Kathy Akins began writing as a teenager, but her serious pursuit of the craft started when she retired from a 30-year career with the United States Postal Service. She has won several awards with her poetry, articles, and short fiction. Her short stories, memoirs, poetry, and devotionals were published in Blackbirds Third Flight, Prosateurs: Tales & Truth, and Yule Tidings. A love for history, family, and animals touches her everyday life and inspires her story ideas and characters. She lives in Oklahoma and shares her home with miniature longhair dachshunds. She is a member of Prosateurs, Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, and American Christian Fiction Writers. Visit her website at kathyakins.blogspot.com.
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Debbie Anderson wrote the suspense novel Friend or Foe, and recently published Lizzie, a story for pre-teens and young adults. A long-time storyteller, she has written and shared stories since she was a child. The oldest of eight children she used these stories to entertain her siblings as well for her own enjoyment. She learned the love of travel going on family vacations and spent eighteen years in the travel industry. As a result, she has been to nearly every state and six countries. She left the travel business after 9/11. Since then she has written business documents such as manuals and procedures for the electronic and oil industries. In addition to writing, she enjoys sewing, quilting, crafts, painting, and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She finds humor in everyday people and events and incorporates them into her writing. She writes short stories, memoirs, novels, children’s stories, and how-to books. She is a member of Prosateurs, Oklahoma Writers Federation Inc., Ada Writers, and Writing for Fun. She has been published in the Creations anthologies, Yule Tidings, Prosateurs: Tales & Truth, and other publications.
Wendy
Blanton started writing when she learned to string words into
sentences. She is the author of The Balphrahn trilogy. The first book, Dawn
Before The Dark, is available now. Her short stories and articles have
been published in Yule Tidings, Prosateurs: Tales &
Truth, Blackbirds First Flight, Blackbirds Second Flight,
and Blackbirds Third Flight. Currently, she writes epic fantasy
novels and short stories. She has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Business
Management from the University of Mount Olive, Mount Olive, North Carolina, and
served on active duty for the United States Air Force for eight years. When she
isn't writing, she can usually be found in her garden or puttering in the
kitchen. She lives in Missouri with her husband and cats. She is a member of Realm
Makers Consortium and Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc. and a founding member
of Prosateurs. Visit her website at wendyblanton.com.
