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Paul S. Fein, 39 Beekman Drive, Agawam MA 01001-2608; tel. & fax (413) 786-2034; e-mail: lincjeff1@comcast.net. Writing Specialties: Sportswriting, with a special emphasis on tennis — its international players, events, issues, trends and history. Credits: My first book — Tennis Confidential: Today's Greatest Players, Matches, and Controversies — was published by Brassey's, Inc. in April 2002; see www.tennisconfidential.com. It was recommended by Library Journal and Tennis Week, among other publications. My second book — You Can Quote Me on That: Greatest Tennis Quips, Insights, and Zingers with a foreword by Billie Jean King — was published by Potomac Books, Inc. (formerly Brassey's, Inc.) in March 2005. My third book, Tennis Confidential II: More of Today's Greatest Players, Matches, and Controversies, was published in May 2008 by Potomac Books, Inc.; see more information and links to reviews at www.tennisconfidential.com. Tennis Confidential II was named one of ForeWord magazine's finalists for the 2008 Book of the Year Award. My articles have appeared in publications in 25 foreign countries and in general interest, sports and tennis magazines and newspapers in the U.S. Awards: I have received more than 20 writing awards, including 11 (two 1st Places) in the CNW/FFWA Annual Florida State Writing Competitions (now the Writers-Editors Network International Writing Compeitioni), three during the 1990s from the prestigious Tennis Week magazine, plus a first prize and a second prize in the 1999 United States Tennis Writers Association writing contest in the Column category, a first prize in the 2000 USTWA writing contest in the Feature category, a first prize in the 2001 USTWA writing contest in the Enterprise/Hard News category, a first prize in the 2004 and 2005 USTWA writing contests in the Feature category, and a first prize in the Service Story category and second prizes in the Hard News/Enterprise category and the Feature Story category in the 2007 USTWA writing contest. The 2005 winning Feature Story was "Who is the Greatest Tennis Player Ever?" In the 2008 USTWA contest, I won First Prize in the "Service Story" Category for my article, "Ten Reasons Why Topspin Is Essential on Clay." It was my seventh First Prize award in the annual USTWA writing contest in the past nine years. In the same category, I also won Second Prize for my article, "The Art of Anticipation." It was my fourth Second Prize award in the USTWA contest. Kinds of articles: I write human interest features, interviews, event coverage, straight reportage, book and web site reviews, sports history, essays, "Juicy Quotes" and "Tennis Index" features, event previews and annual retrospectives, instruction, humor and cartoons. Memberships: AIPS, NSSA, USTWA, USPTA, NSWTA, LTA, SST, ITHF, USTA. Comments: Besides freelance writing assignments, I am available for press releases, proofreading, editing and newsletters. Writing samples are available upon request. I welcome your inquiries.
Kay Harwell Fernández, 1321 Wicklow Lane, Ormond Beach FL 32174-2808; (386) 212-0413; KFernan331@aol.com; www.chocolate-travel.com. Writing Specialties: Travel, art & culture, retail, health/medical, dogs, profiles, food & wine, business, mature and upscale markets. Media Experience: Newspaper, magazine, newsletter, audio, corporate, brochures, ad agency, PR firm, Internet. Books: Contributor to National Geographic tabletop book "Sacred Places of a Lifetime"; contributor to "100 Years of Moving Pictures," published in both Europe and the US. Periodical Credits: AAA Living, Upscale Living, The Tennessean, Porthole, Gayot, Holiday Villas (UK), Elegant Wedding, Wine Enthusiast, Vacation Agent, Seabourn Club Herald, Cunard Passages, Holland America Compass, and The Travel Editor. Clients: Agencies; businesses. Awards: Writing awards from CNW/FFWA Annual Writing Competition; American Business Publishers Jesse Neal Award; and editor of two publications that received Florida Magazine Association awards. Comments: Journalism degree (graduated with high honors); more than 20 years experience, including magazine editor for both trades and consumer publications; strengths – professional, ethical, flexible, can-do attitude; traveled throughout the US and to 44 countries. Memberships: FFWA, ASJA, IFWTWA, SATW.
Carol A. Findlay, PO Box 83, Bradenton Beach FL 34217-0083; 111 Choptank Avenue, Cambridge, MD 21613-1624; Cell (301) 661-3831, fax (410) 221-1052; Carol.Findlay@verizon.net. Media Experience: Newspaper, magazine, newsletter, technical, photography. Periodical Credits: Dorchester Banner, Star Democrat, Latitudes & Attitudes. Comments:
* Front-page community news reporting & photos.
* Press releases for community organizations.
* Proofreading & Editing.
* Retired network engineer wrote training, technical & procedural manuals.
Penny Fletcher, 13352 Laraway Drive, Riverview FL 33579-7101; (813) 672-2727 also fax; penny@pennyfletcher.com; www.pennyfletcher.com. Writing Specialties: Editor of a weekly publication 20 years, short fiction, book edits, religion (comparative & Biblical), magazine profiles & features. Media Experience: Newspaper, magazine, radio, Web content, photography. Books: Soft News, Where the Wild Rose Grows, An Editor's Guide to Perfect Press Releases, If I Should Die Before I Wake. Editing Clients: Dr. Caron B. Goode, Tom Goode, Ronald McDonald (the nephew), Yakim Amir, Scott Jeffrey, Bob Parillo, Greg Moran, Cookie Adams, Nathan Winograd; Guro.com Pro, 5-Star. Clients: Sunbelt Newspapers, South Shore News, The Tampa Tribune, Riverview Current, The Observer News, Today's Christian Woman, Gulf Coast Fisherman, True Love, True Story. Awards: Florida Press awards, Community Papers of Florida awards, Writer's Digest awards (listed on Web site). Comments: I have writing samples online on my site. Also, a weekly column and news & features appear at www.observernews.net (I am a correspondent). I have never missed a deadline and work as both a writer and editor, teach a writing course, and host a news show.
Patricia Fry of Ojai, CA, has been writing for publication since 1973, having contributed articles to Writer's Digest, Freelance Writer's Report, Canadian Author, The World and I, Entrepreneur, Woman's Own, Your Health, Cats, Western Horse, Pages, The Toastmaster Magazine, Kiwanis Magazine, Catholic Digest and many other magazines. Mrs. Fry has 24 books to her credit, including "The Right Way to Write, Publish and Sell Your Book," "The Successful Writer's Handbook" and "Over 75 Good Ideas for Promoting Your Book." She also writes on local history, grandparenting, youth mentoring, metaphysics and other topics.
Ms. Fry presents workshops and seminars related to writing and publishing, having traveled to Honolulu, HI; Jacksonville, FL; St. Louis, MO; Arlington, TX and other venues within the past few years. She became an International speaker in 2006 after accepting an invitation to be the keynote speaker for the Toastmasters District Conference in Dubai, UAE.
Ms. Fry is the president of SPAWN (Small Publishers, Artists and Writers Network). She is the owner of Matilija Press, a company she established in 1983.
She also works with clients on their writing/publishing-related projects. Please learn more about this talented writer at www.matilijapress.com and contact her at plfry620@yahoo.com.
Mary E. Gale, 6707 Egrets Nest Lane, Greenacres FL 33413; day (561) 308-3533, eve (561) 434-0211; fax (561) 439-1299; pbpiglet1@aol.com; www.meggale.com. Writing Specialties: Environment, animals, children/teens, Florida history, genealogy, biography, book editing, copyediting, employee handbooks, historic preservation, horses, hurricanes, manuscript editing/revision/critiques, memoirs, nostalgia, pets, research, retirement, single life, travel, volunteerism. Media Experience: Magazine, newsletter, brochures. Books: Entwined. Periodical Credits: Seabreeze Guide for Coastal Living, POW newsletter, JFK hospital nurses newsletter. Clients: Marianne Thoerer.
Charles Justus Garard Jr. PhD, 1343 Euclid Ave. #2, Little Five Points, Atlanta GA 30307; 404-681-1820; charlesjgarard@aol.com. Charles Justus Garard, Jr. has taught all levels of English courses at two universities, two private four-year liberal arts colleges, two community colleges, and for a private tutorial service on weekends for Asian students. From 1988 to 2004, he taught at Morris Brown College in Atlanta; from 2004 to June of 2006, he taught English in Anshan, China, at the Anshan University of Science and Technology. He has taught all levels of writing (honors, regular, advanced, and development sections), Creative Writing (both 100 and 400 levels), World Literature I and mythology (including honors and film sections), English Literature surveys I and II, and film courses. He received his Ph.D. in 1987 from Southern Illinois University by writing a dissertation on John Fowles. This was later published internationally as a book titled Point of View in Fiction and Film. He minored in American literature as well as cinema studies and studied screenwriting as his collateral field. He earned his MA in English from Southern Illinois University by writing a thesis on the mythology of Atlantis. In addition to teaching, he worked four years as a newspaper salesman and photographer, worked part-time as the editor of a small community newspaper for one year, and worked in the advertising layout departments of movie theatre circuits.In addition to writing the book on John Fowles and several articles, he has completed two mainstream novel manuscripts, a science-fiction novel about time-travel, a fourth novel dealing with Indonesian mythology, and has begun a fifth novel about his experiences in China. Throughout his career, he has helped writers at all levels revise and edit their materials, everything from brochures and speeches to newspaper and scholarly articles. He has taught the MLA style method but also has access to CMS, APA and AP manuals as well as numerous other fact-finding and background materials ranging from creative writing books to occult and supernatural reference works. He has been a member of the CNW since 1989 (professional member number 52552). Charles Justus Garard has articles posted at Ezine @rticles: Before the Malls Came: Showmanship for Small-town Movie Theatres and Who is Watching Whom? Point of View and Loss of Control in "It Came From Outer Space"
Ethel Gillette, 4409 58 Ave. North, St. Petersburg FL 33714-1016; (727) 526-2242 also fax; egillette1@tampabay.rr.com. Writing Specialties: Humor, health, psychology, medical, women's interests, personal development, satire, technology, philosophy, health care. Media Experience: Newspaper, magazine, audio/visual, film, books, advertising/PR, syndication, book editing. Books: Good Night Nurse. Periodical Credits: Fitness Plus, Golden Years, Tampa Bay Magazine, St. Petersburg Times, Life's Tools, Video Action, New York Sunday Times, Post Graduate Medicine, Women's Exercise, Simply Living in Australia, Camping Monthly Ethicon's Point of View, Truth Seekers, Senior Connection, Fitness Plus, Tampa Bay New Times, Intuition, Hospital News, The Journal of Irreproducible Results. Clients: Point of View, Fitness Industry, Life's Tools, Vital Signs, Nursing Spectrum, Directions Magazine, Tampa Tribune, About Time. Awards: Fellowship from Florida State Fine Arts for creative writing; Albert Young Memorial Writers Award for writing that exemplifies the spirit of optimism and humor; awards for articles in Mystery and Humor categories, Ombudsman for Nursing Homes, Governor's Appointment to Consumer Advocate Position. Comments: I was an RN & Clinical Instructor, BA in Psychology. I can take any subject, research it and present it in a creative, entertaining, easy to read style.
John Gorman, 365 NE 125th St., Apt. 406, North Miami FL 33161; (305) 893-5006; johngo11354@yahoo.com. Writing Specialties: Travel, boating & sailing, book reviews, current affairs, novels, short stories, translations (German). Media Experience: Newspaper, magazine, audio, e-books. Books: King of the Romans (1999), The Reception of Frederico Garcia Lorca in Germany (1972). Periodical Credits: Industry Worker, Flamenco, Mensa Bulletin, Ojai Orange Street News. Comments: Many travel stories available on a one-time rights basis.
Barbara Florio Graham, phone: 819-663-3206; Simon Teakettle Ink, 535 Charles-Desnoyers, Gatineau, Quebec J8P 3X4; fax: 819-663-4063, website www.SimonTeakettle.com, e-mail: simon@storm.ca Writing Specialities: educational materials, creativity, time management, media kits, promotional materials for business and non-profits, media strategies (short and long-term), how-to (small business, home office, household), seniors, cats, humor. Media Experience: Contributing editor to eight publications in past 20 years; radio (NBC, CBC); stage director for theatre and television (National Arts Centre, Ottawa, ON); p.r. consultant to national organizations and businesses in the U.S. and Canada. Books: Musings/Mewsings, Five Fast Steps to Low-Cost Publicity (Opal Services), Five Fast Steps to Better Writing (Opus Mundi); 17 anthologies in five countries (including Canadian Writer's Guide, CONTEXTS, Brushes with Greatness, The New Morningside Papers, Feeding the Hungry Heart). Periodical Credits: hundreds of newspapers and magazines in Canada, U.S. and U.K., including: CATS Magazine, Chicago Tribune, Dogs in Canada, Globe & Mail, Home Business Report, Michigan Living, P.R. Quarterly, Canadian Living, McCalls, Modern Bride, Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, Vancouver Sun, Quartos (U.K). Clients: The Versailles Group Ltd. (Boston), Law Enforcement Supply Co.(Panama City & Miami, FL), Tailor-Made Solutions (Navan, ON), Medica Publishing (Lanark, ON), Disappearing Nightly (Kanata, ON), Canadian Assoc. of University Teachers, 12 Canadian federal gov't departments (writing, teaching), Sandy Lake First Nation (ON), Reunion SearchLine (Nepean, ON), the Canadian Square & Round Dance Society, the Catholic Health Association. Awards: IABC (Ottawa Communicator of the Year, 1990), Periodical Writers Association of Canada (Outstanding Achievement, 1991), Canadian Authors Association (Margaret Breen Award plus several writing contests), National Capital Writing Contest, CNW/FFWA contests, Valley Writer's Guild humor contest. Capabilities: WordStar (DOS), Word (Windows), subsmission via PC disk, fax or e-mail. Comments: B.A. degree from Barnard College (Columbia University), training consultant with Performance Management Consultants (Ottawa, ON), teaches online courses, provides consulting services (media training, strategic planning, editing) for a variety of clients on an as-needed basis.
Persis ("Perky") Granger is a writer who divides her time between north-central Florida and the Adirondack Mountains of New York. It is the latter locale that provides the setting for Perky's YA historical novels, "Adirondack Gold" (Beaver Meadow Publishing, 2003) and "Adirondack Gold II: A Summer of Strangers" (Beaver Meadow Publishing 2008). Both novels tell the story of young Hollis Ingraham as he copes with difficult family problems and the trials of farm life in the late 1890s. A most sympathetic character, Hollis faces decisions that would test the judgment of any adult. Perky also co-authored and edited "Shared Stories from Daughters of Alzheimer's: Writing a Path to Peace," (iUniverse Star, 2004), an anthology of writings by 10 women, each of whom tells of the emotional impact of coping with a parent's Alzheimer's journey. Granger has also been published in "Adirondack Life," "Adirondack Family," "Healing Springs," "Orlando Woman," "BackRoads" and other publications. She edits and helps write a magazine for the John Thurman Historical Society, a group in which she is active, and for them also created a script for a self-guided tour CD now on sale. Perky hosts two writers' retreats each year, The St. George Island (FL) Writers' Retreat for Women in November, and The Adirondack Mountain Writers' Retreat near Lake George, NY. Both have limited space for participants. Inquiries about retreats or freelance work or author programs are always welcome. To learn more, visit www.PersisGranger.com or www.FictionAmongFriends.com.
Belva Green, 90 S. Highland Ave., No. 1204, Tarpon Springs FL 34689-5351; (727) 942-7354; belva.green@Verizon.com Writing Specialties: Antique collections (especially combs, billikins), folk tales (from many countries - re-told), children's literature, nonfiction. Media Experience: Newspaper, magazine, newsletter. Books: How the Robin Got Its Red Breast, (Ornamental) Antique Comb Collectors Companion, Dating (Combs) Made Easier. Periodicals: Collectors Eye, The World & I, Inside Collector, Muzzle-Blasts, Listen, Collectors News and Antique Reporter, Today's Collector, Southeastern Antiquing & Collecting, Antique Comb Collector Newsletter (editor). Clients: I have edited stories and a religious book for writers and give writing workshops. Capabilities: Photography, desktop publishing, e-mail, PC disk submission. Comments: In-depth research, people skills, experience interviewing people in grief & loss, have world class antique fancy comb collection (some ancient).
Tena Green, 4250 Riverside Park Road, Orlando, FL 32810, Phone: (419) 217-3190, Email: greentmg@yahoo.com
Writing Specialties: Community affairs, editorials, features, interviews, novels, nonfiction, and editing.
Areas of Experience: alcohol/drug dependency, children/teens, death/dying, education/school, family/parenting, homemaking, social issues, research, and editing. Comments: Green was a reporter & feature writer for a local newspaper for one year where she wrote over 300 articles. She has had articles published in RFD News, on AuthorMe.com, and ehow.com. Green is known for her nonfiction books published by Atlantic Publishing, her editing abilities, novels that grip the reader, and for thorough research. Her novels include The Catalyst, A Woman's Touch, and X-30. She has received five star reviews for Your First Year as a Principal; Everything You Need to Know that They Don't Teach You in School (Atlantic Publishing 2009) and How to be Successful in Your First Year of Teaching Elementary School (Atlantic Publishing) will soon be in print.
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