I have earned several accomplishments in the short period of time that I have been writing again; poetry contest trophies, published articles on both Technorati and Yahoo Associated Content, and blog awards from my peers. What started out as an outlet for me to express myself had turned into a want... no, a need to share my life adventures with the world. I have always been an advocate for awareness groups but, after recently losing my sister to Cancer three days after her diagnosis, I became more focused on spreading awareness of this horrible plague that is slaughtering so many loved ones. I also spread awareness of child abuse, being a child abuse survivor myself. Knowledge is power and people cannot fully understand something if nobody speaks about it. My dream is to finish two biographies; one for my sister and one for myself. If I become a published author it would be magnificent but, I will be just as contented if all I ever achieve is to touch just one person's soul so deeply that their life is forever altered.
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Name:	Jaclyn Devey
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Sci-Fi, Romance, Fantasy; Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Poems/Songs
Other Relevant Info:	BA in Creative Writing, 2009 winner of the SLWG Writers Contest
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Name:	Marguerite Dillworth
Writing Genres:	Memoir; Poetry/Song Lyrics; Drama
Writing Formats:	Novel; Scripts; Short Stories; Poems/Songs
Name of Business:	Priceless Pearl Publishing
Job Titles or Description:	CEO
Website:	www.pricelesspearl.net
Other Relevant Info:	Former law school student and newcomer to the literary scene, Marguerite Dillworth has been featured on the internet marketing site www.pricelesspearl.net. Ms. Dillworth seeks representation on a range of material she has amassed over the last few decades, from children’s books to a compilation of short stories. She also works, from time to time, on her artistic blogs: “The Seeker” and “I Thought Destroying the Body Was the Point.” Ms. Dillworth received her B.A. in Political Science from Washington University in St. Louis. She has been officially published in Phi Alpha Delta’s fall 2009 issue of The Reporter.
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Name:	Patricia DiMercurio
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Historical Fiction
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories
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Name:	Susan Dipert
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: ; Poetry/Song Lyrics; Drama
Writing Formats:	Novel; Scripts; Short Stories; Poems/Songs
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Name:	Gerald Dlubala
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Mystery, Thriller, Horror
Writing Formats:	Novel
Website:	www.linkedin.com/in/geralddlubala
Other Relevant Info:	Since 1989, Gerald Dlubala, a lifelong St. Louis resident, has been writing about topics including health and wellness, education, family matters, and the wonder, humor, and lessons of everyday life. His work has been published in St. Louis Parent Magazine, St. Louis Post Dispatch, St. Louis Suburban Journals, High Performance Human/Achieve Magazine, St. Louis Commercial Journal, and St. Louis CEO Magazine. His short story, “Drops of Inspiration” was published by “Chicken Soup For the Soul, Inspirational Stories”, in August, 2010. He was also a photographic contributor to “Rollin’ On The River”, the history of the S.S. Admiral.
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Name:	William Donius
Writing Genres:	Non-fiction (other than biographical); Other: Blog-Huffington Post
Writing Formats:	Novel; Business Formats; Articles; Other: Blog
Other Relevant Info:	Mr. Donius attended Tulane University and the A.B. Freeman School of Business and the Kellogg School at Northwestern University then spent the next thirty years working in both California and Missouri in the corporate world in the areas of management consulting, public relations, health care, television production and banking. At age 50, Mr. Donius chose to depart the corporate world in order to devote full time energies to his passions of writing, serving on community boards and advocating for human rights issues. Mr. Donius was appointed to serve a two-year term on the U.S. Federal Reserve Board- TIAC Council in Washington, D.C. in 2008. In addition he serves on a number of additional boards including the St. Louis Art Museum, Barnes Jewish Hospital Foundation, Maryville University, Forest Park Forever, ARCHS (Area Resources for Community Human Services). In addition to community service, Donius is currently in the process of writing a non-fiction book, writing for the Huffington Post, and advocating for human rights issues in essays, senate testimony and speeches. Donius spent nearly twenty of his thirty years in the corporate world at Pulaski Bank in St. Louis. He led Pulaski Bank through an initial public offering in 1998 and stayed on for an additional twelve years as the Chairman and CEO. During his tenure the bank grew eight fold in size to $1.4 billion in assets, was ranked one of the top performing small banks in the country by SNL, voted Best Place to work in St. Louis in 2007 by the STL Business Journal and received a Torch Award in 2008 from the Better Business Bureau for excellence in ethics and customer service. During his tenure as CEO of the bank, Donius was involved in chairing numerous community events and fundraisers, served on the Regional Business Council, the board of the Missouri Bankers Association, served as the Chairman of the national trade group, America’s Community Bankers (profit subsidiary). Donius was a frequent speaker at national banking industry conferences and contributor to an industry publication. He also served as an adjunct faculty member at the National Banking School in Fairfield, CT. The St. Louis Business Journal cited him as one of the most Influential St. Louisans in 2007. Mr. Donius received the prestigious Volunteer of the Year Award in 2007 from the National Association of Philanthropy, is the 2009 Equality Award winner from HRC in St. Louis and the 2009 awardee from the National Conference for Community and Justice.
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Name:	Ruth Donnelly
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Children's
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Articles
Website:	http://readatouille.blogspot.com
Other Relevant Info:	My passion is writing middle grade fiction (for ages 8 - 12). I lead a monthly write-in at Maplewood Public Library, and I share my thought about kid lit and writing on my blog, Readatouille. I'm represented by Kathleen Rushall of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency. I am also a member of SCBWI. By day, I'm employed as a special education teacher. I have a masters degree in Elementary Education/Reading.
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Name:	Stephen Duff
Writing Genres:	Historical Fiction; Non-fiction (other than biographical)
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Essays
Other Relevant Info:	I am a PhD biochemist; I received my BSc at Guelph University (Guelph, Ontario) and my PhD at Queen’s University. I have been a scientist for over 25 years and I have done extensive scientific writing. I am interested in broadening my writing sphere to include fiction and popular science articles.
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Name:	Deb Duffin
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Mystery
Writing Formats:	Novel
Publications:	Mismanaged Care (2011) ISBN-10: 1463554710
Website:	debduffin.com
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Name:	David Dumitru
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: Sci-fi, Speculative
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Essays
Website:	theophagousmonkey.com ,http://theophagousmonkey.blogspot.com/
Other Relevant Info:	Prior to taking up writing seriously, David had been a lawyer, a professional drummer, a house painter, and, now, a stay-at-home dad and what is known in the parlance as a trailing spouse. His stories have been published in ByLine and anthologized in Who Died In Here?(Penury Press, '04). He has also published on the web in the humor e-zine, Defenestration. Since the original profile was written, David's stories have appeared in All Hallows, Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine, Aeon Speculative Fiction, Future Fire, and one story, THe Midden, took third place in SLWG's fiction contest.
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Name:	Uma Eachempati
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories
Other Relevant Info:	M.D
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Name:	Mike Eagen
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Sci-Fi; Memoir; Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Articles
Other Relevant Info:	I graduated from St. Louis University with a major in English, took the traditional road into corporate life, and am currently a retirement consultant. I am not published but have a couple of works in progress and am interested in exploring and developing my talents through immersion in the Writer's Guild.
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Name:	Julie Failla Earhart
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Historical Fiction
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Personal Journals; Essays; Articles
Publications:	Home Sweet Home & Other Dangerous Places (2007) ISBN-10: 0615165168
Other Relevant Info:	Internationally published, award-winning fiction and nonfiction author Julie Failla Earhart has a bachelor's degree in journalistic and creative writing and a master of fine arts degree from the University of Missouri-St. Louis. She's had lots of stories, articles, and book reviews published around the world, including the U.S., India, and the United Kingdom. Now if she would get off her duff and quit teaching and freelancing, she would probably, maybe, actually, truly be entitled to be called a writer. BTW, she'd rather read and write than breathe.
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Name:	Rosalind Early
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: Romance; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Drama
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories
Job Titles or Description:	Assistant Editor
Other Relevant Info:	I work at St. Louis Magazine as an assistant editor. I have a master's degree in German literature from the University of Konstanz in Germany and a bachelor's degree from Washington University. I started a literature magazine and critique group while a student at the University of Konstanz and really want to continue writing/critiquing.
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Name:	Yvonne Elliott
Writing Genres:	Business; Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Poems/Songs
Other Relevant Info:	25-plus years of experience in journalism/public relations. volunteer/ member/ advisory board St. Louis Poetry Center; B.A. in Journalism/Public Relations; M.A. in Media Communications; self-published author, "Psalms of a Woman: Selected Poems and Reflections;"
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Name:	Patricia Feeney
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Memoir
Writing Formats:	Novel; Scripts; Short Stories; Essays
Name of Business:	Executive Expression
Job Titles or Description:	President
Website:	www.executiveexpression.com
Other Relevant Info:	I've built a career as a successful business writer, having won two Golden Quill Awards from the International Association of Business Communicators. In 2010 I enrolled in Lindenwood University's MFA program and will graduate in May 2012. Since 2010 I've served as managing editor of the University's literary magazine, The Lindenwood Review. Through my consultancy, Executive Expression, I provide editing services, as well as publicity and public relations for writers.
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Name:	Jody Feldman
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: children's
Writing Formats:	Novel
Publications:	The Seventh Level (2010) ISBN-10: 0061951056; The Gollywhopper Games (2008) ISBN-10: 0061214507 ISBN-13: 978-0061214509; CitySmart Guidebook: St. Louis (2000) ISBN-10: 1562615157 ISBN-13: 978-1562615154
Website:	www.jodyfeldman.com www.gollywhoppergames.com
Other Relevant Info:	Univ. of MO School of Journalism (BJ), member SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators)
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Name:	Annabelle Fogerty
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Name:	Deborah Forsythe
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: ; Poetry/Song Lyrics; Drama
Writing Formats:	Novel; Scripts; Short Stories; Poems/Songs
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Name:	Larissa Forsythe
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: ; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Poetry/Song Lyrics; Drama
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Personal Journals; Essays; Articles
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Name:	Angie Fox
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction:
Writing Formats:	Novel
Website:	www.angiefox.com
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Name:	Debbie Fox
Writing Genres:	Memoir; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Other: humor, feature articles
Writing Formats:	Novel; Personal Journals; Essays; Articles
Website:	www.debbiefox.com
Other Relevant Info:	An award-winning writer of creative nonfiction for fifteen years, Debbie has had essays published in various magazines, newspapers, and books. She's been a contributing writer for HeartLand Boating magazine for three years. Her first book, Living in My Skin, Even if It’s Purple, her story of living with an extensive port wine stain and of surpassing the challenges caused by her difference, is scheduled for publication this year. Currently, she is working on her second nonfiction book, Something About Rainbows, an account of the circumstances that led to the bizarre discovery her seven-year-old daughter had AIDS. A retired RN, Debbie continues writing, manages the publicity for her church, and enjoys her Coton dog, Kobe.
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Name:	Shirley Franklin-LaMar
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: ; Non-fiction (other than biographical)
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Essays
Other Relevant Info:	Current occupation - Nurse. Served in the military as active duty and reservist member. Novice writer, non-published at this time. Enjoy writing humorous essays and short stories with the hope of penning a book in the near future.
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Name:	julie fritz
Writing Genres:	Memoir; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Poems/Songs; Personal Journals; Essays; Articles
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Name:	Richard Fuegner
Writing Genres:	Other: Modern European historical writing -- non-fiction
Writing Formats:	Personal Journals; Other: Historical research
Job Titles or Description:	author
Other Relevant Info:	Graduate of St. Louis University Bachelor of Science in liberal arts 1959; Master of Arts in American history (research)1965; Asst Editor of the Social Justice Review 1971-76; author of "Beneath the Tyrant's Yoke: Norwegian Resistance to the German Occupation of Norway 1940-1945" and "Dawn of Courage: Dutch Resistance to the German Occupation of Holland 1940-1945" and "Mediterranean Reflections: a Sailor's Journal," a personal memoir of service in the U.S. Navy. Several articles published in the Social Justice Review and the American-Hungarian Review.I have just finished co-authoring a book entitled "Gaslight Square Illuminated" (local history, which will be published in Sept. or Oct. 2010 by Virginia Publishing Co., St. Louis, Mo.
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Name:	Donna Fugate
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction
Writing Formats:	Novel
Other Relevant Info:	I am a nurse but have always been a closet writer. I joined this group to find others who also love writing, reading, and talking about good books. I believe I have writing ability, but I have a lot to learn. I also need more discipline about writing every day to hone the craft and skill I need to improve.
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Name:	Gaye Gambell-Peterson
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: poetry, often with art; Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Poems/Songs
Publications:	pale leaf floating (2009) ISBN-13: 978-0-9748468-9-7
Website:	www.gayegambellpeterson.com
Other Relevant Info:	Most exciting news is my new chapbook, pale leaf floating, from Cherry Pie Press. Later this year (2009) another chapbook, MYnd mAp,will arrive from Agog Press. I have a B.S. in Design from the University of Michigan. Writing-wise, I have been a member of the St.Louis Poetry Center since 2001; served on the SLPC Board for nearly 4 years. I am an active participant in the women's poetry collective called Loosely Identified. I've been published and have won awards. Art-wise, I do work in various mediums; collage is my favorite. I have been included in juried shows at the Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles, MO. I also play around with my no-profit venture named: poet.head graphics, doing graphic designs, logos, book covers,etc. Recent customers have included SLPC and UMSL.
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Name:	Erin Garner
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Poetry/Song Lyrics; Drama
Writing Formats:	Novel; Scripts; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Essays; Articles
Other Relevant Info:	BA in English and American Lit., skilled with Adobe Creative Suite & Graphic Design. Skilled photographer.
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Name:	Renie Gemzon
SLWG Position:	Webmaster
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Biography
Writing Formats:	Short Stories
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Name:	Cole Gibson
Website:	colegibsen.com
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Name:	Sandie Grassino
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: ; Memoir; Historical Fiction; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Poetry/Song Lyrics; Drama
Writing Formats:	Novel; Scripts; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Other: Historical archival descriptions
Other Relevant Info:	MA + 30 Education, RWA, MORWA named to Marquis Who's Who in American-2005
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Name:	Dianna Graveman
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
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Name:	Peter Green
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Mystery, Thriller; Memoir; Historical Fiction; Biography; Business
Writing Formats:	Novel; Business Formats; Short Stories; Essays; Articles
Publications:	Crimes of Design: A Patrick MacKenna Mystery (2010); Dad's War with the United States Marines (2005) ISBN-10: 1-59663-501-0
Name of Business:	Greenskills Associates, LLC
Job Titles or Description:	Manager
Website:	peterhgreen.com/blog
Other Relevant Info:	A writer, architect and city planner with solid experience in positioning firms in the marketplace, his current projects include: --Promotion of his books, a family memoir of World War II, "Dad's War with the United States Marines," --Consultation with firms in writing, architectural design, promotion and construction, and --Preparation for the release in early 2012 of of his next work, a novel, "Crimes of Design," a Patrick MacKenna mystery, set in St. Louis during the highest flood of record. "Dad's War with the United States Marines:" Here is a new kind of World War II memoir�-a family narrative that relates the exploits of a low-ranking but resourceful nonconformist whose talents were lost on the military bureaucracy. In the spring of 1944 Ben Green enlisted in the Marine Corps with the intent of assisting the war effort as an officer in combat intelligence. He was 35 years old and left behind a wife and two small children. The vagaries of war, however, did not result in his anticipated officer training. Instead, Ben Green found himself training in the Marine infantry along with tough, angry kids, half his age. MOST RECENT PROJECTS "Dad's War with the United States Marines," James A. Rock & Co., publisher, The Seaboard Press (Florence, SC), 2005, ISBN 1-59663-501-0. This 116,000-word narrative nonfiction family memoir can be sampled and ordered at my website: www.petethgren.com PUBLICITY "Dad broke News of Japanese Surrender," prime placement of article by Harry Levins in the St. Louis Post Dispatch, August 14, 2005, as a result of promotional efforts for the current release of "Dad's War with the United States Marines." SPECIALIZED TRAINING, WORK EXPERIENCE, HONORS B. A., Architecture, Yale University, English minor. B. Arch., Washington University, St. Louis Fellow, Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) SAME St. Louis Post Distinguished Achievement Award, 2004. Horner & Shifrin, Inc., Engineers, Architects, Planners: 21 years' service; Vice Pres., 1988-2004. Certificate Program in Creative Writing, Washington University, 2004- Present.
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Name:	C. S. Haar
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Historical Fiction
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories
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Name:	Becky Haigler
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: magic realism; Memoir; Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Essays
Name of Business:	Silver Boomer Books
Job Titles or Description:	editor/partner
Website:	silverboomerbooks.com , laughingcactuspress.com, eaglewingspress.com
Other Relevant Info:	Becky Haigler is is retired from teaching Spanish in Texas public schools and was elected to two terms as president of the Shreveport Writers Club while living there, before relocating to St. Louis in 2011 for her husband's job. She was also juried in to the Artists Roster of the Shreveport Regional Arts Council in the literary category. Her poetry has appeared in local, regional and national publications. She has short stories in the anthology ABLE TO from NeoNuma Arts Press of Houston, and her own collection of magic realism stories, NOT SO GRIMM, was published by Laughing Cactus Press in 2009. Becky is an editor/partner with Silver Boomer Books and serves as author liaison for the company.
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Name:	Susie Herman
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: ; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Novel; Scripts; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Personal Journals; Essays; Articles
Name of Business:	St. Louis Community College-Meramec
Job Titles or Description:	Counselor
Other Relevant Info:	(any chance you have this saved from last year to use?) I am a counselor at St. Louis Community College at Meramec and love doing personal, career, and academic counseling for our diverse student population. I spent several weeks in Perdido Key this March (on my sabbatical) reading The Artist's Way on the beach, journaling, meditating, and writing a bit of poetry. I was in heaven!
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Name:	Justo G. Herrera
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Name:	Sherrie Hill
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Name:	Maurice Hirsch
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Poems/Songs
Publications:	Stares to Other Places (2004) ISBN-10: 1418433187; Roots and Paths (2004) ISBN-10: 1418493643; Taking Stock (2009) ISBN-13: 9780979329630
Website:	www.hirschwrites.com
Other Relevant Info:	Ph.D Accounting - Washington University (1977) Business Manager - Chesterfield Arts, Inc. Chesterfield Writers Guild
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Name:	Robyn Hogan
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: ; Memoir
Writing Formats:	Novel
Other Relevant Info:	MA-Speech Communication
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Name:	Chip Houser
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Writing Formats:	Short Stories
Job Titles or Description:	Registered Architect
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Name:	Patrick Howard
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Memoir; Business; Drama
Writing Formats:	Novel; Scripts; Business Formats; Personal Journals; Essays; Articles
Name of Business:	PatHow.com Freelance Services
Job Titles or Description:	Freelance writer
Website:	www.pathow.com www.thetvmanifesto.com
Other Relevant Info:	Pat Howard is a freelance writer in St. Louis, Missouri. His work includes television industry reporting and analysis, fiction, spec screenplays, and more. He has a B.S. in Professional Writing from the University of North Alabama.
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Name:	Mary Hughes
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Articles
Website:	www.christianpotpourri.com
Other Relevant Info:	Published guest columnist in St. Louis Suburban Journals about six times; story, "Porch Tea" in Chicken Soup for the Tea Lover's Soul, reprinted in Woman's World Magazine. Upcoming devotional in "The Upper Room" magazine Nov/Dec 2010. Work at the White House Retreat, a Jesuit led retreat center in South St. Louis County, part-time housekeeping. Part time On-Call staff for St. Louis County Enterprise Centers.
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Name:	Renee Hughes
Website:	squirrelb8.com
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Name:	Doreen Hulsey
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Sci-Fi; Non-fiction (other than biographical)
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Other: Research papers on education
Name of Business:	Hulsey Software
Job Titles or Description:	Software Engineer/Chief Web Architect
Website:	www.hulseysoftware.com
Other Relevant Info:	Computer engineer/Webmaster
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Name:	James Hulsey
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Sci-Fi
Writing Formats:	Short Stories
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Name:	Nicole Hulsey
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Fantasy
Writing Formats:	Short Stories; Essays
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Name:	Stephanie Hulsey
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Fantasy
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories
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Name:	David Ingram
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: Mystery; Drama
Writing Formats:	Novel; Scripts; Business Formats; Short Stories
Publications:	The Man Who Refused Spielberg (2009)
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Name:	Vicky Jessie
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Children's, Sci-fi; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Novel; Scripts; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Personal Journals
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Name:	Kathleen Kayembe
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Sci-Fi & Fantasy; Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Novel; Scripts; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Personal Journals; Essays
Website:	kathleenkayembe.com , kasekanvita.com
Other Relevant Info:	Certificate in Creative Writing (Washington University in St. Louis, 2010)
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Name:	Anthony Keeton
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Non-fiction (other than biographical); Business; Poetry/Song Lyrics; Other: Christian
Writing Formats:	Novel; Business Formats; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Essays
Publications:	No More Heroes (2012) ISBN-13: 978-1-937169-50-3; I Don't Need A Man (2012) ISBN-13: 978-1-937169-52-
Name of Business:	Anthony Keeton
Job Titles or Description:	Christian writer
Website:	www.cashmerecopywriting.com
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Name:	Linda Kelly
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Name:	Jayne Koh
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: Mystery and romance; Drama
Writing Formats:	Novel; Scripts; Short Stories
Other Relevant Info:	I recently retired from a 33 year career in communications with AT&T. Now I'm looking forward to exploring what was always my first love--writing short stories, human interest soties and screen plays.
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Name:	Melanie Koleini
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: Sci-Fi
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Essays
Other Relevant Info:	Research Assistant in the Dept of Physical Therapy, Washington University
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Name:	Jamie Krakover
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: ya sci fi/fantasy
Writing Formats:	Novel
Website:	jamiekrakover.blogspot.com
Other Relevant Info:	Jamie Krakover is an aerospace engineer who began recently exploring her creative side. She reads a lot of young adult fiction and recently completed the first draft of her first novel a ya scifi. In addition to reading and writing, in her free time she works on the official fansite for The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series by Michael Scott. She also produces, edits and cohosts a discussion based podcast for the series.
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Name:	Cathi LaMarche
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction
Writing Formats:	Novel
Publications:	While the Daffodils Danced (2005) ISBN-10: 1590804023
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Name:	Steven Langhorst
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Childrens; Memoir; Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Essays; Articles
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Name:	Suzann Ledbetter Ellingsworth
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: Mystery, Contemporary Suspense; Historical Fiction; Biography; Non-fiction (other than biographical)
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Essays
Publications:	Delta Blues anthology (short story contributor) (2010) ISBN-13: 978-1-935562-07-8; Once a Thief (2006) ISBN-10: 0778323005 ISBN-13: 9780778323006; Deadly Housewives (2006) ISBN-10: 0060853271; Shady Ladies: Nineteen Surprising and Rebellious American Women (2006) ISBN-10: 0765308274; Let Sleeping Dogs Lie (2009) ISBN-10: 0778326365 ISBN-13: 9780778326366; Halfway to Half Way (2007) ISBN-10: 0778324508 ISBN-13: 9780778324508
Website:	www.suzannledbetter.com
Other Relevant Info:	Writing, editing, manuscript development services
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Name:	Morton Levy
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Name:	Andrea Lewis
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: Fantasy
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories
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Name:	Kim Lozano
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Memoir; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Personal Journals; Essays; Articles
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Name:	Heather Luby
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Essays
Job Titles or Description:	Writer
Other Relevant Info:	Heather Luby holds a BA in English Literature from Drury University and an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University Los Angeles where she studied fiction in mentorship with Leonard Chang, Susan Taylor Chehak and Frank Gaspar. Her work has most recently appeared in Word Riot, The Citron Review, Travel by the Books and Annotation Nation. She is currently feverishly revising her novel Laws of Motion. When not conversing with the characters of her imagination, she can found wrangling two willful and beautiful daughters around the suburbs of St. Louis, MO, and most certainly drinking strong coffee.
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Name:	Bruce Lucas
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Memoir; Historical Fiction
Writing Formats:	Novel
Website:	http://rustbeltchronicles.com/
Other Relevant Info:	Finished draft of first novel, "A Year for Kristine" on November 27, 2011. 254,000 words, 43 Chapters, approximately 600 ages. "A Year for Kristine" is a novel of a young girl transformed through turbulence and the often violent events of the 60's in a dying mill tow. Although some of my readers think there are similarities between Kristine and Lisbeth Salander, I don't see it. Both feature strong female heroines, but my work was virtually complete before I ever heard of Steig Larsson. - It's a woman's novel with strong female characters. - It's lead character overcomes the kind of violence that is all too typical of growing up in America. - It's set in the 60's -- the crucible for a majority of adult women readers.
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Name:	David Lucas II
SLWG Position:	VP-Membership
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Science Fiction and Horror; Business; Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Essays
Website:	www.davidalanlucas.com
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Name:	David Lupo
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: ; Drama
Writing Formats:	Novel; Scripts; Short Stories
Other Relevant Info:	BSBA, JD, Mo Bar - St. Louis Bar Assoc.A
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Name:	John Lutz
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: mystery/crime
Writing Formats:	Novel
Publications:	In for the Kill (2007) ISBN-13: 9780786018437
Website:	www.johnlutzonline.com
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Name:	Shawntelle Madison
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Name:	Shawn Mahoney
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Sci-Fi Fantasy; Business
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories
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Name:	Jason Makansi
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Name:	Gerry Mandel
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Memoir; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Business; Drama
Writing Formats:	Novel; Scripts; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Other: commentary
Publications:	Shadow and Substance: My Time with Charlie Chaplin (2010) ISBN-13: 978-0-9845984-1-0; Where the Mountain Takes Me (2010) ISBN-13: 978-0-9845984-1-0
Name of Business:	proCreative
Website:	2oldguystalkbeer.com
Other Relevant Info:	Jazz fan, play piano/keyboards, Charlie Chaplin fanantic, writer/producer of documentaries and videos, advertising/marketing writer, tennis/biking/hiking.
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Name:	Michelle Mason
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Middle Grade Children's Fiction; Business
Writing Formats:	Novel; Business Formats
Website:	www.linkedin.com/in/michellemasonapr www.twitter.com/michel leimason
Other Relevant Info:	Michelle Mason, APR, has more than 10 years of experience in public relations. She currently is doing freelance PR and working on her second novel, which is a middle grade adventure story. She is a member of PRSA and has earned several awards for media relations, PR writing and planning. She holds a bachelor's degree in English from Baylor University and earned the Accredited in Public Relations designation from PRSA in 2007.
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Name:	Roselyn Mathews
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Name:	Jeff May
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: ; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Business; Poetry/Song Lyrics; Other:
Writing Formats:	Novel; Business Formats; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Essays; Other: Book Reviews
Publications:	Where the River Splits (2008) ISBN-10: 1-905988-71-0 ISBN-13: 978-1-905988-71-6
Name of Business:	St. Louis Stream Adventures and J. May Writing Services
Job Titles or Description:	Writing Coach and Fly Fishing gudie and instructor
Website:	www.askwritefish.com
Other Relevant Info:	Jeff May/Jeffrey Penn May has published many short stories, poems, and articles, and he has won several short fiction awards. His work has appeared in the US, UK, and Canada. His story “The Wells Creek Route” is a 2009 nominee for a Pushcart Prize. Jeff rafted the Mississippi, searched for artifacts in Mexico, and climbed mountains from Alaska to Colombia. His adventures provided expertise and inspiration for the diverse settings in his novel "Where the River Splits." Jeff teaches writing and fly-fishing in and around St. Louis, Missouri. Contact Jeff through his website www.askwritefish.com.
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Name:	Courtney McDermott
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: Children's; Memoir; Business; Drama
Writing Formats:	Novel; Scripts; Short Stories; Personal Journals; Essays
Other Relevant Info:	I received an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Notre Dame. I currently teach high school English at MICDS.
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Name:	Ellen McGirt
Writing Genres:	Other: Full time business journalist, Fast Company Magazi
Writing Formats:	Novel; Articles
Job Titles or Description:	Senior writer
Website:	Fastcompany.com
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Name:	Connie McIntyre
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Name:	Kristen McLain
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: ; Biography; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Business; Other: copy writing
Writing Formats:	Novel; Business Formats; Short Stories; Personal Journals; Essays; Articles
Name of Business:	Kris the Scribbler
Job Titles or Description:	owner
Website:	www.kristhescribbler.com
Other Relevant Info:	I am a copywriter for business, creating online and print copy to help a business thrive. My copy writing strengths include content which attracts a specific audience through emotion, pov, voice and style. My fiction interests include romance fiction, women's fiction, and fantasy. Nonfiction interests include biographies, essays and self-help articles and topics.
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Name:	Melody Meiners
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Historical Fiction; Biography; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Drama
Writing Formats:	Novel; Scripts; Short Stories; Personal Journals; Essays; Articles; Other: Blogging
Name of Business:	Melody Meiners Creative
Job Titles or Description:	Freelance Writer and Editor, Interactive Media Strategist
Website:	http://girlsguidetothegalaxy.com , http://stlfamilylife.com, http://melodymeiners.com, http://stlouiswomeninmedia.com
Other Relevant Info:	Melody Meiners is a freelance writer, editor and SEO copywriter. She started her own writing and interactive media consulting business in 2009 where she works with small businesses to bring their stories online. She is the founder and managing editor of an online women's magazine, a partner and editor for an online parenting magazine, a freelance contributor to Alive Magazine, and a freelance education writer for St Louis Kids Magazine. She is also the founder and president of St. Louis Women in Media, a non-competitive networking organization for female media practitioners that provides quarterly educational programming.
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Name:	Dave Melies
Writing Genres:	Non-fiction (other than biographical); Poetry/Song Lyrics; Other: outdoor
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Essays
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Name:	Mary Menke
SLWG Position:	Vice-President
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Memoir; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Business; Poetry/Song Lyrics; Other: Personal Essay; Humorous Essay
Writing Formats:	Business Formats; Poems/Songs; Essays; Articles
Publications:	The Light at the End of the Tunnel: Coming Back to Life After a Spouse Dies (2006) ISBN-10: 1-4259-4421-3
Name of Business:	WordAbilities LLC
Job Titles or Description:	Owner and President
Website:	www.WordAbilities.com
Other Relevant Info:	B.S. Communications/Journalism, St. Louis University; Certificate in Broadcast Journalism, Maryville University; MBA, Lindenwood University. Member: South County Toastmasters; National Association of Women Writers; National Speakers Association; Erma Bombeck Humor Writers. Facilitate online Effective Essay Writing classes for Axia College of University of Phoenix.
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Name:	Susie Meyer
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Name:	Joshua Miller
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Fantasy
Writing Formats:	Novel
Other Relevant Info:	I'm looking to join back into my writers fantasy group. I've been on internship in northern illinois for the last year.
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Name:	Lisa Miller
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Humor
Writing Formats:	Essays
Name of Business:	Walrus Publishing, Inc.
Job Titles or Description:	Publisher
Website:	www.walruspublishing.com
Other Relevant Info:	I own Walrus Publishing, Inc. My company is focused on working with new writers in the St. Louis metro-area and bringing their work to St. Louis readers.
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Name:	Jud Miner
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
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Name:	Pierre J Moeser
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction:
Writing Formats:	Short Stories
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Name:	Liz Moloney
Writing Genres:	Memoir
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Name:	Judy Moresi
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: Mystery; Historical Fiction; Non-fiction (other than biographical)
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Articles
Publications:	Widow's Walk (2010) ISBN-10: 160318208X ISBN-13: 978-1603182089
Website:	www.judymoresi.com
Other Relevant Info:	Member of MWH, SINC, Saturday Writers, Heartland Writers.
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Name:	Ralph Moritz
Writing Genres:	Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Poems/Songs
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Name:	Mary Ann Mott
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Mystery; Non-fiction (other than biographical)
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Essays
Other Relevant Info:	I have written for more than 30 years for the military (as a profession) and have had stories published in both military and civilian publications.
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Name:	W.E. Mueller
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Name:	Warren Mueller
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Other: Christian Fiction & Non-Fiction
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Articles
Publications:	Truth Seeker: Straight Talk From The Bible (2007) ISBN-10: 158982402 ISBN-13: 9781589824027
Name of Business:	CrossLink
Job Titles or Description:	Author & Environmental Manager
Website:	www.warrenmueller.com
Other Relevant Info:	Chicago Writers Guild, Master Science Limnology University of Wisconsin, 1975 Certified Hazardous Materials Manager Master Level 1988
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Name:	Keith Mullen
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Sci-Fi, Adventure/Fantasy, Young Adult; Historical Fiction; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Business
Writing Formats:	Novel; Business Formats; Essays; Articles
Name of Business:	St. Louis Community College
Job Titles or Description:	Senior Project Associate
Other Relevant Info:	For the last decade, I have been employed as a grant writer for cultural institutions and non-profits in the St. Louis area, including the Zoo and Science Center. In this capacity, I have written not only numerous successful grant proposals, but also brochures, white papers, VIP speeches, web content, annual reports, newsletters, etc. Without exaggeration, I can say that my skill in these areas is highly respected, indeed sought after, by colleagues in the field of non-profit communications/fund-raising. Of course, the very nature of such business writing limits creative growth and I find myself seeking other outlets for my abilities. Like most writers, I find it is always satisfying to see my work in print, but as I am essentially a ‘ghost writer’, my name is rarely, if ever, associated with it. This is a circumstance I wish someday to change! The St. Louis Writer’s Guild was suggested to me by a friend as a potential valuable resource to this end. A native St. Louisan, I earned a BA in English from Truman State. I edited and contributed to literary magazines in junior high and high school, and was even told by college professors/advisors that my work was publishable. What happened? I suppose you could say that life intervened in a number of unexpected ways. But the itch to pursue actual publication has always stayed with me.
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Name:	T. G. Murphy
Writing Genres:	Other: How-to books
Writing Formats:	Novel
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Name:	Dale Myers
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Name:	Nischita Nannapaneni
Writing Genres:	Other: My daughter likes to write short stories and poems
Writing Formats:	Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Personal Journals
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Name:	Jeanruie A. Neil
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: children's; Memoir; Historical Fiction; Biography; Non-fiction (other than biographical)
Writing Formats:	Articles
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Name:	Niki Nymark
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Poems/Songs; Essays
Publications:	A Stranger Here Myself (2008); A Stranger Here Myself (0000) ISBN-10: 9780974846873
Name of Business:	Retired
Job Titles or Description:	none
Website:	none
Other Relevant Info:	Niki Nymark: BA in English, MA in Urban Planning, MSW/LCSW in Geropsychology. Member of NASW, Missouri Writer's Guild,St. Louis Poetry Center, L.I.P.s. Awards from Wednesday Club, St. Louis Poetry Center, Amer. Society for Aged, have read at River Styx/Duff's, Focal Point, Owl's Eye, CRC, book stores locally & in AZ. Published one chap book, "Kavannot,"work appears in four anthologies, most recently published a chapbook with Marlene Miller, Mary Ann Kelly and Marilyn Probe, "Nothing Smaller Than Your Elbow," BlueStem Press, available at Left Bank Books.
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Name:	Gwen O'Brien
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: ; Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Novel; Poems/Songs
Publications:	Celebrity Rules (2008) ISBN-10: 1-58385-207-7 ISBN-13: 978-1-58385-207-1
Other Relevant Info:	BS in Public Relations from Bradley University (Cumma Sum), M.A. Human Development Counseling from Bradley University
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Name:	Linda O'Connell
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Memoir; Biography; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Personal Journals; Essays; Articles; Other: Anthologized in ten Chicken Soup for the Soul bks
Website:	www.http://lindaoconnell.blogspot.com/
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Name:	Tom Obermeier
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: ; Historical Fiction
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories
Name of Business:	St. Louis Wedding Dance Co.
Website:	www.stlouisweddingdance.com
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Name:	Lynn Obermoeller
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: Epistolary; Memoir; Historical Fiction; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Personal Journals; Essays; Articles
Website:	www.lynnobermoeller.blogspot.com
Other Relevant Info:	Former editor of Here's News!
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Name:	Geoff Partlow
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories
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Name:	Cliff Pass
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Fantasy - Epic; Other: Website Fishing Articles
Writing Formats:	Novel; Articles; Other: Website articles
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Name:	Ridley Pearson
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: crime/suspense, young adult fantasy
Writing Formats:	Novel
Website:	www.ridleypearson.com
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Name:	Rickard Pittman
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Sci-Fi, thrillers
Writing Formats:	Novel
Publications:	New Earth: Project O.N.E. (2011) ISBN-10: 0615499368 ISBN-13: 9780615499369; New Earth: The Search for Justice (2011) ISBN-10: 1466274247 ISBN-13: 9781466274242; New Earth: The Sedna/Kern Incident (2011) ISBN-13: 9781456606022
Name of Business:	Two Pitts Publishing, LLC
Job Titles or Description:	Author/Owner
Website:	www.rdpittman.com
Other Relevant Info:	Rickard, spent most of his early youth on farms in the Parker County Texas area. It was there that he was exposed to the rich heritage of story-telling, prevalent in the social structure of small town Texas. Weekly trips from the farm to the nearby town square afforded him the opportunity to sit and listen in on old men telling their stories of hunting and fishing. Occasionally, he would be rewarded with a story about a distant relative that was a horse thief, or an Indian fighter, and on one occasion a Texas Ranger. In his youthful excitement listening to these men spin their tales of the old west and their colorful lives, he never questioned the voracity of the story teller nor thought to put much of a test to the credence of their facts. He was fascinated by the art of storytelling, how the storyteller would stop and look away for a moment, then spit tobacco as if it were an exclamation point. Raise an eyebrow to indicate skepticism, drop their head and lower their tone of voice to show sorrow or regret. As all children must do, with regrets to Peter Pan, he had to grow up. After establishing himself as a top rate football player in high school, which in small town Texas is tantamount to Sainthood; his father took a job with McDonnel Aircraft in St. Louis and moved the entire family to Missouri his freshman year. His exposure to a large metropolitan city at first looked like it would thoroughly frustrate him; it was such a cultural shock. In addition, he had never seen so many people with such diverse backgrounds in one location at the same time. He actually saw an Asian up close for the first time in his life. Their eyes really were that way; he thought they only looked that way in movies. He promised himself after graduation from high school he would not sit still until he had seen this wonderful world with all it had to offer. After a four year stint in the Air Force during the Vietnam War he returned to civilian life and completed his degree in Accounting and Finance at the University of Missouri. For the next thirty years he worked in the investment and banking world. But he traveled the world from continent to continent taking in both the interesting and unusual. He suppressed his hidden desire to write for over forty years, until he sat down in the summer of 2008 and wrote two novels, spending the next three years revising the books. It wasn’t until 2011 that he engaged a professional editor to prepare the books for publication. His first efforts at storytelling produced a trilogy, New Earth: Project O.N.E., New Earth: The Search for Justice, and New Earth: The Sedna/Kern Incident. R.D. Pittman is a storyteller and carries on the tradition he learned as a youth growing up in rural Texas.
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Name:	Gabriela Popa
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Historical Fiction
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories
Publications:	Casa lui Kafka (2007) ISBN-10: 9737622421 ISBN-13: 978-9737622426 ; Kafka's House (2007) ISBN-13: 2940011863349
Website:	www.amazon.com/Gabriela-Popa/e/B002TCU77I/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1 p_pel_1 , http://therighttopublish.blogspot.com/
Other Relevant Info:	Gabriela Popa is the author of historical fiction including "Kafka's House", a novel set in Eastern Europe. She lives in St. Louis with her husband. For more information about Gabriela and her interviews with other writers (all of them talented and really good-looking) check out her blog, The right to Publish, at http://therighttopublish.blogspot.com/ Links to some of the interviews Gabriela gave in the past are listed below: http://kindle-author.blogspot.com/2010/07/interview-gabriela-popa.html https://sites.google.com/site/noahkmullettegillman/home/noahan-author/noahan-author-issue-9 http://kippoe.blogspot.com/2010/09/gabriela-popa-interview.html
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Name:	Lois Prettyman
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Novel; Poems/Songs
Publications:	Seance at the Lemp (2012) ISBN-10: 9780984869404
Name of Business:	Mystic Hippo Media Publishing
Job Titles or Description:	Sole Proprietor
Website:	www.mystichippo.com
Other Relevant Info:	Current Occupation: Medical Laboratory Scientist, Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Degrees: BA Psych from Univ. S. Florida, Bachelor of Health Sciences- UMSL, Bachelor of Science in Clin. Lab Sciences, Barnes-Jewish College of Nursing. Owner: Mystic Hippo Media Publishing, Currently working on first and second books of general fiction.
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Name:	Diane Radford
Writing Genres:	Memoir
Writing Formats:	Novel; Essays
Website:	under development , will add when available
Other Relevant Info:	to be added
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Name:	Catherine Rankovic
Writing Genres:	Memoir; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Novel; Poems/Songs; Essays; Articles
Publications:	Island Universe: Essays and Entertainments (2007) ISBN-13: 9781595941947; Fierce Consent and Other Poems (2005) ISBN-13: 9781595940216; Guilty Pleasures: Indulgences, Addictions, and Obsessions (2003) ISBN-10: 0740733397
Name of Business:	Catherine Rankovic
Job Titles or Description:	Writer and editor
Website:	www.catherinerankovic.com , http://theconfidentwriter.blogspot.com, http://divinebunbun.blogspot.com
Other Relevant Info:	Catherine Rankovic is the author of Island Universe: Essays and Entertainments (2007), and Fierce Consent and Other Poems (2005). She received her M.F.A. in poetry writing from Washington University, where she has taught since 1989. Her poems and essays have been published in Boulevard, River Styx, The Missouri Review, The Iowa Review, Natural Bridge, The Progressive, St. Louis Magazine, and other journals.
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Name:	Patricia Richardson
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction
Writing Formats:	Novel
Website:	patriciarichardsoncharter.net
Other Relevant Info:	I did not begin writing until later in life. I am a graduate of Washington U, degree in Communications and Journalism. I have written for magazines, newspapers, and literary magazine. I have completed one novel (not published) and am beginning work on a second.
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Name:	Janet Riehl
Writing Genres:	Memoir; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Personal Journals; Essays
Publications:	Sightlines: A Family Love Story in Poetry and Music (2008); Sightlines: A Poet's Diary (2006) ISBN-10: 0595374999 ISBN-13: 978-0595374991; Stories to Live By: Wisdom to Make the Most of Everyday (2005) ISBN-13: 9781932361209; Hot Flashes 2: More Sexy Little Stories & Poems (2007) ISBN-13: 978-1-60461-397-1
Name of Business:	Rocking Triangle
Job Titles or Description:	Owner
Website:	www.riehlife.com
Other Relevant Info:	Janet Grace Riehl is an award-winning author, artist, performer, and creativity coach. She's placed three times as finalist for Poet Laureate of Lake County, California. Her poems, stories, and essays have been widely published in national literary magazines such as "Harvard Review" and the several anthologies, including "Stories to Live By: Wisdom to Help You Make the Most of Every Day". Janet moved back to the Midwest this summer to be closer to her father who still lives in the house he grew up in that his grandfather built on the bluffs above the Mississippi in SW Illinois.
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Name:	Berta Rosenberg
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction:
Writing Formats:	Novel
Name of Business:	Rosenberg Properties
Job Titles or Description:	Owner/operator
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Name:	Leah Rubin
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: children's; Memoir; Biography; Business; Poetry/Song Lyrics; Other: humor
Writing Formats:	Novel; Business Formats; Poems/Songs; Essays; Articles
Name of Business:	Leah Rubin
Job Titles or Description:	Freelance writer
Website:	www.leahrubin.blogspot.com
Other Relevant Info:	Retired from healthcare management, I now have more time for writing. Winner of the 2008 Erma Bombeck Writing Competition, with a 600-word humorous essay.
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Name:	Tom Russell
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Business
Writing Formats:	Short Stories
Name of Business:	Teradata
Job Titles or Description:	Vice President, Architecture and Modeling Solutions
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Name:	Steve Sagarra
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: ; Memoir; Historical Fiction; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Essays; Articles
Job Titles or Description:	Freelance Writer/Journalist/Historian
Website:	sassafrasgazette.blogspot.com
Other Relevant Info:	I am a freelance writer, journalist and historian from St. Louis, MO. With degrees in history from the University of Missouri, I have contributed to several encyclopedic projects, scholarly journals and websites, including the St. Louis Virtual City Project (www.umsl.edu/virtualstl), Encyclopedia of World History, Encyclopedia of U.S. Indian Policy and Law and Encyclopedia of the Industrial Revolution in World History. A former editorial writer for a community newspaper group, Newsmagazine Network (www.newsmagazinenetwork.com), I have written on topics ranging from socio-economic issues, local and national politics and international relations. More recently, I reported on the political scene in and around the St. Louis region as the "St. Louis Political Buzz Examiner" for Examiner.com. Additionally, my short story fiction and poetry has appeared in Sacred Twilight Magazine, Skyline Magazine, The Storyteller, Yesteryear Fiction and Midwest Literary Magazine. Over the years, I have held a colorful variety of jobs – dish dog, delivery driver, substitute teacher, archeology technician and bartender. In my spare time, I enjoy watching movies, sporting events, the company of my dogs and playing golf.
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Name:	Tricia Sanders
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Mystery, Romancs, Women's fiction
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Essays
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Name:	Julie Schloss
Writing Genres:	Memoir; Drama
Writing Formats:	Novel; Scripts; Short Stories
Name of Business:	Julie Schloss
Other Relevant Info:	Graduate of Southeast Missouri State with a B.S. in Mass Communications. Currently studying Human Resources at Webster University. Employed by the Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois as a Membership Development Manager.
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Name:	Brian Schmelig
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: ; Historical Fiction; Biography; Business; Poetry/Song Lyrics; Drama
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Essays; Articles
Other Relevant Info:	I have been a paramedic for fifteen years. I am currently enrolled full-time at Lindenwood University and will be graduating with a bachelors degree in communication in June of 2012. My goal is to switch careers to a occupation based mostly on writing/teaching/literature/history.
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Name:	Marvin Schneider
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Name:	Tara Schneider
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Children's; Memoir; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Poetry/Song Lyrics; Drama
Writing Formats:	Scripts; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Essays; Articles
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Name:	Teresa Schnellmann
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: science fiction, horror, children's
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories
Name of Business:	T.W. Fendley
Other Relevant Info:	Winner 2007 Writers' Contest-TuckerCon 9th NASFIC Archon 31
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Name:	Chris Simpkin
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Memoir; Historical Fiction; Biography; Non-fiction (other than biographical)
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Essays
Other Relevant Info:	BS Degree with Business Major.
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Name:	Hal Simpkin
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Memoir; Historical Fiction; Biography; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Business
Writing Formats:	Novel; Business Formats; Short Stories; Essays
Publications:	G-Eye (2009) ISBN-13: 978-1-60653-006-1; G-Eye (2009) ISBN-13: 978-1-60653-006-1; G-Eye (2009) ISBN-13: 978-1-60653-006-1
Other Relevant Info:	MS in Business Mgmt
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Name:	Neeti Sinha
Writing Genres:	Non-fiction (other than biographical); Other: Popular science/ New age
Writing Formats:	Novel
Name of Business:	Perceptions: Center for Higher Learning (by Neeti Sinha), LC
Job Titles or Description:	Scientist, owner of the company
Website:	www.perceptions.iwarp.com
Other Relevant Info:	Current: Owns a company: Center for Higher Learning (by Neeti Sinha), LC. Work involves writing books, articles, generating awareness on the current topics and consultancy. My current interest is in generating awareness on topics that pertains to our existence in relation to the universe. Using the modern and advanced concepts from physics and mathematics I am attempting to illustrate the logics of the operational universe, and why we see the way we see. Education and Affiliations: D.Phil./Ph.D.: Biophysics, University of Oxford, UK, 1998 Post-doctoral research: Theoretical Biophysics, National Institutes of Health, USA, 1998-2003. Assistant Research Professor: Theoretical thermodynamics, Johns Hopkins University, 2003-2010. Adjunct Teaching Faculty: Physics in Biology. Washington University, St Louis. January 2010-May2010. Awards and Recognitions: Felix Scholarship: D.Phil. scholarship, Oxford Univ. 1994-1997 Radhakrishnan Bequest: During D.Phil. studies, Oxford University, 1997 Post-Doctoral Award: National Institutes of Health, MD, 1999-2003 Marquis Who is who, 2008, 2007; Who is Who in Science and Engineering, 2007; Dictionary of international biography, 2007, Cambridge, UK; Leading scientists of the world, 2006, IBC, Cambridge, UK; Asia/pacific Who’s who, 2007; Strathmore's Who is Who, 2003; American registry of out-standing professionals', 2003., etc. Contributed several scientific articles and invited reviews in leading scientific journals. A few examples are below: I. Neeti Sinha & Ruth Nussinov (2001). Point mutations and sequence variability in proteins: Re-distributions of populations. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 98, 3139-3144. [was included in highlights of NCI research] II. Neeti Sinha, Mohan Srinivasan, Claudia A. Lipschultz & Sandra J. Smith-Gill. (2002). Differences in electrostatic properties at antibody-antigen binding sites: Implications for specificity and cross-reactivity. Biophysical J. 83, 2946-2968 [with Cover Illustration]. III. Neeti Sinha* and Sandra J. Smith-Gill (2002). Electrostatics in protein binding and function. Review. Current Protein and Peptide Science 3. 601-614. [An invited review; *author for correspondence] IV. Neeti Sinha (2011) Transcendental Numbers (an article on applied mathematics and physics). Submitted. V. Neeti Sinha, Sandeep Kumar & Ruth Nussinov (2001). Inter-domain interactions in hinge-bending transitions. Structure: Folding and Design. 9. 1165-1181.\ Invited Talks: "Thermodynamics in Macromolecules" George Mason University, 2001 National Cancer Institute, NIH, 2001 University of Wisconsin, Parkside, 2002 University of Nebraska, Omaha, 2002 Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, 2002 Johns Hopkins University, 2003 Indian Institutes of Technology, 2003 Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai, 2003 Jawaharlal Nehru University, N. Delhi, 2003 "Thermodynamics in Drug Design” Biophysics, Johns Hopkins University, 2005 Editing/Reviewing Invited editorial member for leading scientific journals; Reviewed scientific manuscripts for top rated journals, in the areas of Physics, Computational Biology/Chemistry and Structural Thermodynamics. Authored invited scientific reviews. Participations in Scientific Meetings Biophysical Society Meeting, San Antonio, 2003. Protein Society Symposium, San Diego, 2002. Protein Society Symposium, Philadelphia, 2001. Gordon Research Conference, New Hampshire, 2001. NCI Annual Structural Biology Retreat, Virginia, 2001 Structural Biology Symposium, Sealy Centre for Structural Biology, 2001. Gordon Research Conference, 2000 Structural Biology Symposium, Sealy Centre for Structural Biology, 2000. Protein Society Symposium, Boston, 1999. European Congress on Biotechnology, Budapest, Hungary, 1997 IUBMB Meeting, Edinburgh, UK, 1996 Book Authored: “Absolute: Multi-dimensional Being-ness”, Neeti Sinha (2006), iUniverse Inc.
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Name:	Rick Skwiot
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Memoir
Writing Formats:	Novel
Publications:	Christmas at Long Lake: A Childhood Memory (2010) ISBN-10: 0982859139 ISBN-13: 978-0982859131; Key West Story (2012) ISBN-10: 0983570507 ISBN-13: 978-0983570509; San Miguel de Allende, Mexico: Memoir of a Sensual Quest for Spiritual Healing (2010) ISBN-10: 0983570507 ISBN-13: 978-0982859100; Sleeping With Pancho Villa (2010) ISBN-10: 0982859120 ISBN-13: 978-0982859124; Death in Mexico (2010) ISBN-10: 0982859112 ISBN-13: 978-0982859117
Website:	KeyWestStory.com , KeyWestWritersLab.org, RickSkwiot.com
Other Relevant Info:	Award-winning novelist and memoirist Rick Skwiot is the author of the Hemingway First Novel Award winner Death in Mexico (previously published as Flesh); the Willa Cather Fiction Prize finalist Sleeping With Pancho Villa; the critically acclaimed childhood memoir Christmas at Long Lake; San Miguel de Allende, Mexico: Memoir of a Sensual Quest for Spiritual Healing; and, most recently, Key West Story. He has taught creative writing at Washington University in St. Louis and served as the 2004 Distinguished Visiting Writer at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Co-founder and director of the nonprofit Key West Writers Lab, he lives in Key West, Florida.
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Name:	Chris Smith
Writing Genres:	Historical Fiction; Biography; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Other: I am almost finished with my testimony
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Articles
Other Relevant Info:	I have completed my first book, now looking for literary agent. Any help would be appreciiated.
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Name:	Edward Smith
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Name:	Karalea Smith
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Scripts; Short Stories; Poems/Songs
Other Relevant Info:	I have a baccalaureate degree in theatre from the University of Missouri at Kansas City, and I am interested in pursuing my Master of Fine Arts in either creative writing or in theatre/playwrighting. I have written since I was very young, and although I know I possess the raw talent, I am looking for guidance and instruction on how to polish my writing in preparation for graduate school.
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Name:	Marissa Solomon
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: Romance, Fantasy; Historical Fiction; Business
Writing Formats:	Novel; Business Formats; Short Stories
Other Relevant Info:	I spent five years as a creative writing major in California and won my school's award for best writer. I also interned at Snow Magazine and National Geographic kids in London. I am currently attending school and preparing to start my own freelance business.
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Name:	Katrina Sommer
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Romance & Children's
Writing Formats:	Novel
Other Relevant Info:	Although I'm not a published author (yet), I enjoy reading all different genres and publications. I started a writing project to keep my mind active over summer break and I discovered how therapeutic and relaxing writing can be when there isn't a deadline or alternative agenda. I have a strong educational background; I earned my BA from Fontbonne University in 2005, a MBA from Maryville university in 2007, and I'm in the home stretch of my second Masters degree from Washington University on St. Louis. My formal writing experience is limited to local media sources such as the Patch, but I would like to expand my resume to include other publications.
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Name:	Matt Sorrell
Writing Genres:	Non-fiction (other than biographical); Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Scripts; Essays; Articles
Website:	www.mattsorrell.com
Other Relevant Info:	I've been writing professionally for about 11 years now. I'm a regular contributor to Sauce Magazine and have contributed to several area newspapers and magazines over the years. Currently I'm looking to expand and start writing essays and possibly delve into script writing.
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Name:	Mohnish Soundararajan
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Memoir; Historical Fiction; Biography; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Business; Other:
Writing Formats:	Novel; Scripts; Business Formats; Short Stories; Personal Journals; Essays; Articles
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Name:	Susan Spanel
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Mystery; Non-fiction (other than biographical)
Writing Formats:	Novel; Essays; Articles
Other Relevant Info:	Garnered multiple national awards for cover stories and articles.
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Name:	Donna Springer
Writing Genres:	Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Poems/Songs
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Name:	Harvey Stanbrough
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
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Name:	Anne Steinberg
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction
Writing Formats:	Novel
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Name:	Ed Steinmann
Writing Genres:	Memoir
Writing Formats:	Novel
Other Relevant Info:	I am a retired attorney writing a literary nonfiction book in the form of a letter to my son, which treats 12 dreams and one visionary (mystical) experience occuring over a period of 4 1/2 years, i.e., what it all means spiritually, psychologically, religiously.
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Name:	Marion Stevens
Writing Genres:	Business
Name of Business:	Productivity Plus Consulting, LLC
Job Titles or Description:	President
Website:	www.productivityplusconsulting.com
Other Relevant Info:	National Speakers Association member, Provide training seminars & workshops on productivity topics.
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Name:	Jennifer Stolzer
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Fantasy
Writing Formats:	Novel
Name of Business:	Jennifer R. Stolzer LLC
Job Titles or Description:	Sole owner and artist
Website:	www.jenniferstolzer.com www.threadcaster.blogspot.com
Other Relevant Info:	I'm a long time visitor. I read my constantly evolving YA Fantasy novel Threadcaster at Open Mic once a month. I am a freelance artist by trade, and a creative enthusiast by birth, anxious to learn, hone and perfect as best I can all the things I have skill for.
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Name:	Benjamin Strohmeyer
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Business; Poetry/Song Lyrics; Drama
Writing Formats:	Novel; Scripts; Business Formats; Short Stories; Poems/Songs
Other Relevant Info:	M.A. in English, B.A. in English, Minor in African-American Studies, B.S. in Poli Sci, Minor in History
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Name:	Eleanor Sullivan
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Non-fiction (other than biographical)
Publications:	Deadly Diversion (2004) ISBN-10: 1591330750 ISBN-13: 9781591330752; Twice Dead (2002) ISBN-10: 159133005X ISBN-13: 9781591330059; Deadly Diversion (2004) ISBN-10: 1591330769 ISBN-13: 9781591330769; Effective Leadership and Management in Nursing (2004) ISBN-10: 0131780948; Becoming Influential: A Guide for Nurses (2003) ISBN-10: 0130485195; Creating Nursing's Future: Issues, Opportunities and Challenges (1999) ISBN-10: 0323002390; Nursing Care of Clients with Substance Abuse (1995) ISBN-10: 0801678811; Assumed Dead (2006) ISBN-10: 1591331447
Website:	www.EleanorSullivan.com
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Name:	John Sullivan
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: thriller
Writing Formats:	Novel
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Name:	Magdalin Szabo
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Memoir
Writing Formats:	Short Stories
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Name:	Jim Tecu
Writing Genres:	Historical Fiction
Writing Formats:	Novel
Publications:	Voices of the Wright Brothers (2010) ISBN-10: 1-59330-680-9 ISBN-13: 978-1-59330-680-9
Website:	www.voicesofthewrightbrothers.com
Other Relevant Info:	New Book: Voices of the Wright Brothers by James T. Tecu For thousands of years man watched with envy as the birds soared effortlessly in the skies above. He was confined to the ground, unable to unlock nature’s secrets to the mystery of flight. Then in 1903, after four years of systematic scientific research, two unknown brothers from Dayton, Ohio had found the answer. On December 17, 1903, on the sandy shores of North Carolina’s Outer Banks, these two men became the first people to fly. In the new book, Voices of the Wright Brothers, you will hear Orville and Wilbur Wright speak and come alive as they unlock the mystery of flight in in this historical novel. The author, Jim Tecu was bitten by the aviation bug in 1979 and he started taking flying lessons. He became a pilot and later became the Publisher of the Midwest Aviation Journal from 1994 to 2004. Over the years he added ratings and eventually became a flight instructor in 2004. He also teaches pilot ground school classes at flight schools and at the community college level. He now has over 1,300 hours of flight instruction given to students as he helps them realize their dream of learning to fly. When asked why he wrote the book he said, “Over the years, I have read a number of books about the Wright Brothers all of which were non-fiction, historical accountings. Although I enjoyed learning the details of their work there was something missing. I wanted to “hear” these two men talk. What did they say to each other in their bicycle shop in Dayton or their shed in Kitty Hawk or their dining room at 7 Hawthorn Street?” That became his goal: to make the brothers come alive and become real people in his book, Voices of the Wright Brothers.
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Name:	Malinda Terreri
Writing Genres:	Drama
Writing Formats:	Scripts
Name of Business:	1 to 1 News, LLC
Job Titles or Description:	President
Website:	malindaterreri.com , 1to1news.com
Other Relevant Info:	To Give or Deceive A Tax Deductible Death
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Name:	Robin Moore Theiss
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Memoir; Historical Fiction; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Business; Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Novel; Business Formats; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Essays; Articles
Name of Business:	StLBooks
Job Titles or Description:	Owner
Website:	www.stlbooks.com
Other Relevant Info:	President, St. Louis Writers Guild; member, Missouri Writers Guild, Writers' Society of Jefferson County, Saturday Writers, St. Louis Publishers Association, River Styx; former board member, Missouri Writers Guild (2005-2006);currently Secretary of Missouri Center for the Book; Senior Consulting Editor, Boulevard literary magazine (SLU); owner, StLBooks, independent online bookstore. Honoree, Robin Moore Theiss Volunteer Award
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Name:	Marcel Toussaint
Writing Genres:	Memoir
Writing Formats:	Novel; Poems/Songs; Other: In English, French, Spanish
Other Relevant Info:	Read on NPR three times. Had open mike at Borders. Read in Universities, Cafes, Book Stores, Television, Radio
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Name:	Anene Tressler-Hauschultz
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Business; Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Novel; Scripts; Business Formats; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Essays
Other Relevant Info:	MA-Liberal Arts-Washington University, MA-English UMSL, Winner of 2 emmy's + numerous other awards.
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Name:	Mary Kay Tuberty
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction
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Name:	Patricia Tyus
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Crime and Mysteries
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories
Other Relevant Info:	I am a Trust Relationship Manager. I have a BA in Speech Communication and an MBA from Webster University.
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Name:	Thelma Urich
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Business; Poetry/Song Lyrics; Drama; Other:
Writing Formats:	Novel; Scripts; Business Formats; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Essays; Articles
Other Relevant Info:	President, National League of American Pen Women, 2006-2007. Member of NLAPW as both letters (writer) and art (painting); I lead writing workshops in St. Louis and Lebanon, IL. BA in Literature from Webster Univ.
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Name:	Star VanAllen
Writing Genres:	Biography; Non-fiction (other than biographical)
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Essays
Other Relevant Info:	Years of writing unpublished short stories
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Name:	Pamela Wallace
Writing Genres:	Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Poems/Songs
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Name:	Stan Wallach
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Name:	Tarah Walsh
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: Mystery; Memoir; Non-fiction (other than biographical)
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Personal Journals; Essays
Website:	www.cakewalklife.wordpress.com
Other Relevant Info:	Recent graduate from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a degree in English Literature and Journalism. I'm currently temping and doing contract work while looking for full-time employment.
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Name:	Laelia Watt
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Children's, adult short story; Memoir; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Personal Journals; Essays; Articles
Website:	farfromordinarystories.blogspot.com
Other Relevant Info:	I recently moved back to St. Louis in July of last year. For five years I was in Tucson, AZ where I attended The University of Arizona. In December 2009, I graduated with a BA in Creative Writing and Equine Science which proved to be a dynamic combination since training horses gave me inspiration for my stories. At the moment, I am attempting to forge ahead in my writing career. While my emphasis in school was Creative Nonfiction, I enjoy writing fiction, especially children's stories, and the occassional poorly executed poetry.
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Name:	Edward Wenzl
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Historical Fiction
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories
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Name:	Erika Whitfield
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Name:	Sarah Whitney
Website:	sarahsnotebook.com
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Name:	Diane Willis
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Name:	Jennifer Wills-Vannoy
Writing Genres:	Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Poems/Songs
Job Titles or Description:	RN
Other Relevant Info:	I am a registered nurse in a busy St. Louis ER. I am a full time student at SLU working toward my nurse practitioners license. I am a member of "On The Edge" Missouri Poet Society in DeSoto
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Name:	Paul Wobbe
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction
Writing Formats:	Novel
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Name:	Rebecca C Wood
Special Recognition:	SLWG Member of Distinction
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Name:	Ed Wright
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Name:	Michelle Yates
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: ; Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Articles
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Name:	Wendy Z. Glover
Writing Genres:	Mainstream Literary Fiction; Genre Fiction: Romance; Non-fiction (other than biographical); Business; Poetry/Song Lyrics; Other: Feature Writing
Writing Formats:	Novel; Short Stories; Poems/Songs; Personal Journals; Essays; Other: Journalism
Name of Business:	ZG Quinn
Job Titles or Description:	English Instructor/Freelance Writer/Editor-in-Chief
Website:	www.zgquinn.com
Other Relevant Info:	After receiving my B.S. in Journalism, I went on to become certified to teach English. I am a writing teacher and journalism adviser at a high school outside St. Louis. I am also working on my M.Ed with certificate in teaching writing, and work as editor for "Get in the Game, St. Louis," an online high school sports magazine. I have won awards as a writer in college, and as editor of my college newspaper.
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Name:	Carol Ziel
Writing Genres:	Memoir; Poetry/Song Lyrics
Writing Formats:	Poems/Songs; Personal Journals; Essays
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Name:	Nicholas Zurovec
Writing Genres:	Genre Fiction: Sci-Fi, Horror, Mystery; Business
Writing Formats:	Novel; Scripts; Business Formats; Short Stories; Essays; Articles
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