Nanci Lee Woody has been a college professor, author of textbooks in math and accounting, and Dean of Business at American River College. Her first novel, Tears and Trombones, won an IPPY (Independent Publishers) medal for BEST FICTION IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC REGION and a 5-STAR REVIEW and MEDAL from Readers’ Favorites in the Literary Fiction category.

Nanci’s short stories and poetry have been published in print anthologies and online.  She wrote the book and lyrics for a musical, “Hello to Life!,” and produced it in collaboration with her husband, a musician.

In her spare time, she draws and paints and takes photos.  Her artwork has appeared in numerous juried shows in the Sacramento area and in the KVIE (PBS) annual on-air fundraising auctions.   Her photo, “Supermoon,” won the Juror’s Award in the Fine Arts Category at the California State Fair in 2017.

For reading and art samples – nancileewoody.com

 

 

 

 

 

Bill Pieper has written four novels, two essentially self-published and two (Belonging and What You Wish For) published by small presses.  A prolific writer who started relatively late in life, Bill has written novellas and a collection of 12 short stories titled, Forgive Me, Father.  More than 20 of Bill’s stories have been accepted by literary magazines in the US, Canada and the UK. Four pieces of work have been performed at local reading events such as Stories on Stage in Sacramento and Davis.

Bill was named by local media as “Best New Novelist in Sacramento,” but Bill now calls himself a “former novelist.”  Finding that many authors begin with shorter work and add page-length as their skills grow, he has taken an opposite route.  The big turn-around was attending the Squaw Valley Community of Writers which he attended in 2010, followed by enough success to make it all worthwhile.

 

 

 

 

Scott Evans has taught writing for over 25 years. He is the author of three “literary” murder mysteries titled Tragic Flaws, First Folio, and Sylvia’s Secret, as well as a collection of Hemingwayesque short stories, Green Seasons, and a coming-of-age novel, The Complex.  Evans is also the Editor and Publisher of the Blue Moon Literary & Art Review. His newest novel, The Caribbean Prisoner, published by Clayborne Press, is available via Amazon. Please visit www.scottevansauthor.com to learn more.

 

 

 

 

“Love your characters!” says award-winning California author and poet, Barbara Link. She would know, having produced numerous successful works, including three stories aired on KVPR, a National Public Radio Affiliate. Her poetry and fiction have appeared in literary magazines and small presses. She received the CSUS Bazzanella Prize for fiction. Her memoir, Blue Shy was published in 2010 and awarded First Prize in the Sacramento Friends of the Library First Chapter contest. She co-authored Coffee and Ink, a handbook for writing groups and was a past editor of Sacramento’s Poetry Now. Publication credits include American River Review, Poetry Now, Earth’s Daughters, Mindprint Review, Anima, Whitefish Review, Missouri Review, Women’s Compendium, Hardpan, Dead Snakes, and Earth’s Daughters.

 

 

 

 

A respected, longtime figure in the local writing and journalism community, Rich Ehisen is the managing editor of the State Net Capitol Journal, a LexisNexis publication that covers state-level public policy issues and trends nationwide. He is also a regular contributor to Comstock’s, where his monthly column Discourse features a direct Q&A conversation with some of the Capital Region’s legislative leaders and decision makers.  His work has also appeared in a number of other regional and national publications, including Government Technology, Sunset, San Francisco, Sacramento and Capitol Weekly.