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SAMANTHA PRUST

Samantha Prust received her BA in English from Minnesota
State University in 1992 and her MFA in creative writing
from Colorado State University in 1999. From 1999 until
2010, she worked as a writer and editor for Cottonwood
Press, Inc., an independent book publisher specializing in
English and language arts.

Samantha is the author of the short story collection,
Romance and Other Stories (The Write Deal, 2011). She is
also the author of A Sentence a Day: Short Playful Proofreading
Exercises
(Prufrock Press, 2007). She was a contributing writer
for many English and language arts books: Language Is Served,
Phunny Stuph: Proofreading Exercises with a Sense of Humor
,
and More Abravocabra: The Amazingly Sensible Approach to
Teaching Vocabulary
. Samantha won 1st place in fiction in the
Minnesota State University Writing Competition and 1st place in
fiction in the MacMurray and Beck Writing Competition (Denver).

She currently works as a freelance writer and editor for various
clients, including Larimer County Natural Resources and 3Play Media.
Visit her blog at Little Wayward Typewriter.


SEPTEMBER 2011

MARGARET EVANS

DM SLATE

Margaret “Marji” Evans is a graduate of Oregon
State University. A former teacher at the
secondary level, her first writing experience was
writing curriculum for the Salem School District.
She then complete tow very popular non-fiction
equestrian trail guide books for the Denver area
titled: Riding Colorado (2003) and Riding
Colorado II (2005). Both continue to sell briskly
at tack and feed stores along the Front Range.
Her first fantasy novel was released in 2011, titled
Behind the Mist, Book One of the Mist Trilogy
. The
target audience is the 10 to 14 year old reader
who loves fantasy or horse stories.

DM Slate’s first sci-fi horror novella was
published in December of 2009, and it’s
been full speed ahead since then. She
credits herself with an overactive
imagination and constantly drawing
inspiration from everything around me,
hence a million unfinished stories. She
has reached a point in her career where
she needs to start networking and making
connections with more seasoned
professionals who can give me advice
and point me in the right direction.


FEBRUARY 2011

CHERYL ECKL

Cheryl Eckl has always worn many hats. She began her career as a singer and musical comedy actress. After realizing that she needed a “real job,” she spent over 20 years supporting and training leaders in a variety of industries. For the past 10 years she has run her own business as a professional development trainer and transformational life coach. She is a former course author and certified instructor/facilitator with Learning Tree International in Washington, DC. And she is a certified practitioner of the highly effective HBDI thinking style assessment used by Fortune 100 companies around the world.  

In October, 2010, Cheryl published her first book, A Beautiful Death: Facing the Future with Peace—the inspirational story of how she found the love of her life, lost him too early to cancer, and then discovered a way to reconnect with his spirit. Cheryl continues to write about end-of-life issues and the grief journey on her blog at http://www.abeautifuldeath.net/blog. She also speaks on behalf of local hospices and is developing The LIGHT ProcessTM—a five-step process for thriving during life’s inevitable changes and challenges.

A native of Colorado, Cheryl lives in Littleton, and has recently completed a master’s-level certificate in Transpersonal Psychology.

 


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