Janina Chung

Was born in Belarus in 1938 and came to the United States with her family through the displaced persons resettlement program in 1951. Far East of the Sun, her first novel, explores another side of World War II, that of a displaced person. Janina and her family endured thirteen years of life under communist oppression in Russia, forced relocation to Hitler’s Germany and its hellish concentration camps, and the confusion of post war displaced persons camps.

www.reededwards.com

Sheila Connelly

Is married with one daughter and three cats. She lives in a Victorian home in Massachusetts not far from Cape Cod. She’s been an art historian, Investment banker, non-profit fundraiser, professional genealogist and finally a mystery writer. Her novels in the ‘Orchard series’ have received excellent reviews. They are: One Bad Apple and Rotten to the Core.

www.sheilaconnolly.com

Shawn Cormier

Shawn Cormier was born in the small town of Southbridge, Massachusetts. He found his love for words early, reading the likes of Jim Kjelgaard, Jack London and J.R.R. Tolkien. He has a creative writing degree from Long Island University, Southampton campus 1989. His Nomadin series has received excellent reviews. He currently resides in East Brookfield, Massachusetts with his wife and two children.

www.pineviewpress.com

Cindy Davis

Lives in New Hampshire, amid the mountains, lakes and year round views. She always enjoyed writing and began at the age of nine. She has published over 150 articles and has written four novels. Her books are fantasy and mystery novels. They are: Voices from the Ashes, Final Masquerade, Circus Bandit, Desert Bandits, & Shadow Bandits.

www.cdavisnh.com

Anthony Giangregorio

Is the author of more than 20 novels, almost all of them about zombies. His work has appeared in Dead Science by Coscomentertainment, Dead Worlds: Undead stories volumes 1,2 & 3, Book of the Dead, and an upcoming anthology (Zombology), by Library of the Living Dead Press and their soon to be released Werewolf Anthology titled War Wolves.

www.undeadpress.com

M.E. Kemp

Was born in Oxford, Massachusetts where her family still resides. Her first novel Murder, Mather, and Mayhem introduced two nosy puritans as detectives, Hetty Henry & Increase ‘creasy’ cotton. The series is now on its fourth novel called: Death of a Dancing Master. She is married to Jack Rothstein and lives with Jack and two cats, Boris and Natasha, in Saratoga Springs, New York where every summer she touts tip sheets to bettors.

www.mekempmysteries.com

Michael Presutti

Lives in Massachusetts and has been writing since the age of 19. His book Last Words has already received rave reviews. He is presently working on the sequel called, Shadows and Ashes. He also has two short stories being published in anthologies that will be released shortly. Writers in the sky have done a Podcast interview with him that is currently online.

www.outskirtspress.com/lastwords

Rita Schiano

Rita wanted to be a writer ever since Santa Claus gave her a Tom Thumb typewriter when she was six years old. Since then she went on to write her first novel, Sweet Bitter Love, published in 1997. Her second novel, Painting the Invisible Man was released in 2007. Rita is working on her next novel being published by The Reed Edwards Company. Rita lives in Sturbridge, Massachusetts and runs a freelance writer/editorial service along with a radio show called ‘Talk to me.”

www.reededwards.com

David Schiller

Educated at St. Johns College, David Schiller has nearly 100 seminars on philosophical topics and presented numerous papers on Confucian philosophy. 16 years in the making, Schiller has brought us the discussions and conversations of Confucious.

Mary-Ann Tirone Smith

Mary-Ann Tirone Smith was born and raised in Hartford, Connecticut and has lived in Connecticut all her life except for the two years she served as a Peace Corps volunteer on Mt. Cameroon, an active volcano rising 14,000 feet above the West African equatorial sea. She graduated from Central Connecticut State College. Smith has published eight novels: The Book of Phoebe, 1985; Lament for a Silver-Eyed Woman, 1987; The Port of Missing Men, 1989; Masters of Illusion, 1994; An American Killing, 1998 and the Poppy Rice Mysteries (Love Her Madly, 2000, She’s Not There, 2002, and She Smiled Sweetly, 2004). Her memoir, Girls of Tender Age, was published in 2006. Smith is now working on a Civil War novel, and is presently considering an offer to write a book based on the TV series, “High School Confidential.”

http://redsoxmystery.blogspot.com/

Robert St. Marie

Has been telling stories his whole life. He grew up in a small border town in Massachusetts, where he now lives with his wife, two children and a pixie who likes to pretend she’s a cat. He enjoys writing, storytelling, hiking in the local state forest and going to the zoo. A great many stories have evolved from those trips. He has been published multiple times as a poet, but this is his first novel.

http://stmariebook.com

Morven Westfield

Morven is the author of two vampire novels, Darksome thirst and The old power returns, and a vampire-themed short story that was featured in an anthology called, Northern haunts. Morven is the webmaster for The New England Horror Writers (NEHW). She is a board member of Broad Universe, an international organization that promotes science fiction, fantasy and horror that is written by women. Morven lives in Massachusetts with her husband.