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Ann Bell
Margie
Boyd
Dr. David Ciambrone
Joan Upton Hall
Joy Nord
Sylvia Dickey Smith
Name:
Ann Bell
Genre:
Fiction/Inspirational/Romance; Non-fiction/ Educational/ Technology
Speaking Subjects: Web 2.0 Tools for Authors; Researching for Fiction and/or Nonfiction Using Both
Online and Print Sources.
Fees/ Expenses: Negotiable.
Distance Author Will Travel: The issue is more driving in heavy traffic areas.
Biography: Ann Bell has 20 years experience as a high school librarian; 6 years experience as an online professional
development instructor and course developer for the University of Wisconsin-Stout; Masters
degree in Library and Information Studies from the University of Hawaii; Selected
for inclusion in the 2008 Contemporary Authors Series by Thomson Gale, a reference series that provides information on approximately
112,000 writers in a wide range of media, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, journalism, drama, and screenwriting.
Title(s) of published works:
Web 2.0 in Schools: Blogging, Podcasting, Vodcasting, Wikis, Moodles, and More
Handheld Computers in Schools and Media Center
Creating Digital Video in Your School: How to Shoot, Edit, Produce, Distribute
and
Incorporate
Digital Video in the Curriculum
Montana Skies
Montana
Mended Wheels
(8 individual novels both in paperback and large
print format)
Contact Information:
Email address: annamaebell@suddenlink.net
Website: http://www.annamaebell.com
Author Blog: http://annbell.wordpress.com/
Name: Margie Boyd
Genre: Non-Fiction/Children’s
Education (Learning Disabilities)
Speaking Subjects: Help for
ADHD or Hyperactive Child, Solutions
for Unusual Maladies, such as No Peripherial Vision, Disgraphia (inability to write), stiff walking and free of morning hassles.
Fees/ Expenses: No Fee
Distance Author Will Travel: 2-Hour
Drive
Biography: My book about specialized treatment for children with ADHD is
being published this year in order to educate the public about little known therapies.
After I took
the Dale Carnegie Leadership Course, I spoke to many clubs or organizations in Jefferson
County, including in-service teacher training at RegionV
Education Center, Beaumont ISD, night classes at
Lamar University, Rotary, AAUW, retirees,
church, and women’s groups, organized and taught genealogical research for libraries in Port Arthur
and Beaumont.
My past writing
has been on genealogy and/or historical research. For four years, I served as
editor of “Yellowed Pages,” a 60-page quarterly of the Southeast Texas Genealogical and Historical Society. I also served on the restoration of Tyrrell Historical Library, Beaumont, as well
as president of two patriotic organizations.
I also appeared
on TV stations in Jefferson County to
promote civic activities.
Title(s) of published works: Rigsby Relatives and Related Families of Foster
and Lawson (Genealogy) Notes from Kirbyville Banner, 100 Years. Vols. I & II (ca. 1200 pp., historical research) 100 Year
History of Kirbyville (60-page brochure for Kirbyville Chamber of
Commerce) (sold to raise money for city park playground equipment)
One
Chapter in Noble Generation, Vol. III
Contact Information:
Email
address:
MargieBoyd@verizon.net
Website: (none at present;
working on it)
Author
Blog:
N/A
Name:
Dr. David Ciambrone
Genre: Fiction/Mystery; Non-fiction/Poisions
Speaking Subjects:
Creative
writing; Writing a mystery; Writing
a novel—Permission to write badly; Forensics for Mystery Writers; Poisons for mystery writers; Murder 101 or What really happens when you kill someone and how to do it right; Developing Three Dimensional Characters--Breathing Life into Characters; Preparing a non-fiction book proposal; The Apron-the Humble Garment
Fees/ Expenses: Negotiable.
Distance Author Will Travel: No limit, depending upon travel assistance
for long distance.
Biography: Dr. David Ciambrone lives in Georgetown, Texas (a northern suburb of Austin) with his wife. Dave is a retired scientist and now writes non-fiction and fiction as
well as a newspaper column (Ask Uncle Dave) for the Williamson County Sun. Dave is the San Gabriel Writer’s League
Chapter President. He was vice president of Sisters in Crime – Orange County Chapter and is a current member of the
Sisters in Crime in Austin, TX. He is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Austin Mystery Writers and the Williamson County Coroners. Dave is
a Fellow, International Oceanographic Foundation. Dr. Ciambrone is also
a member of the Writer’s League of Texas, a member of the Order of Merlin of the International Brotherhood of Magicians,
and past President San Diego, California chapter. Dave was a Professor of Engineering at California State Polytechnic University at Pomona. Just recently, Dr. Ciambrone
was winner of the 2008 Barbara
Burnett Smith Mentoring Authors Foundation, Sage Award.
Title(s) of published works: Napa Nights, Pelican Cove, Castle Finlaystoke,
Left at Georgetown, Poisons Handbook for Writers. Dave has published 9 books including non-fiction.
Contact Information:
Email
address: mysterywriter5@msn.com
Website: www.davidciambrone.com
Author
Blog: www.davidciambrone.blogspot.com
Name: Joan Upton Hall
Genre: Fiction (mainly SF/Fantasy) and Nonfiction (mainly Texana and writing advice)
Speaking Subjects:
• Through the Eyes of a Judge: Making Contests Pay
• How to Write
a Novel Synopsis
• The Ultimate What-ifs: SF/Fantasy/Paranormal
• When to Show, Tell, or Leave the Heck
Out!
• Location, Location: A Sense of Place
• Flash-fiction to Novel Length: What Fits Your Story?
•
Top Three Self-Editing Techniques
• Bring Characters to Life with POV
• (Or talk to Joan to tailor a workshop
for your needs)
Fees/Expenses: Negotiable
Distance author will travel: Negotiable
Biography: “For 28 years of the last millennium,” Joan says, “I taught English.”
During that time she edited and cartooned a teacher newsletter that won national awards. Now a full-time freelance writer
and editor, she instructs writing classes and speaks to groups: civic organizations, book clubs, writers’ groups, libraries,
you-name-it. Her manual, Rx for Your Writing Ills, has helped hundreds of writers, and several writer newsletters carry her
columns. She has contributed other columns to the county newspaper and is the editor of a “writer to reader” newsletter
called Page Turners. She has published short stories (from Roswell, NM to Maine) and numerous articles in magazines as diverse
as Texas Highways, American Jails, and ByLine writers’ magazine. If you think that indicates a split personality, her
book credits run from historical nonfiction to the paranormal and urban fantasy. See cover images and free reading samples
on her website.
Title(s) of published work:
• Grand Old Texas Theaters that Won’t Quit
• Rx For
Your Writing Ills
• Arturo el Rey, 1st of urban fantasy series: Excalibur Regained.
• Ghostly Tales from
America’s Jails (anthology editor)
• Just Visitin’ Old Texas Jails
Contact Information:
Email address: jmuHall@aol.com
Website: http://www.JoanUptonHall.com
Name: Joy
Nord
Genre:
Non-Fiction/ Flowers; Fiction/ Historical
Speaking
Subjects: State Flowers and Trees: How they earned their title;
Florigraphy:
The language of flowers and their meaning(s).
Fees/
Expenses: Negotiable
Distance
Author Will Travel: Depending on honorarium, travel distance is negotiable.
Biography:
Joy Nord writes about ghosts and gloxinias, but not in the same book.
Her love of plants
and flowers prompted Joy’s first career into the floral industry. In 1985, she became one of the first certified florists
in the state. Her certification in Floral Design and Floral Management led her to become a Texas Master Florist the following
year. After spending over twenty-five years in floral retail, she decided to stop arranging flowers, and start writing about
them. Joy’s paranormal interest derives from unexplained events that happened many years ago. Joy is a member of the
San Gabriel Writer’s League, Austin Romance Writers, Texas Mountain Trail Writers, American Christian Fiction Writers,
and Writer’s League of Texas. She is also the North Texas representative for Byline Magazine.
Title(s)
of published works: Ghostly Tales from America’s Jails, State
Flowers and Trees: The Story behind Their Title (release 2009), Texas Haunted Highways (release 2009), Petal Talk (release
2010)
Contact
Information:
Email address:
Rnord@austin.rr.com
Website: www.joynord.com
Name:
Sylvia Dickey Smith
Genre: Fiction/Mystery
Speaking Subjects:
The Creating Series (workshop or single presentations)
· Creating
a Plot That Won't Stop
· Creating
Credible Characters
· Creating
Fiction From Real Life
· Finding
Your Voice
· Make
Your Readers HATE Your Antagonist
· Marketing
Your Work For Fun & Profit
· Mystery
Writing & Self Discovery
· Revise
Your Heart Out
·
Texas History: A True-Life Texas Civil War heroine
Fees/ Expenses: Negotiable
Distance Author Will Travel: No
limit, depending upon travel assistance for long distance travel.
Biography: Sylvia Dickey Smith draws from her training and experience as
a licensed psychotherapist as she develops characters in her tales of mystery and suspense. It’s been said that she
sees everything and misses nothing. She has a B.A. in Sociology and a M. Ed in Education Psychology. She founded her own business
conducting management effectiveness training, individual and marriage counseling, and assertiveness training for women.
Title(s) of published works:
Dance On His
Grave
Deadly Sins
Deadly Secrets
Contact Information:
Email
address: Sylvia@sylviadickeysmith.com
Website:
www.sylviadickeysmith.com
Author
Blog: http://sylviadickeysmith.blogspot.com
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