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- Mark Alan Griffis
Mark is a private banker, historian, and avid outdoorsman. A North Florida native he has always been drawn to the rivers, estuaries and secluded forests that define the natural beauty of Florida's First Coast. He currently resides with his wife and three children in St. Johns Florida. #FloridaWriters #AmWriting
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16 min - Mark Alan Griffis
Mark is a private banker, historian, and avid outdoorsman. A North Florida native he has always been drawn to the rivers, estuaries and secluded forests that define the natural beauty of Florida’s First Coast. He currently resides with his wife and three children in St. Johns Florida. #FloridaWriters #AmWriting
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16 min - Melody Dean Dimick
Award-winning author Melody Dean Dimick creates vivid wordscapes of the Adirondacks, Vermont, and Florida in her books. Dimick, the winner of three Royal Palm Literary Awards from the Florida Writers Association.
Melody is the current president of the Florida Writers Foundation—a not-for-profit organization fighting to eliminate illiteracy. She is also a member of the Florida Writers Association, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, the Florida Authors and Publishers Association, the Daytona Writers Guild, and the Florida State Poets Association.
17 min - Melody Dean Dimick
Award-winning author Melody Dean Dimick creates vivid wordscapes of the Adirondacks, Vermont, and Florida in her books. Dimick, the winner of three Royal Palm Literary Awards from the Florida Writers Association.
Melody is the current president of the Florida Writers Foundation—a not-for-profit organization fighting to eliminate illiteracy. She is also a member of the Florida Writers Association, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, the Florida Authors and Publishers Association, the Daytona Writers Guild, and the Florida State Poets Association.
17 min - Wendy Samford & April Carothers
As an educator, Wendy Samford, Ph.D. has a background in business and education and wrote her first book "Out of the Dark: A Direction for Change in Education" which led to a second book, "Creating a Culture of Support for Teacher Leaders: A Vision for Change and Hope."
Recently, she felt called to write a book about her daughter-in-law and her life growing up in the "system" of foster care, group homes, and lock-up facilities. The book, "Bloom Where Planted" by Winifred Grace and Ava McCarthy (pseudonyms), is filled with sadness and humor, defeat and tenacity, neglect and perseverance. Bloom Where Planted won Silver in Published Catch-all category and Gold in the LBGTQ+ category in the 2019 Royal Palm Literary Awards. Discover more at BloomWherePlantedBook.com.
17 min - Wendy Samford & April Carothers
As an educator, Wendy Samford, Ph.D. has a background in business and education and wrote her first book “Out of the Dark: A Direction for Change in Education” which led to a second book, “Creating a Culture of Support for Teacher Leaders: A Vision for Change and Hope.”
Recently, she felt called to write a book about her daughter-in-law and her life growing up in the “system” of foster care, group homes, and lock-up facilities. The book, “Bloom Where Planted” by Winifred Grace and Ava McCarthy (pseudonyms), is filled with sadness and humor, defeat and tenacity, neglect and perseverance. Bloom Where Planted won Silver in Published Catch-all category and Gold in the LBGTQ+ category in the 2019 Royal Palm Literary Awards. Discover more at BloomWherePlantedBook.com.
17 min - E.J. WenstromE. J. Wenstrom believes in complicated heroes, horrifying monsters and purple hair dye. She is an award-winning speculative fiction author of the Chronicles of the Third Realm War series, starting with FWA's 2016 Book of the Year Mud (City Owl Press). She is also a platforming expert with 12+ years' experience at PR firms and has served as a regular contributor to leading blogs including The Write Life, DIYMFA and BookRiot. She loves to address readers and authors alike. She has presented solo and on panels at everything from writer's association chapters to comic cons to top-tier conferences. E.J. was the Florida Writers Association 2017 Person of Renown. Visit her @ www.EJWenstrom.com16 min
- E.J. WenstromE. J. Wenstrom believes in complicated heroes, horrifying monsters and purple hair dye. She is an award-winning speculative fiction author of the Chronicles of the Third Realm War series, starting with FWA’s 2016 Book of the Year Mud (City Owl Press). She is also a platforming expert with 12+ years’ experience at PR firms and has served as a regular contributor to leading blogs including The Write Life, DIYMFA and BookRiot. She loves to address readers and authors alike. She has presented solo and on panels at everything from writer’s association chapters to comic cons to top-tier conferences. E.J. was the Florida Writers Association 2017 Person of Renown. Visit her @ www.EJWenstrom.com16 min
- Janice Hall Heck
Janice Heck, coauthor of Triumph Over Terror and ADHD: You've Got My Attention with Bob Ossler, is a retired educator. In her free time, she writes for, edits, and publishes a community newsletter; sings in the Margate Community Church choir; and collects old grammar books just for the heck of it. She loves travel, photography, cats, writing, blogging, blogging challenges, and life-long learning. Connect with her @janiceheck on Twitter, Janice Hall Heck on Facebook, and website www.TriumphOverTerror.com.
18 min - Janice Hall Heck
Janice Heck, coauthor of Triumph Over Terror and ADHD: You've Got My Attention with Bob Ossler, is a retired educator. In her free time, she writes for, edits, and publishes a community newsletter; sings in the Margate Community Church choir; and collects old grammar books just for the heck of it. She loves travel, photography, cats, writing, blogging, blogging challenges, and life-long learning. Connect with her @janiceheck on Twitter, Janice Hall Heck on Facebook, and website www.TriumphOverTerror.com.
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