Birth Year (-Died Year)

1986

Birth City

Janesville

Birth State

WI

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Email (Public)

Occupation(s)

Editor and copywriter

Biography

Ashley Eiman is a professional editor and writer living in Colorado. She loves Downton Abbey, country music, and all things Jane Austen.

Education/Training

Bachelor of Arts in English, 2008, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Glen Eyrie - General Palmer and family

Birth City

Minneapolis

Birth State

MN

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Email (Public)

Occupation(s)

Former flight attendant - Self employed New Tech Medical

Biography

We have been in Colorado Springs since 2005, moving here from Castle Rock. I have lived in Colorado since 1967. I flew for the original Frontier Airlines for seventeen years when a back injury and subsequent surgery would not allow me to return to my flying duties. I still miss it. My husband Bob and I started New Tech Medical in 1982. We are independent manufacturers Reps in medical sales. At one time we covered nine western states but now Bob is semi-retired and covers Colorado Springs and surrounding areas. I am currently working hard at selling my book. In the late 1980s I found out that my aunt had saved a series of letters written to her by my father. They dated from 1945 to 1953 when he died. I was only six years old when he passed away so reading his letters gave me the opportunity of knowing just who this amazing man was. I was greatly encouraged by my sister to write a book based on these letters. It took me over 20 years to finish it and I think that the ending is just as it was meant to be. The title is I've Been Only a Shadow." One of his letters says, "I've been only a shadow in the lives of so many people." The book was published in late 2015. I have been traveling to the cities where most of the story happened and am now concentrating on Colorado. I'm doing a spot on the radio June 27th and am currently contacting TV stations about doing a short piece. I am passionate about his story. Had he lived, he would have told the story himself. I am very proud to be the one to share it. Thank you.

Education/Training

University of Utah - Arapahoe Community College - Judge Memorial Catholic High School, Salt Lake City, Utah

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Organizations

Castle Rock Writers Group - Pikes Peak Writers - Pikes Peak Writers Conferences

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Orphanages, child abuse, surviving extremely difficult situations and the ability to keep a good Irish (or whatever) sense of humor. The importance of family. How one woman raised four children by herself in
the 1940s. The power of believing in yourself and giving yourself permission to do great things. And, of course, flying... it's the best job on earth!

Current Location

El Paso County, CO

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Retired El Paso County sheriff - Historian and writer

Biography

John Wesley Anderson, MBA, is a published author, storyteller, and TEDx speaker. He enjoyed a 30-year law enforcement career, retiring at the rank of sergeant after 22 years with the Colorado Springs Police Department, followed by 8 years serving as the elected sheriff for El Paso County, Colorado. After being term-limited as Sheriff, John retired from public safety and was employed in homeland and corporate security for ten years in the private sector. He retired from the Lockheed Martin Corporation in 2012 to launch a consulting business allowing him the freedom to pursue his love of history, writing and the arts. In 2022 John was honored to receive the Golden Quill Award from the Friends of the Pikes Peak Library District. Although John has traveled around the world, including several adventures on a catamaran sailing the Caribbean, three corporate security assignments into a combat zone on the Horn of Africa and landing on an aircraft carrier at sea in the Pacific Ocean, he remains most fascinated by the rich history and art discovered in his own backyard in the American Southwest.

Awards/Honors

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

John is available to give presentations on his books or short talks for book clubs (either virtually or in-person).

Pseudonym

P.R. Morris

Biography

Patricia Coleman, aka P. R. Morris, is a critically acclaimed author of historical, amateur sleuth, and alternative history short stories and novels. She has received two Reviewers' Choice awards and spoken at national writers conferences. One critic wrote "Ms. Coleman writes with elegance and pizzaz." (Romantic Times). Her latest historical romantic mystery, Tea and Treachery is now on sale. Pat lives in Colorado where she works with Special Needs teenagers and volunteers at the local zoo.

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Speaker Availability

Yes

Birth City

Vivian

Birth State

WV

Current Location

Black Forest, CO

Email (Public)

Occupation(s)

Weaver

Biography

I first moved to Colorado in 1983. I have worked and volunteered in a number of organizations, including for the state of Colorado and the city of Westminster. I helped establish several arts groups and volunteer with guilds in Colorado Springs and Denver.

Education/Training

Master of Science, Organizational Development - Bachelor of Science, Business Management - Associate Degree, Veterinary Medicine

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Organizations

Pikes Peak Weaver's Guild - Rocky Mountain Weaver's Guild - Front Range Fiber Artisans - Studio Arts Quilt Association

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

The Craft of Weaving - Fiber Arts - African-American Weavers

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Occupation(s)

Teacher and Historian

Education/Training

Master of Arts Degree, University of Northern Colorado - Bachelor of Arts Degree, Nebraska Wesleyan University

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Organizations

El Paso County Medical Social Alliance

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Please email localauthors@ppld.org for contact information.

Birth Year (-Died Year)

1921 (-2009)

Biography

Esther Clibon was a Colorado native, born in a sod house on her father's homestead in Eastern Colorado.

Her obituary which appeared in The Gazette is available with the following link: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/gazette/obituary.aspx?n=esther-e-clibo…

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Speaker Availability

No

Author's Website

Biography

Sgt. Ron Stallworth, Ret., was a member of the Colorado Springs Police Department in the 1970s.

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Interviews

Speaker Availability

Yes

Pseudonym

B. G. Brander

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Occupation(s)

Author and journalist

Biography

Bruce Brander is an international journalist and author of several books on travel and social philosophy. He has been a staff writer and photographer of newspapers in New Zealand and the United States, was a writer and editor for National Geographic, and for twelve years served as a traveling journalist and editor for World Vision, a global relief and development agency. Bruce Brander lives in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Awards/Honors

Education/Training

BSc. in English; advanced studies in history and sociology

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Speaker Availability

No

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Writer, librarian, educator

Biography

I came to Colorado in 1973 because of the beauty of the land and the promise of the future.

Awards/Honors

Education/Training

Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, Lake Erie College, Ohio, 1968 - Master of Education, Educational Communications, University of Hawaii, 1972 - M. A. L. S., Library Science, University of Denver, 1974 - University of Denver Publishing Institute, 1981 - Stanford University, Publishing Course, 1983

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Organizations

The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators - Colorado Authors League - Authors Guild - Colorado Association of Libraries

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Contact author for speaker topics and availability