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Authors are listed alphabetically by last name. Click on each
link to see bios and pictures of the appearing authors.
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Mary Wiersema Vermeulen
(YuLee Larner on Left and Mary
Wiersema Vermeulen on Right)
from Waynesboro,
Virginia
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Mary Wiersema Vermeulen grew up in rural northwestern Illinois
where she attended a one-room country grade school and a
community high school. Learning, helping others, nature,
music, reading, and writing have always been important forces in
her life. She graduated with a B.A. in mathematics and a
teaching certificate from Hope College, Holland, Michigan. She
has a M. Ed. in counseling from The College of William and Mary,
Williamsburg, Virginia; and a doctorate in counseling psychology
from Northern Illinos University, DeKalb, Illinois. After a
career in teaching, counseling, and student services, Dr.
Vermeulen retired in 1999 as a professor and counselor from
Black Hawk College (BHC) in Moline, Illinois. In retirement,
however, she teaches an online course for BHC. During her career
she participated in an exchange program with a counselor in The
Netherlands. Numerous recognitions, fellowships, and honors came
her way while at BHC, including a national award in 1996 from
the National Career Development Association for her doctoral
dissertation, the selection in 1999 at the outstanding faculty
member at BHC, and being named the Woman of the Year by the
Kewanee Area Busines and Professional Women. She has two
children, Kevin and Susan, and three grandchildren, Caroline,
Jameson, and Lee. Caroline and Jameson are students at Westwood
Hills Elementary School in Waynesboro.
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Judy Walter
from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania |
Judy
Walter is an educator and academic
researcher. A life long student of
nutritional therapy and alternative
treatment, she has written
Winning
the Battle to educate
cancer patients and their families
about treatment options and
nutritional therapy in order to
positively impact the outcome of
their treatment. It is the first in
a series of planned books on health
issues. She is a graduate of
Shippensburg University in
Shippensburg, PA.
" I
wrote this book to help
people. Cancer patients and people
who want to prevent cancer need this
information."
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Bonnie Watson
from Richmond, Virginia |
I've always
enjoyed painting and writing. It started with animals and
gradually worked its way to people. It's fascinating to watch a
painting come to life from scratch to finish, or a piece of a
story develop far beyond the normal complexity of snippets or
poetry. Every painting has a story behind it. Every story has a
picture to paint. So I'm just an endless beacon of stories for
both worlds. The world of Art. The world of Storytelling.
There's no living without either." – Bonnie Watson
Bonnie’s Fantasy Series, entitled
Blue Moon
Rising,
follows the footsteps of a young magic-user on a journey to
discover the truth behind his secretive upbringing. Meet a
half-breed Black Wing seeking his captive mother in the human
realms in order to escape his pure-blood family; an alchemist
wielding a newfound power he hopes will make him the magic-user
he has always wished to be; a Healer seeking to destroy the very
foundation which lead to the division of his people; and two
sister unicorns, one Pure, one Dark. To unravel the puzzle
behind the separation of humans and Healers, Keith must first
acknowledge what he is in order to stop a growing Darkness, and
the first Black Unicorn.
Bonnie’s background in illustration has
earned a small reputation with several authors. Her works have
been published in the form of book covers, such as
Patterns in Silicon,
Whispers of Glory,
and Songbirds are Free. |
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Kit Wilkinson
from Midlothian, Virginia
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Kit Wilkinson is a Phi Kappa Phi graduate, with
multiple degrees from the University of
Virginia, the University of Tennessee, and the
University of Lausanne. After teaching for many
years, she became a stay-home mom and started
writing romantic fiction while her kids napped.
She’s the recipient of several awards, including
the prestigious RWA Golden Heart for Best
Inspirational Romance. Besides writing, Kit
loves hanging out with friends and family,
cooking for lots of people, and participating in
almost any sport. She and her wonderful husband
reside in Virginia with their two young children
and one extremely large Labrador named Ernie.
Kit will be signing "Protector's
Honor" at Book 'Em.
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L. Diane Wolfe
from Goldsboro, North Carolina |
L. Diane Wolfe
Professional Speaker
& Author
www.spunkonastick.net
www.thecircleoffriends.net
Known as “Spunk On A
Stick”, L. Diane Wolfe conducts seminars on promoting,
leadership and goal setting. Wolfe’s title, “Overcoming
Obstacles With SPUNK! The Keys to Leadership & Goal-Setting”,
ties all of her goal-setting and leadership seminar’s
information together into one complete, enthusiastic package!
The author’s young adult series, The
Circle of Friends, features morally grounded,
positive stories that appeal to both teens and concerned
parents. Ten years associating with a motivation training system
and her experience as a foster parent gave her the in-depth
knowledge of relationships, personality traits and success
principals. The author offers her seminars through community
colleges, organizations and clubs. Wolfe travels the East Coast
extensively for media interviews and speaking engagements. She
averages over one hundred appearances each year, maintains a
dozen websites & blogs, manages an online writer’s group, and
contribute articles for several other sites. She also does
characterization sessions for schools and speaks to writer’s
groups. Her books are available through Dancing Lemur Press,
L.L.C. |
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