Birth City

New Haven

Birth State

CT

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Author & Speaker

Biography

Best-selling author Mara Purl lives in Colorado Springs and in Los Angeles, and writes the Milford-Haven Novels & Stories, set on California's Central Coast. A former journalist who wrote for the Associated Press, Rolling Stone and the London Financial Times, she was also an actress best known for her role of Darla Cook in "Days of Our Lives." Her radio drama "Milford-Haven U.S.A." was a hit on BBC Radio with 4.5 million listeners throughout the U.K.. Mara served on the Community Board that raised funds to complete renovation of the Colorado Springs Carnegie Library, has been a guest professor at Colorado College and UCCS, and is a former president of the Colorado Independent Publishers Association.

Awards/Honors

Education/Training

Bachelor of Arts Degree in Literature and Music, Bennington College

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Interviews

Organizations

Authors Guild - Writers Guild of America West - Women Writing the West - Author U

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

The Writing Process - Creativity - Fictional World Building - Living from the Heart - Integrity of Brand - Publishing Process - What Matters Most - Story Research