Rosi writes mostly for children, but occasionally writes for adults. With a middle-grade novel, a young adult novel, and several picture book manuscripts complete, all she needs is to find a publisher. (Don’t we all?) Her work has appeared in Highlights, High Five, and Humpty Dumpty magazines. She writes fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. Her story-poem “The Monster Hairy Brown” was published in Thynks Publishing (London) anthology 50 Funny Poems for Children. Several of her short pieces have won contests including second place in a recent CWC contest. She has two pieces scheduled for publication in 2018 —  an excerpt of her novel The Incredible Journey of Freddy J. will appear in the Noyo River Review, and her children’s story “Jack Grants a Wish” will appear in the March issue of High Five Magazine. She regularly write book reviews for San Francisco and Manhattan Book Reviews and on her blog found at rosihollinbeckthewritestuff.blogspot.com. Rosi has been a member of CWC for several years and is also a long-term member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators.

 

 

 

Cheryl Anne Stapp writes nonfiction California history. She is the author of Wild Wicked Woman – The Life of a Gold Rush Courtesan (2022); Rise, Ruin & Restoration – A History of Sutter’s Fort (2018); award-winning Before The Gold Rush – The Sinclairs of Rancho del Paso 1840-1849  (2017); award-winning Disaster & Triumph: Sacramento Women, Gold Rush Through the Civil War (2012); Sacramento Chronicles – A Golden Past  (2013); and The Stagecoach in Northern California: Rough Rides, Gold Camps, and Daring Drivers  (2014). A graduate of California State University, Northridge, Cheryl was a contributing editor to Working World magazine in Los Angeles for five years, while working in the entertainment industry. She lives with her husband in Sacramento—in bygone days an important gold rush town, and the largest staging center in the nation. She is a volunteer docent at Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park. To learn more about California history, visit Cheryl’s website “California’s Olden Golden Days” at

https://www.cherylannestapp.com/

 

 

Virginia A. Simpson, Ph.D. FT, is a Bereavement Care Specialist with more than 30 years of experience working with the dying and grieving.  She holds a Fellowship in Thanatology from the Association for Death Education & Counseling (ADEC), and is the Executive Counseling Director for hundreds of funeral homes throughout the United States and Canada. Simpson’s articles have appeared in publications throughout the world.

In 2016, Dr. Simpson’s first book, The Space Between: A Memoir of Mother-Daughter Love at the End of Life was published. It has won First Place for best memoir from the Sarton Story Circle, Readers View Awards (also Best book from West Pacific), and Independent Press Award, won a Reader’s Favorite bronze medal, and was a Finalist in the 11^th Annual National Indie Excellence Book Awards, 5^th Annual Beverly Hills Book Awards, and 2017 International Book Awards.

“The Space Between is a beautifully written story that reads like a novel….As a mental health specialist, I know that this book is an important conversation-starter for families who are brave enough to use it as the tool it can be for them. A MUST for book clubs!  ~C. Jaser-Goulard, R.N., Ph.D.

To learn more about Dr. Simpson and The Space Between, go to:

www.drvirginiasimpson.com

www.virginiaasimpson.com

http://www.facebook.com/virginiaasimpson/

 

 

 

Amy Rogers, MD, PhD, is a Harvard-educated scientist, novelist, journalist, educator, critic, and publisher who specializes in all things science-y. Her novels Petroplague,  Reversion, and The Han Agent use real science and medicine to create plausible, frightening scenarios in the style of Michael Crichton. Formerly a microbiology professor, she is the founder of ScienceThrillers Media publishing, an Active member of International Thriller Writers, and serves as treasurer for Northern California Publishers and Authors. In addition, she runs the ScienceThrillers.com specialty book website and writes a monthly science column for Sacramento’s Inside Publications. Learn more at AmyRogers.com.