Current Location

Fountain, CO

Email (Public)

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Travel writer - Nature photographer - Artist

Biography

Adrienne has lived in Fountain since 2013 and is originally from South Africa. She adores nature and has been a photographer for more years than she cares to admit. Having discovered so much to photograph in her own backyard (she refers to everywhere as her "backyard"), a book of her work was the logical next step. Her Backyard Snapshots book is an eBook, with 150 full color photos! Her book is for all ages, and she is particularly keen for children to read and enjoy this book as the message inside is to stop and look. Her book is available from Amazon.com and readable on most devices, which is great, as you're not restricted to using a Kindle. Visit her website at www.pettprojects.com to see more wildlife photos, her art work and her travel stories.

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Speaker Availability

Yes

Birth Year (-Died Year)

1968

Birth City

Springfield

Birth State

MA

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Author, entrepreneur

Biography

Lisa Travis dreamed of faraway places ever since she was a little girl who explored National Geographic magazines every month. Looking for ways to discover the world, Lisa studied at the University of Freiburg in Germany, traveled the USA in a Volkswagon camper, and lived and worked in South Korea. She currently finds ways to pack and go by creating global executive leadership programs that take her to cool places like Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Brussels, Copenhagen, and Prague. Her experiences around the world inspired her to create Pack-n-Go Girls, an innovative book and toy company for girls that delivers positive messages around independence, adventure, and global awareness. Lisa brings an MA in Communication and 20 years of instructional design to her writing. She lives, bikes, and skis in Colorado with her husband, two kids, and two dogs.

Awards/Honors

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Organizations

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Children's literature - Multicultural learning and literacy - Writing (grades K-5)

Birth Year (-Died Year)

1963

Birth City

Oakland

Birth State

CA

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Phone (Public)

(719) 473-9237

Email (Public)

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Writer and Publisher, Greenwoman Publishing, LLC

Biography

Sandra Knauf was born in California and spent most of her childhood in Missouri. She moved to Colorado when she was a teenager and has lived there ever since. She is the publisher and editor of Greenwoman Magazine, a garden writing magazine, which she started in 2010. Her work has appeared in The Denver Post, GreenPrints, Colorado Gardener, and other publications, and she has been a guest commentator on KRCC's "Western Skies" radio show. (KRCC is NPR's southern Colorado affiliate station.) Zera and the Green Man is her first novel. She lives in Colorado Springs with her family, pets, and a big garden.

Awards/Honors

Education/Training

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Bachelor of Arts, English, 1991

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Interviews

Organizations

* Grimy Hands Girls' Club
* Toastmasters
* League of Women Voters
* Peak Peak Art Council
* Green Cities Coalition

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Self-Publishing

Current Location

Monument, CO

Biography

T. Duren Jones gets out into the wilderness as often as possible, camping, fishing, hiking, desert trekking, and "bagging" peaks—and does he have stories to tell! He's hiked hundreds of trails, completed the nearly 500 miles of the Colorado Trail, and has summitted all 54 of Colorado's 14,000-foot peaks. He's kinda crazy that way. Tim enjoys taking friends, family, and his wife Diane, on wilderness quests with him ... and most of them have survived his escapades. His first book is titled Tales from the Trails. The book is part adventure journal, part travelogue, part motivational encouragement, part stand-up comedy—and includes 26 nearly true outdoor stories from trails and climbs around the American West. Tim and his wife have raised four creative and equally adventurous children. He and Diane enjoy an active outdoor lifestyle together that includes biking, softball, snowshoeing, hunting, and hiking the many wonderful trails in their home state of Colorado. About the book -- Care to be entertained? Humored? Informed? Inspired? (All from wilderness trail adventure stories, featuring those who made it out.) Then this book— Tales from the Trails, published by WordFire Press— is for you! You can order a paperback and/or ebook on Amazon. Tales from the Trails—part adventure journal, part travelogue, part motivational encouragement, part stand-up comedy—includes 26 mostly true outdoor stories from trails and climbs around the American West. This book is for anyone who loves spending time in the outdoors, who wish they could be outdoors more, or who simply enjoy reading about other nuts who spend time outdoors. The author also has a web site and regular blog featuring stories from the Pikes Peak region and around the American West, and is published monthly in the New Falcon Herald Newspaper, as well as in four regional/neighborhood newsletters on the Front Range. He also publishes an annual calendar featuring author stories and photos from wilderness trails.

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

* Fun, family trails in the Pikes Peak Region
* Discoveries of "secret," unexpected finds for trial hiking and open/wilderness spaces in the Pikes Peak Region and in state of Colorado
* Adventures on 14ers, some dramatic, some humorous—author has summitted all 54 peaks (on second round now with granddaughter)
* Colorado Trail stories—author has hiked/completed all 468 miles from Denver to Durango (done in segments)

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

Occupation(s)

President of "Talk of the Town: Enjoy Colorado Through Books, Slide Shows and Tours"

Biography

I have lived in Colorado Springs since 1959. I volunteer at the Fine Arts Center, Cheyenne Mt. Zoo, Bear Creek Nature Center, Garden of the Gods, and White House Ranch. Inspiration from out-of-town walking tour books led to Trips On Twos. I am actively involved in presenting bus tours, walking tours, slide presentations, talks, school programs, adult education, and Elderhostel classes (Local, Colorado, Rocky Mountain West).

Education/Training

Bachelor of Arts in English, Colorado College (Phi Beta Kappa, Magna cum Laude)

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Organizations

Colorado Springs Convention and Visitors Bureau - Meeting Planners Association of Colorado Springs - Colorado Historical Society - American Association of University Women - Fine Arts Center Docents - Women's Educational Society - International Platform Association - Daughters of the King

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Contact author for speaking topics and availability

Birth Year (-Died Year)

1953

Birth City

Colorado Springs

Birth State

CO

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Contract writer and photographer

Biography

Stewart Green, born and raised in Colorado Springs, has been a writer and photographer since 1977 and traveled all over the American West as well as the rest of the United States and world in search of memorable images to publish and exhibit and experiences to write about. Since the mid-1980s, Stewart has worked as a contract writer and photographer for Globe Pequot Press/Falcon Guides, writing and photographing over 26 books as of 2014. As a photojournalist, Stewart’s photographs have appeared in numerous publications, books, and advertisements.

Awards/Honors

Education/Training

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Anthropology from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs - MFA in Creative Non-Fiction Writing from Goucher College at Baltimore, Maryland - Self-taught photographer

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Organizations

Besides traveling around the world “doing research” for his books, Stewart serves as an advisor to Colorado Springs Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services on rock climbing issues at Colorado Springs city parks and participated on the Master Plan committees for the
Garden of the Gods and Red Rock Canyon Open Space. He also works as a climbing guide for Front Range Climbing Company.

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Writing - Photography - Adventure travel - Mountaineering - Climbing - Colorado

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Guidebook Author, Ghostwriter, Editor, Book Coach

Biography

Susan Joy Paul has hiked, climbed, snowshoed, and rappelled across Colorado, reaching the summits of over 760 unique mountains and over 1,200 with repeats. She's also visited over 100 lakes and 150 waterfalls and soaked in over 50 hot springs. She is the author of ten outdoor adventure guides. When she's not exploring the state and writing guidebooks, Susan is a sought-after ghostwriter, editor, and book coach at Every Adventure Book Guide. Her prescriptive nonfiction and memoir projects have been published by indie, hybrid, and traditional publishers, and several have appeared on the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestseller lists. Susan lives independently in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Education/Training

3x Certified Book Coach in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Memoir - Author Accelerator, 2024
Certified Copy Editor - University of California, San Diego, 2019
MBA, Technology Management - University of Phoenix, 2001

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Organizations

Member, Association of Ghostwriters, since 2024
Member, American Mensa, since 2007

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Guidebook research and writing; Ghostwriting; Editing (copyediting, developmental editing, and book doctoring); and Book Coaching