Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Teacher

Biography

My childhood was spent traveling the United States with my family, until I found beautiful Colorado and made it my permanent home in 2007. I have been teaching in Colorado Springs for ten years, and my favorite part is when children discover (and develop a love of) the world of books. I live with my husband, daughter, dog, ducks, rabbit, and parakeets. I love animals, nature, traveling, and epic board games. My wish for the world is that everyone can find their own version of happiness and realize just how connected we all are to each other and our earth.

Education/Training

Master's Degree in Administration - Bachelor's Degree in Education

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Organizations

Colorado Springs School District 11

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Interconnectedness - Environmental Awareness - Philosophy

Birth City

Los Altos

Birth State

CA

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Email (Public)

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Author - Photographer - Publisher - Vocalist

Biography

This local author is both Kate Peters, (raised in California and Hawaii, a solo adventurer to Fairbanks, Alaska “to see a winter,” the pioneering wife and protagonist of Sleeping Moose Saga,) as well as Atwood Cutting, the fictionalized daughter and actual author of several books, including the historical fiction series about Alaska, and photo essay books designed "for areas of waiting." After leaving Alaska, and living in the Midwest for a quarter century, Kate Peters came to the Pikes Peak region in 2012, to re-immerse herself in the arts, and wade in some streams. Since retiring and moving to Colorado Springs with Tim, her husband of 40+ years, Kate has pursued her goal of producing a tome worthy of space on public library shelves. As Atwood Cutting, she is achieving it.

Awards/Honors

Education/Training

Stanford Elementary School; Punahou School Academy; Univ. British Columbia; Univ. Hawaii, BA 1972 Performing arts (Phi Beta Kappa); Univ. Alaska Fairbanks, art and music; Trans-Alaska Pipeline Construction Camp Bullcook; Homesteader on Kenai Peninsula; Alaska Pacific Univ. MLA 1986 (cum laude) Liberal Arts, Museum Education, Aesthetic Expression.

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Organizations

Writers' Group at Brookdale Skyline Senior Living - Concrete Couch community art outreach

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Geared for the general public, Kate is happy to share stories and answer questions about pioneering in "bush" Alaska before there were cellphones. Topics might include: off-road transportation, construction without electricity, life without running water, rural communications, wildflowers, and the "end-of-the-road" syndrome.

Geared for high school teachers and librarians, she would also be pleased to discuss her "Bildungsroman" as a personal venture into Emerson's vision of self-reliance and Transcendentalism, the art of memoir, personifying the women's movement before there was a women's movement, and "seeing the elephant" of American pioneering lore.

Birth City

Denver

Birth State

CO

Current Location

Cotopaxi, CO

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Author - Writer

Biography

Nancy Oswald loves researching and writing historical fiction books for young readers. She has, however, written in a variety of genres including personal interest pieces, children’s plays, poetry, educational research, biography, and nonfiction articles. Oswald spent her growing up years in Denver but has lived as an adult in rural Colorado and the outback of British Columbia where she taught in a one and a two room school. She taught for 20 years in rural Colorado and is now retired. Nancy currently lives with her husband and their dogs, cats, cows, chickens, and one nearly human donkey on a family ranch near Cotopaxi, Colorado.

Awards/Honors

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Please visit Nancy's website at http://www.nancyoswald.com/services.html.

Pseudonym

Angela Raines

Birth City

Carthage

Birth State

IL

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Email (Public)

Occupation(s)

Author

Biography

Doris McCraw,writing fiction as Angela Raines, is an Author, Speaker, Historian specializing in Colorado and Women's History. Born and raised in West Central Illinois, she grew up on history. She likes to say it's in her DNA. After moving to Colorado, Doris spent many a day traveling the state, soaking up the history. She has presented at three of the Pikes Peak Library District's History Symposia. She writes non-fiction and poetry under her own name and historical fiction under her pen name. Doris as also worked as an actor along with teaching the subject. In her spare time she has taught music, speech and writing workshops.

Local Authors Genres

Speaker Availability

Yes

Birth City

Cape Canaveral

Birth State

FL

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Psychologist - University Instructor - Ex-Space Systems Operator - Writer

Biography

Jason Dias has lived and worked in the Pikes Peak region since the early 90s after returning home from a childhood in England. Currently a psychologist affiliated with Saybrook University and Pikes Peak Community college, he leverages his experiences in Space Command, psychiatric hospitals and world travel to produce science fiction and fantsy.

Education/Training

Doctor of Clinical Psychology: University of the Rockies

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Interviews

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Psychology - Writing

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Writer - Owner of Jones Literary Services

Biography

Andrea M. Jones born and raised in Colorado. Andrea writes about people’s relationship to the land from a high grassy ridge southwest of Pikes Peak, where she lives with her husband and their two horses. Her nonfiction book, Between Urban and Wild, explores the beauties, contradictions, joys, and responsibilities of life outside the urban boundary. As the owner of Jones Literary Services, Andrea creates back-of-the-book indexes for publishers and authors. She blogs at www.BetweenUrbanAndWild.com.

Awards/Honors

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Speaker Availability

No

Current Location

Colorado

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Writer and professor

Biography

Cynthia Kuhn writes the Lila Maclean Academic Mysteries and Starlit Bookshop Mysteries. Her work has also appeared in McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, Literary Mama, Copper Nickel, Prick of the Spindle, Mama PhD, Mystery Most Edible, Mystery Most Diabolical, and other publications. She is professor of English at Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Awards/Honors

Education/Training

PhD, University of Denver
MA, University of Colorado-Denver
BA, University of Kansas

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Organizations

Sisters in Crime (National, Online, and Colorado chapters), Mystery Writers of America (National and Rocky Mountain chapters), International Thriller Writers, Colorado Authors’ League, Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, Pikes Peak Writers

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Literature, Creative Writing, Film, Mystery, Humor, Gothic

Birth Year (-Died Year)

1959

Birth City

Rochester

Birth State

NH

Current Location

Monument, CO

Occupation(s)

Homemaker - Author - Seamstress - Hospital Volunteer

Biography

Irene Sutherland and her husband Scott live in Monument, Colorado. Irene is a native of New Hampshire, moved to Florida as a teen, married her high school sweetheart and has lived in Colorado ever since, minus two years when Scott was stationed at Loring Air Force Base in northern Maine. Irene and her husband have four grown, married children and fifteen grandchildren. Martin J. Delohery was a resident of Monument for many years. His dying wish was to have a memoir written about his immigrant parents coming to America from Ireland, his growing up during the Great Depression and how that influenced his attitude and values in life, as well as having served in World War II. Martin was well known in our community, once owning Village Inn in Monument, Colorado so that he could build the one on Wolfensberger Road in Castle Rock. He and his wife Dorothy were both instrumental in the building and expanding of St. Peter School in Monument, Colorado.

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Organizations

Springs Writers

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Speaks about Martin's Memoirs, his stories, some of his family history, connections to Monument, Colorado history

Birth City

Springfield

Birth State

MA

Current Location

Colorado Springs, CO

Occupation(s)

Legal Assistant

Biography

Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Linsey Baldwin is the third child and second daughter in a military family. Linsey and her husband Tom traveled for many years, finally settling down in southern Colorado in 2000. Linsey and Tom have three grown children and one grandchild. In her debut novel, Mom's Summer, Linsey provides a fresh, heartwarming perspective to handling the illness and loss of a dear loved one.

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Published Works Book Jackets

Speaker Availability

No

Birth City

Trenton

Birth State

NJ

Current Location

Peyton, CO

Email (Public)

Author's Website

Occupation(s)

Inspirational Keynote Speaker - Success Coach - Corporate Trainer and Author

Biography

Award-winning Global TEDx Keynote Speaker, Executive Speaking Coach, co-Host of the Denim & Pearls podcast, a 15-time best-selling Author and Co-Author of 28 books, Dr. Michelle Mras is the Host of the livestream TV show, “MentalShift” show on The New Channel (TNC), Philippines, and ZondraTV. She also has speaking parts in several SyFy movies (be sure to check her IMDB page!). Her music EP album "Michelle" is also available on her website at michellemras.com.

Dr. Michelle Mras is a survivor of multiple life challenges to include a Traumatic Brain Injury and Breast Cancer. She guides her clients to recognize the innate gifts within them, to stop apologizing for what they are not, and step into who they truly are. Michelle’s driving thought is that every day is a gift. Tomorrow is never promised. Every moment is an opportunity to be the best version of you… Unapologetically!

Awards/Honors

Education/Training

John Maxwell Leadership Team - Certified Coach, Trainer and Speaker
Dr.Rohm's D.I.S.C. Personality Insights - Certified Trainer
Dr. Paul Scheele - Learning Strategies, Neuro-Linguistic Programing (NLP) - Certified Trainer
Masters degree in Quality Systems Management, 2007
Leadership Program of the Rockies, 2011 Alumni
PhD, Doctorate of Entreprenology, 2022

Local Authors Genres

Published Works

Interviews

Organizations

John C Maxwell Team - Toastmasters International - Leadership Program of the Rockies - Perfect Publishing - Rock Your Life Mastermind - The Best You Synergy Project

Speaker Availability

Yes

Speaker Topics

Overcoming difficult situations - Succeeding in life - Relationships - Leadership - Public speaking - Positive thinking - Life planning - Learning your personality and how to relate to others - Breaking through fear - Interview skills