Cox, Jodi

Cox, Jodi
Birth City
Union City
Birth State
IN
Current Location
Colorado Springs, CO
Email (Public)
Author's Website
Occupation(s)
Author - Illustrator - Graphic Designer
Biography

Jodi Cox is an American dieselpunk author born on April 10, 1979 in Union City, Indiana. She graduated from Simon Kenton High School in 1997. Later she went on to graduate with a BFA from the College of Mount Saint Joseph, now known as the University of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati, Ohio. After college, Jodi started writing for Citybeat magazine. Later she went on to become a pioneer in internet graphics and website development. After spending nearly ten years writing for everything from tax websites to poetry, Jodi began developing the world of the Nether After, unbeknownst to her that steampunk and dieselpunk was turning into a literary genre. Jodi enjoys all things speculative fiction, but has a pension for the weird and unusual. She describes herself as a comic book snob. She is often found with a stack of Japanese and American graphic novels in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other. She enjoys drawing and painting, as well as writing. Her hours not spent on writing are devoted to geeking out over new computer hardware, or the latest video games. She loves ripping into electronics to see how they work, as well as cooking and developing new recipes. As a writer Jodi has been writing steampunk, dieselpunk, and fantasy of all types. She has even dipped her toe into science fiction.

Education/Training
BFA, Mt. St. Joseph University
Published Works
Between Darkness & Light -- Poetry
How Does Your Gard Grow -- City Beat News
Balancing Act -- City Beat News
Power to the People -- City Beat News
Nether After Tommyknockers (upcoming)
Pokey Po Pines (upcoming)
Published Works Book Jackets
Organizations
Pikes Peak Writers - Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers - Tesla Writers
Speaker Availability
Yes
Speaker Topics
Dieselpunk - Steampunk - Self publishing - Book layout and design - Web comics - High fantasy world building - Fantasy & pop culture tropes and how not to use them - Minority heroes - Ghost stories for kids - Comics in the new digital age - Comics in the classroom - Pop culture fandom

Ander, Laura

Current Location
Colorado Springs, CO
Biography

Laura Ander grew up in Palmer Lake, CO and participated in numerous summer reading programs through the Pikes Peak Library District during her adolescent years. As she grew older, she developed an interest in writing short stories and dreamed of one day becoming an author. Laura Ander currently resides in Colorado Springs and spends her days working on her series The Alchemist Saga.

Education/Training
Bachelor of Science, International Business
Local Authors Genres
Speaker Availability
Yes
Speaker Topics
Self-publishing

Boroch, Peter

Author Peter Boroch
Birth City
Ft. Stewart
Birth State
GA
Current Location
Colorado Springs, CO
Occupation(s)
Primary Technical/Editor Writing
Biography

Peter E. Boroch is a former Marine, husband, and proud father. He is the author of the science fiction/military series Gothic Opera and the hard-boiled/mystery book The Man in the Leather Jacket: Predator Games. Peter studied art at Calhoun College and writing at American Military University. Peter is always eager to speak with fans and interact with fellow authors. In his free time, Peter enjoys spending time with his family, reading comics, drawing, writing, killing aliens on his Xbox, and working on the next great American novel!

Education/Training
Bachelor of Arts in English, emphasis on Creative Writing, American Military University, 2016
Organizations
Phi Theta Kappa - Sigma Delta Kappa - Golden Key International Honor Society
Speaker Availability
Yes
Speaker Topics
Author is available to speak on a wide variety of subjects.

Casale, Nicholas

Nicholas Casale
Birth Year (-Died Year)
1985
Birth City
Vendenbergh Air Force Bace
Birth State
CA
Current Location
Colorado Springs, CO
Occupation(s)
Paralegal
Biography

Nicholas S. Casale grew up in Palmer Lake, which is a small town in Colorado. Shortly thereafter, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and began working as a paralegal.

From a young age he was attracted to history, myth, religion, and spent several years searching for the religion that best matched his personal beliefs; he is now a practicing Messianic Jew and is happily married to the woman who taught him Hebrew.

He first started writing stories when he was 6 years old. He invented a simple character named "Mousey," who was a mouse and a wizard. While his stories have grown more sophisticated since then, he has always had a love for the themes of that original story; the idea that the weak may overcome the strong through cleverness and imagination.

Education/Training
Bachelor of Arts Degree in History, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Published Works
The Crusade of Stone and Stars (Tales of Erets Book 1)
The Soothsayer's Sons (Tales of Erets Book 2)
Holding the Heavens (Tales of Erets Book 3)
Judgment and Justice (Tales of Erets Book 4)
The Whispered War
The Charmed Fable: Mousey and the Golden Book
The Courage Fable: Mousey and the Feline Prince
Wailing and Gnashing
Murder at Castlewood Canyon (Cross Family Chronicles Book 1)
The Trials of Reverend Cross (Cross Family Chronicles Book 2)
The Last Straw at Five Points (Cross Family Chronicles Book 3)
The Ground Crieth Out (Cross Family Chronicles Book 4)
The Schoolteacher's Gang (Cross Family Chronicles Book 5)
Time and Eternity (Cross Family Chronicles Book 6)
Five Dollar Bounty (Crimes of Woodson Fulk Book 1)
Abigail's Posse (Crimes of Woodson Fulk Book 2)
North Star Baron and the Traveling Heir
Dry Bones and Vile Offerings (Promised Land Posse Book 1)
Wicked Scales (Promised Land Posse Book 2)
Crossroads: Gilead's Road and Feldman's Hills
Speaker Availability
Yes
Speaker Topics
The Novels - History - Mythology - Religion

Cowles, Ashlee

Cowles, Ashlee
Birth Year (-Died Year)
1984
Birth City
Ft. Knox
Birth State
KY
Current Location
Colorado Springs, CO
Email (Public)
Author's Website
Occupation(s)
High School Literature and Writing Teacher - PPCC Adjunct Instructor
Biography

Ashlee Cowles grew up an Army "brat" and has lived in many places, but her earliest memories are of Pikes Peak and she always seems to find her way back to Colorado Springs. She teaches literature/writing at an online high school, and philosophy at Pikes Peak Community College. Her debut Young Adult novel, Beneath Wandering Stars (Merit Press, August 2016), incorporates her love of international travel and her lifelong connection to the military community. Learn more at her website, www.ashleecowles.com.

Awards/Honors
2017 Colorado Book Award Winner - Beneath Wandering Stars (Young Adult Literature category)
Irene Goodman Historical Fiction Pitch Contest - First Place award, August 2011, for Time Keepers manuscript
Paul Gillette Award (Pikes Peak Writers) - Third Place award for Young Adult Fiction, April 2011, for Time Keepers manuscript
Paul Gillette Award (Pikes Peak Writers) - Second Place award for Historical Fiction, April 2010, for To the Ends of the Earth manuscript
Education/Training
M. Litt. in Medieval History from University of St. Andrews, Scotland - M.T.S. in Theological Ethics from Duke University - Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Theology from University of San Diego
Organizations
The Anselm Society - Pikes Peak Writers - Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers
Speaker Availability
Yes
Speaker Topics
How Military Brat Life Shaped Me As a Writer - GRIT: The Unique Strengths of Military Kids - Wandering Writers: How to Use Travel to Write Authentic Stories - Every Hero is Also a Pilgrim: Using the Hero's Journey in All Genres - Why Imagination Will Change the World.

More information available at www.ashleecowles.com/speaking-school-visits/

McCutcheon, Pam

Pseudonym
Parker Blue
Birth City
Fort Ord
Birth State
CA
Current Location
Colorado Springs, CO
Email (Public)
Author's Website
Occupation(s)
Industrial engineer - Writer - Editor - Speaker
Biography

Pam McCutcheon is the author of romantic comedy, paranormal romance, fantasy short stories, and how-to books for writers under her own name, and the Demon Underground YA urban fantasy series under the name Parker Blue. After many years of working for the military as enlisted, officer, and civil service successively, she left her industrial engineering and is now working full-time as a writer, editor, speaker, and as the “Parker” half of Parker Hayden Media, an assisted self-publishing business. She lives in Colorado Springs with her rescue dogs and can be found on the ’net at pammc.com or parkerblue.net.

Awards/Honors
Pikes Peak Romance Writers Author of the Year
Quicksilver - Pikes Peak Romance Writers winner of the PRISM Award for the best futuristic romance of 1996
Chasing Baby - Winner of the Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Harlequin American of 1996
Education/Training
Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
Published Works
Caught in the Act (Kensington, 2005)
My Favorite Husband (Kensington, 2004)
Belle of the Ball (The Three Graces series #1)(Kensington Ballad, 2003)
Enchantment (The Hope Chest series #1)(Kensington Ballad, 2001)
Here Comes the... Baby (Harlequin American, 1998)
A Reluctant Rogue (Harlequin American, 1997)
Quicksilver (Leisure Love Spell, 1996)
Chasing Baby (Harlequin American, 1996)
A Little Something Extra (Harlequin American, 1996)
Golden Prophecies (Leisure Love Spell, 1995)
Organizations
Novelists, Inc. - Pikes Peak Writers
Speaker Availability
Yes
Speaker Topics
Writing the Fiction Synopsis - Brainstorming - Self-editing - Scene and Sequel - Using the Plotting Board - Decoding Dialogue - Beginning Writers Workshop - Characterization - How to Pitch Your Book - Ghostwriting

Mariner, Ben

Birth City
Decatur
Birth State
IL
Current Location
Parker, CO
Biography

I have lived in Colorado for over a decade and have experienced all the wonderful state has to offer. I currently live in Parker with my wife and animals and love reading sci-fi/fantasy novels as well as writing them.

Speaker Availability
Yes

Evans, J. T.

Current Location
Colorado Springs, CO
Author's Website
Occupation(s)
Software engineer
Biography

J. T. moved to Colorado Springs in 1998 with his beautiful wife. J. T. is originally from west Texas, and his wife is from northwest Montana. They found Colorado Springs to be a perfect place to live and it landed them halfway between their two home towns.

Education/Training
Master of Science in Information Assurance, Regis University
Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems, Regis University
Local Authors Genres
Published Works Book Jackets
Organizations
Past President, Pikes Peak Writers - Past President, Colorado Springs Fiction Writers Group
Speaker Availability
Yes
Speaker Topics
Computer security - Hero's Journey - Pitching, query letters, loglines

Cooke, Kevin M.

Current Location
Colorado Springs, CO
Occupation(s)
Writer/author
Biography

I moved here to attend college in 1975, but took some time off to experience the wildlife and go skiing. I was then a realtor for twenty years and began writing in 1995.

Awards/Honors
Nominee, 2010 Book of the Year Award, ForeWord Magazine
Premiere Author, BEA 2009
Featured in May 2009 Publisher's Weekly
Education/Training
Colorado Technical College - studied bio-medical and computer technological engineering
Local Authors Genres
Speaker Availability
No

Grey, Jessica

Author Jessica Grey
Birth Year (-Died Year)
1979
Birth City
Abington
Birth State
PA
Current Location
Cascade, CO
Occupation(s)
Author
Biography

Jessica Grey is an author, fairy tale believer, baseball lover, and recovering Star Wars fangirl. A life-long Californian, she now lives with her two children near Colorado Springs, where she spends her time writing, complaining about snow in April, and drinking way too much caffeine. Jessica writes witty, modern Jane Austen adaptations and Young Adult fairy tales featuring strong girls and magic.

Education/Training
2005 - Bachelor of Arts Degree in English (minor in History), Vanguard University, Costa Mesa, CA
Published Works
Views From the Tower: A Short Story Collection (Tall House Books, 2012)
Aspire: A Fairytale (Fairytale Trilogy: Book 3, Tall House Books, 2016)
Published Works Book Jackets
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Book cover for Atone: A Fairy Tale by Jessica Grey
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Book cover for Attempting Elizabeth by Jessica Grey
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Book cover for Awake: A Fairytale by Jessica Grey
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Book cover for Views from the Depths by Jessica Grey
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Book cover for Views from the Tower by Jessica Grey
Speaker Availability
Yes
Speaker Topics
* Young adult fiction
* Fairy tale adaptation
* Jane Austen
* Austen-esque fiction
* Social media for writers
* Indie publishing
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