Stephanie Storey
Author
Stephanie Storey is the author of "Raphael, Painter in Rome" and "Oil and Marble: a Novel of Leonardo and Michelangelo," which The New York Times called 'tremendously entertaining,' has been translated into six languages, and is now in development as a feature film by Pioneer Pictures. Storey is also a national television producer of shows like "The Alec Baldwin Show" on ABC, "The Arsenio Hall Show" on CBS, and Emmy-nominated "The Writers' Room" for the Sundance Channel. When not writing fiction or producing television, Storey can usually be found traveling the world with husband Mike Gandolfi--an actor and Emmy-winning comedy writer--in search of their next stories (except during the pandemic when they are sheltering-in-place by a lake). Learn more at StephanieStorey.com
Millie Snyder
Books, Non-Fiction, Cookbooks
Millie Snyder is an award-winning author, inspirational speaker, and entrepreneur. She has been positively impacting people’s lives for nearly fifty years with her message of healthy living. With her message, she provides the tools for living a longer, healthier life, which produces growth along the way to become the best you possible. To Millie, preparation is the key to success and celebration of life acts as the motivation to live in a health conscious manner.
From September 23, 1969 to July 15, 2013, Millie was the president and CEO of Weight Watchers in West Virginia. In addition to Weight Watchers, she also owns and operates the Shape Shop, a deli-style restaurant, serving healthy, fresh, never-processed foods and treats, catering to all those in pursuit of nutritious fare.
Millie is the mother of two grown children, Craig and Jennifer, and the proud grandmother of five grandchildren, Allison, Jack, Holden, Aubrey and Hunter.
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Don Stansberry
Fiction, Mysteries, Spiritual, Thrillers, Education, Fiction, Middle Grade
International Award winning author, Don Stansberry, is a native West Virginian and an elementary school teacher. His new book, Vulture Bend, will be released in Boston at NEA, the National Education Association national conference. Don is the author Secret Blood, a multi award winning book that took top honors for best spiritual fiction at the London Book Festival. It was named a Winner at the Indie Book Awards at a reception at The Plaza in New York City during Book Expo America. He also authored two middle school books, Inky & the Missing Gold and Inky, Oglebee, & the Witches, and his children’s book–which he also illustrated, Crusty, was named a Finalist in the USA News Best Book Awards. Don has been a public school teacher since 1984 and always had an interest in writing. He was the head coach for the Parkersburg High Girls’ Basketball team for 16 years and retired from this position with four state championships.
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Karl L. Stewart
Books, Fiction, Historical, Military
Award winning author, KARL STEWART, was raised in the hills of post-WWII West Virginia, and moved to Wisconsin in his teen years, attending a Catholic seminary. Upon leaving the seminary, he enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1966, serving as a communications sergeant in the elite Green Beret Special Forces until 1969. He enrolled in the University of Wisconsin, earning a double-major degree in political science and history. In 2005 Stewart retired from teaching high school Social Studies and English to devote himself to his two passions, family and writing. His first novel, The Legend of See Bird: The Last Long Drive, (a Western) was followed by a sequel, Devil’s Backbone (dealing with the feud between the Hatfields and McCoys), which received an Honorable Mention at the Southern California Book Festival. Both books are loosely based on the life of Stewart’s great-grandfather, See Bird Carpenter, a Choctaw Indian. He and his wife live in rural Wisconsin on a pine-lined ridge with a stunning view to the south, echoing his West Virginia childhood playgrounds.
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Bella lynn Thompson
Nonfiction
Bella Lynn Thompson is an author, licensed clinical psychologist, senior adjunct professor, and mother of two. She has presented numerous educational lectures and cared for clients for well over a decade. In Sudden Widow, A True Story of Love, Grief, Recovery, and How Badly It Can Suck! Bella recounts her happiest and most trying times, and through her book manages to evoke emotions of heartbreak, humor, and hope.
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Sandy Tritt
Author/Editor
Sandy Tritt is a writer, ghostwriter, editor and speaker. The founder and CEO of Inspiration for Writers, Inc., an international editing and critiquing service for aspiring writers, she has edited hundreds of manuscripts (fiction, nonfiction, and plays), and ghostwritten dozens more. The author of several books, including From Laundry to Love and The PLAIN ENGLISH Writer’s Workbook, her short stories have received many awards and have appeared in various literary magazines. She is a past president of West Virginia Writers, Inc., the state’s largest writing organization, and past president of the Ohio Valley Literary Group. She was the recipient of the 2002 Artsbridge Arts Award for Writing and the West Virginia Writers’ 2008 J.U.G. (Just Uncommonly Good) Award for mentoring writers. Sandy taught creative writing for the Jackson County Board of Education and has given workshops at the Connecticut Fiction Fest (Meriden, Connecticut), West Virginia Writers Conference (Cedar Lakes, West Virginia), the Alabama Writers Conclave (Auburn, Alabama), the Appalachian Writers Association (Bristol, Tennessee), the Writer’s Project Runway (Leesburg, Virginia), the Lewisburg Literary Festival, and for the West Virginia Division of Culture and History (Charleston, West Virginia)—among many local and regional workshops. Invite her to speak at your conference or workshop.
WWW.InspirationForWriters.com provides encouragement, writing craft tips, and inspiring success stories. Additionally, Inspiration for Writers, Inc., publishes a weekly blog article at http://inspiration4writers.blogspot.com/ and a somewhat-monthly e-newsletter. IFW will provide a free sample edit (500 words) of a completed fiction or nonfiction manuscript over 20,000 words or a 30-minute complimentary consultation. See the website for more information or contact Sandy at IFWeditors@gmail.com.
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Mary Theresa Webb
Author
Mary Theresa (Terry) Webb holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan, a master’s in education from the University of Pittsburgh, a doctorate in marriage and family /addiction intervention from the University of America, and a degree in biblical studies from Trinity School for Ministry. As an experienced missionary for over twenty years, she has led missionary teams to train church leaders in addiction prevention and recovery in Eastern Europe and Africa. She is passionate about issues of peace and justice. Included in her many published books are Memories and Miracles, Who’s Calling? Ministry Discernment, Disasters and Restoration, Tree of Life, Healing Hope for Bruised Souls, Thaddeus Stevens: An Inconvenient Hero, and Following Jesus in the Age of Trump as well as numerous articles in magazines and newspapers. In the second edition of her Costly Freedom book she focuses on the good, bad, and ugly of Reconstruction on children as well as a teacher’s guide on the history of slavery and racism in America.
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Jeffrey Weber
Humor, Self Help
Jeffrey Weber has been a widely-recognized music industry professional for almost forty years. He has produced over 190 CDs with releases on just about every major label as well as a host of independent labels. Along the way, his projects have yielded two Grammys, seven Grammy nominations, at least seventeen top ten albums, two number one albums and an assortment of other honors.
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