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She is also the author of the thrilling new novel, Forgotten Fairy Tales. She is currently at work on the sequel to this novel. Morgan attended two years of USC's film school before graduating from USC with a degree in American Literature. She is a teacher and freelance writer. As an avid reader with eclectic tastes, Morgan enjoys the opportunity to write and to educate others in the art of writing. Reviewed by Morgan Ann Adams  Reed Andrus is a talented writer, reviewer, editor and author with three private eye novels in the works. He became addicted to books at age four, suffered through parental misunderstanding of their value, changed genre direction – from science fiction/fantasy to mystery/thriller and historical fiction – and may have lost a bit of the associated sensawunda through military and personal experience.He has worked as a Special Deputy U.S. Marshall for the Treasury Department, held a private investigator’s license, worked as a bartender, bodyguard, retail merchant, and finally, as a telecommunications manager for the past 23 years. He shares his life with Chris, his wife of nearly 28 years, and together, they are the proud grandparents of beautiful 14-month-old Madison. Reviewed by Reed Andrus Reviewed by Marion E. Cason Reviewed by Andrea Collare
She is also a freelance writer, editor and researcher with a background in physics, aerospace engineering, and aviation safety. Her short-short Vanity Unfair appeared in the summer 1999 issue of The Flying Island. Her articles on the craft of writing have appeared in Keystrokes and Inkspot, among others. Reviewed by Lisa Eagleson-Roever Julie began taking writing classes in 1992. She has completed a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Her journalistic endeavors have included writing for The Tunica Times and The Women’s Voice of Saint Louis, a reviewer of fiction for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, as well as a plethora of newsletters and brochures. Creatively, she has published a short story that was included in Milliken Publishing Company’s CD-ROM Knowledge Works. Her work has been published in Steps Astray, An Archer’s Dream, Words and Dreams - Part XII, Watermark. Gigantic and Palimpsest. She is currently a freelance writer in the St. Louis area. Reviewed by Julie Failla Earhart
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Her current project is working on an autobiography which she hopes to complete in 2001. She lives in Newlands, Cape Town with her husband and three adult sons. She enjoys travelling in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia and Malawi. Reviewed by Faith Leslie
She currently works as the editor/webmaster for a non-profit organization in Washington, DC while calling Alexandria, VA home. She's edited and written for numerous corporate newsletters and magazines, and participates regularly in her local chapter of Sisters in Crime. Her web design business specializes in web sites for small business owners and mystery authors. Web site: www.thelima.com Reviewed by Maria Y. Lima
Susan has contributed an essay for an anthology called Living the Writer’s Life: Reflections, Memories and Advice to be published in September of 2001 by Tarcher/Putnam. A story titled "Stormy Weather" will be part of an anthology of mystery shorts compiled by the Mayhem in the Midlands convention, also slated for release in 2001. To prove to her dad that her Journalism degree from the University of Kansas hasn’t gone to waste, she has contributed nonfiction articles and interviews to such print and electronic publications as the Mystery Readers Journal, Romantic Times, and It’s Murder in addition to writing regularly for The Charlotte Austin Review Ltd. Having fallen in love with words very early on, Susan knew she wanted to be a novelist by age 19. Doing interviews, book reviews, and a regular column entitled "From the Trenches" for The Charlotte Austin Review is right up her alley, and she hopes that sharing her insights into the tricky world of publishing will inspire other writers to hang in there. Reviewed by Susan McBride
She is under contract for two booklets, Nutrition for Seniors and How to Market Your Mystery with American Books. She pens a monthly column entitled The History of Mystery for The Charlotte Austin Review and runs WSW Literary Service, an editing and critiquing service for novice fiction writers. Nancy has recently sold two of her mystery novels. SINNER'S SONG will be released in August 2001 and GRAVEN IMAGES in late 2001 or early 2002, both by St Kitts Press. For more of Nancy’s credits, visit her own Web site. Reviewed by Nancy Mehl
An avid mystery fan and freelance writer, editor of The Mystery Morgue monthly news and reviews, and Raven Feathers monthly newsletter, she is also the Department Head for Without a Clue, a division of the Electronic Writer's Group. An instructor for the Dallas County Community College District, she teaches job/skill development classes for women, and creative writing to retirement village residents. The devoted mother of five, ages five to twenty, she is finishing her internship for a Master of Arts degree in psychology and intends to pursue a PhD in criminology through Walden University. Reviewed by PJ Nunn
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She is the author of two children's books - Lucy's Games (Tafelberg, 1992) and Limboland (Via Afrika, 1996) - as well as countless short stories and articles. She is the recipient of the prestigious Quill Award (1993) and won the Bronze Medal in the 1992 Sanlam Prize for Youth Literature for Lucy's Games. Currently, Marie runs a school for street children and is involved in the Wordwise Reading Project, which entails writing reading cards for young readers, a project organized by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC). Highly respected in the SA writing and publishing world, Marie Thorpe is an honorary life member of the South African Writers' Circle and one of their official competition judges. Reviewed by Marie Thorpe
He is a retired forty-eight year old lawyer who practiced for twenty years, mostly in litigation. He was raised on Long Island, New York, and attended Cornell University, then Boston College Law School. In 1993 he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and battled his increasing physical limitations by becoming involved in computer use and technology. He is currently working on a second novel, Albertine's Leap, which he expects to have published in 2001. Read our two reviews of Unhealthy Boundaries Reviewed by Robert Tolins
He works full time as an Unemployment Insurance Hearing Representative for the Eastman Kodak Company. Phillip Tomasso III lives in Rochester, New York with his wife and their three children. He is currently at work on his next novel. The author can be contacted directly via email at: ptom3@hotmail.com Read our reviews of Mind Play and Tenth House Reviewed by Phillip Tomasso III
She has been secretary for Adams Bookshop in Durban for 28 years. She was recently appointed Chairman of the prestigious Professional Secretaries' Association of SA (PSA) for the Durban Chapter, and General Secretary of SABA (South African Bookseller's Association) for the whole of South Africa. Merilyn is the Editor of Wider Horizons, a magazine with a wide readership in South Africa. In 1999, she was asked to contribute to the latest Chicken Soup for the Soul, and was later interviewed on national radio. She is a reviewer for the SA Writer's Circle Newsletter and Writer's World. Her fiction and non-fiction works have been widely published in a number of national print publications such as Writer's World and Woman's Value. Reviewed by Merilyn Tomkins |
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