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Author Bios

Chamberton Publishing is proud to list the following authors under our label and into the Chamberton Publishing family.


Amy Kinzer -

Amy Kinzer is a graduate of the University of Washington and holds a Master's Degree from the Keller School of Graduate Management. As a post-graduate she studied creative writing through the University of Washington's Extension Program and holds a certificate in Literary Fiction. She splits her time between Seattle and Phoenix. When she's not writing she's hanging out with her family, hiking outdoors, or searching for a new restaurant to explore. She has a horrible addiction to financial news. Find out more at the authors Amazon page featuring more of her books.



Ela Lond -


Ela Lond writes paranormal and fantasy aimed primarily at young adults. A lover of adventure and intrigue herself, she has long enjoyed exploring supernatural beings and the worlds they inhabit along with her adventurous heroes and heroines. You can find her on her web-site:
http://sites.google.com/site/elalond


Shana Norris -


Shana Norris is the author of the young adult novels The Boyfriend Thief, Troy High, Surfacing, and Something to Blog About, a Book Sense Summer 2008 Children's Pick. She lives in eastern North Carolina on her "mini-farm" with her husband, two dogs, five cats, and five chickens. Find her online at www.shananorris.com


T.K. Richardson -

T.K. Richardson is the author of YA books Return the Heart, Shield the Heart, and Simmer: Recipes for the Teen Palate. She is the founder of Partners In Print.org, a program that donates books to children in the foster care system. She also runs The Writers Resource Directory, a new site for writers filled with publishing and writing links, tips and advice. Her next books are due out later this year.
http://tkrichardson.com


Sarah Tregay -


Raised without television, Sarah started writing her own middle grade novels after she had read all of the ones in the library. She later discovered YA books, but never did make it to the adult section. When she's not jotting down poems at stoplights, she can be found hanging out with her "little sister" from Big Brothers Big Sisters.
Sarah lives in Eagle, Idaho with her husband, two Boston Terriers, and an appaloosa named Mr. Pots. Her debut novel, LOVE AND LEFTOVERS, is now available. Published by Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins.  www.sarahtregay.com


Emily Ann Ward -

Emily Ward is the author of Passages, Finding Fiona, and The Protectors series. One of her first stories featured a young girl whose doll came to life. The rest is history. She spent years writing mainly fanfiction (thank you, J.K. Rowling!), but has since ventured into originality. When it comes to fiction, she writes mainly young adult, contemporary, and fantasy. She also writes nonfiction, ranging from stories of her travels to thoughts on the Bible. Aside from writing, she loves reading, traveling, learning about God, sociology, religion, and Reeses sticks. Currently, she lives in Salem, Oregon with her husband Chris and their cats. Visit her website at http://emilyannward.com


Deborah M. Prum -

Deborah M. Prum’s award-winning fiction appeared twice in The Virginia Quarterly Review and in many other journals. Excerpts from her novel-in-progress The String Theory of Love have been included in several anthologies.  She’s written on the craft of writing for both The Writer magazine and The Writer’s Handbook.  Her essays frequently have appeared in newspapers and magazines and have been aired on NPR-member stations. She’s written a young adult book on the Renaissance called Rats, Bulls and Flying Machines.
Visit the author's website at http://deborahprum.com


Edward W. Robertson -

Ed's short fiction has appeared in a dozen-odd magazines online and in print. Born in the Northwest, he recently moved to the Los Angeles area, where he works as a movie critic and novelist. The author's fiction has appeared in AE and Fantastique Unfettered. You can find more about him at http://edwardwrobertson.com


John Grover -

John Grover is a dark fiction author residing in Massachusetts. He completed
a creative writing course at Boston¹s Fisher College and is a member of the
New England Horror Writers, a chapter of the Horror Writers Association. Some of his more recent credits include Best New Zombie Tales Vol 1 by Books of the Dead Press, The Book of Cannibals by Living Dead Press, The Vermin Anthology, The Northern Haunts Anthology by Shroud Publishing, The Zombology Series by Library of the Living Dead Press, Morpheus Tales, Wrong World, The Willows, Alien Skin Magazine, Aurora Wolf and more. He is the author of several collections, including the recently released Creatures and Crypts for Amazon Kindle as well as various chapbooks, anthologies, and more. Please visit his website www.shadowtales.com  for more information.


Sergio Palumbo -

An Italian public servant who graduated from Law School, Mr. Palumbo has been published in Fantasy RolePlaying Illustrated Manual, WarBlades. Some  works and short- stories have been published on American Aphelion Webzine,WeirdYear Webzine, YesterYearFiction, Another Realm Magazine, Alien  Skin Magazine, on Orion’s  Child  Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine
, Farther Stars Than These, on  Digital Dragon  Magazine, on  Kalkion Science Fiction and Fantasy Web  Magazine,  on  Australian  Antipodean  SF and on  British  Schlock! Webzine.



Larissa Hinton -


Larissa Hinton is the author of Everblossoms: A Short Story and Poetry Anthology and Iwishacana. Both books are available everywhere books are sold. She is a grad student earning her degree in education. Visit the author and find out more at http://www.teacherwritebookaholicohmy.blogspot.com/



J.S. Dunn -


J S DUNN resided in Ireland during the past decade and became interested in the early Bronze Age and marine trade along the Atlantic coasts. The author has traveled extensively throughout coastal Spain, France, and Ireland, to research the megalith sites and the artifacts in BENDING THE BOYNE. The author  has been published in the fields of law and psychology, and has attended fiction writers’ conferences and workshops in NYC, Arizona, and Florida. Visit the author at  http://jsdunnbooks.com



T.J. Lantz -


Though new to the world of professional writing, T.J. Lantz has been a world class storyteller (A.K.A. liar) for many years. Originally forging his craft by creating backstories for each of the lawn gnomes he managed to liberate from the prisons his neighbors called their front yards, lately he has answered to a much higher calling. Namely, making up stories to entertain the small children that people refer to as his "students". Encouraged by his ability to trick ten-year-olds into believing everything he says is true, Mr Lantz has now decided to offer his amazing manipulative abilities to the rest of the world. He plans on world domination within three months.


Seth D. Clarke -

Seth D. Clarke is a husband and father to five children.  He is currently pursuing his lifelong dream of writing, with his first novel coming out this year.  He delights in telling a good story, reading a good book, and spending time with his family.  He lives in Michigan.  You can email him at Seth [dot ]D [dot] Clarke [at] gmail [dot] com, or you can follow him on Twitter, @SethDClarke. Visit the author at
www.sethdclarke.com


Rebecca Grubb -


Rebecca Grubb is a student at Gloucester County College, a blogging fiend, and a chocolate addict. She has always enjoyed how reading and writing not only take her to far off places of fantasy, but how they also enhance her reality. She has written plenty of fanfiction as well as original literary works. If not writing, Rebecca can be found reading, learning new languages, and going on adventures with her cats.


Lynda Lee Schab -


Lynda Lee Schab is a freelance writer from Michigan, whose work has been published in greeting cards, magazines, anthologies, and various places online. She is also the author of Mind over Madi, a lighthearted women's fiction novel, the first in a three-book series. Visit the author at http://www.lyndaschab.com/


David Andrews -


David Andrews writes for Poetry in Motion.  His writing is an expression of his faith in a world full of paradox. David has just published his first poetry book Beautiful Mystery  David is married with three sons and lives in Wellington, New Zealand. Poetry in Motion link:  www.poetryinmotion.co.nz  Beautiful Mystery book link:  http://www.blurb.com/my/book/detail/3154629S



Marcella Spencer -


Marcella Spencer is the author of several books including
Revelation, The Scepter and the Diadem, and Just In Time. Visit the author on the web at  http://marcellaspencer.com/#



J.R. Bingham -


J.R. Bingham's work has appeared in numerous publications, including The Springfield Paper, Christian Courier, Necrology, and The Christian Journal. His work is scheduled to appear in Victory Herald, Lovely Christian Romance, Christian Quarterly, Christian Online Magazine, and Mustard Seed. His story, "The Remained," took second place out of over 800 entries in a recent Writer's Digest Your Story contest.





Delores Liesner -


Delores exuberantly experiences life in Racine, WI. and credits her Native American heritage for the gifts of storytelling and love of people and creation. A woman of many hats and titles, her most beloved are wife, mother, hyper-grandma, and God’s delivery girl. (watch for 31 Miracles – a selection of God-planned deliveries she has experienced). Delores also writes the 21st Century Grandma column for Prime magazine, a blog Look What God Has Done at http://deloresliesner.com  and published hundreds of articles and stories in anthologies, magazines, and on the Internet.



Linda Tracy Miller -


Linda Tracy Miller, a soon to be retired employee of the Arkansas Baptist Convention, has an education degree from Little Rock University, now UALR.  The author's writing has been a personal help in coping with those areas of life over which there is little control, and she has tried to use it to help others in similar circumstances.



Sarah Meira Rosenberg -


A graduate of the Macaulay Honors program at Brooklyn College, where she majored in Creative Writing, Sarah Meira Rosenberg has published several works of YA fiction, including a novel when she was 17 and a short story in the December 2011 issue of eFiction Magazine. Her 2012 story, Daddy's Girl, was awarded first place in both of Brooklyn College's short story contests and was later published in Chamberton's Spotlight anthology. She resides on Twitter as FloatingSpirals, and has no ambitions to change the world, just to make it a little more enjoyable.



Christine Collier -


Christine Collier is the author of 8 mystery books and has been published in many children's magazines. Excerpts from her children's books are used for assessment and testing at Measured progress.



Jennifer B. Fields -


If she could, Jennifer's ideal home would be down the rabbit hole. Being a natural at finding wonder and magic in everyday things, writing was an easy transition for her. Until the rabbit hole comes on the market, Jennifer will stay in Salem, Oregon where she resides with her husband, daughter and three beloved pound puppies.
When she's not writing, you can find Jennifer occupying her local coffee house, singing her heart out at karaoke or haunting her local library. Her debut novel, Wallflower, is available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Stay tuned for many more stories from this prolific author.


Susan Sundwall -


Susan is a freelance writer and also pens mysteries. She writes from upstate New York where she lives with her husband. Visit her blog at www.susansundwall.blogspot.com



James S. Dorr -


James Dorr has two collections from Dark Regions Press, STRANGE MISTRESSES: TALES OF WONDER AND ROMANCE and DARKER LOVES: TALES OF MYSTERY AND REGRET, while his all-poetry VAMPS (A RETROSPECTIVE) came out last August (2011) from Sam’s Dot Publishing.  An active member of SFWA and HWA with nearly four hundred appearances in venues from ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE to XENOPHILIA, Dorr invites readers to visit his site at
http://jamesdorrwriter.wordpress.com for the latest information.


Diana M. Amadeo -


I am 2006 Catholic Press Association Book Award recipient. My publications exceed 500.  My 4th children’s book From Rome to Home  by Happy Tails Books was published 2012. The book, My Sister Amy Is A Premie accepted by Zonderkids (HarperCollins) was released July of 2005. It came out as an ebook 2011. Holy Friends:A Children’s Guide to American Saints commissioned by Pauline Books and Media came out October 2005. Another children’s book,   published in 1989 by Albert Whitman & Company,  There’s A Little Bit Of Me In Jamey  (an overview of lymphocytic leukemia from a child’s perspective) was featured on the American Cancer Society’s Suggested Reading List.   I am a contributor to seven books from the  Chicken Soup Series 2007-2011. As well as  Chrysalis Reader;   From the Heart by Coastal Village Press;  4 issues of the medical musings journal: Blood and Thunder by University of Oklahoma  Press.  Short stories, features and articles have been published in magazines, newspapers and online.



Colin Stevens -


Colin Stevens lives in England with his wife of several years.  He began writing when he was a teenager and has had numerous short stories & poems published.




Marion M. Tickner -


Marion Tickner writes from her home in Central New York State. She attended a two-room country school and her father raised chickens so she is familiar with printed feed bags. "My Special Part" was originally published in
Mistletoe Madness, a collection of Christmas stories, edited by Miriam Hees (Blooming Tree Press, 2004).




Edward Fraser -


Edward Fraser lives and writes in the wilds of Norfolk. Since he graduated from King's College London in 2010 with a degree in Philosophy, he has scribbled down one novel and several short stories. He is now seeking to thrust his works upon the unsuspecting world. For further details about him please visit www.theedexperience.wordpress.com.




Stuart Condie -

Stuart Condie has written several articles and chapters in trade press and magazines whilst working in the aviation industry. He has recently completed a two year creative writing certificate course at Sussex University in Brighton, UK, and is a founder member of the Sussex Scribes writing group. Stuart has written fifteen short stories from flash to 8000 words; two stories have been published in anthologies and another three have done well in competitions (a first, a third and a commendation). He is also working on a draft novel. Stuart has masters degrees from Cambridge and City Universities,is married with two daughters, and spends most of his time in Sussex and France.



Sharon Chriscoe -

Sharon Chriscoe lives in Pilot Mountain, NC with her husband, Ricky and their three children, Ricky, Cherylenna, and Richie. She works full time with her husband on his bread route. She is a member of SCBWI and a student of The Institute of Children Literature. She contributes a monthly children's picture book review column in her local newspaper, The Pilot, where she reviews books that are readily available in her local library for parents and children to enjoy. Her work has appeared in Stories for Children Magazine and Bumples magazine.


C. Marlin Teat -


Charles M. Teat is a historian and researcher specializing in Northwest Georgia Civil War history and has served as a consultant on numerous feature film and television productions.  He has also appeared on the History Channel, History International, and the Smithsonian Channel. He lives in Rome, Georgia with his wife Kathy and Shiloh the basset hound.


Anne Van - 

Anne Van has always heard stories in her head. It’s in her DNA. The storyteller gene was passed down from her grandfather, known in his small town as king of the whoppers. Anne majored in Fine Art but soon found the stories that filled her head wanted to be told. Currently Anne splits her time between painting the next Mona Lisa and putting her whoppers on paper. She blogs at www.annevan1111.blogspot.com



Tim Knopp - 

Tim Knopp is a superhero English teacher by day and writer of Christian fiction by night. When he’s not grading research papers in a cape or planning his next AP project on the peak of a medieval cathedral, he is patiently fishing words from the air for his first novel. His love of words and his love of The Word are driving forces for his work. As a member of The Christian Writer’s Den, he enjoys sharing, proofing, and editing with an amazing group of writers and Christians. His short story “‘Til Forever” was recently selected for third prize in The Upstate Fellowship of Christian Writers’ Flash Fiction contest.



Jessica B. Zeidler - 


A Philadelphia native, Jessica Zeidler has been writing stories since she was strong enough to hold a pencil. It’s what makes her life complete, which is a good thing since the rest of her time is usually spent talking to the characters in her head and staring at the rain. Currently, she lives in Middle-of-Nowhere, Georgia, where her books never collect dust. When she’s not staring at her computer screen, she’s reading, acting, tutoring (English and literacy) and eating cereal with a tablespoon because it makes her feel like a giant.


Alexandra Singer -


Alexandra singer graduated from SUNY Purchase with a B.A. in Creative Writing.  She has written a number of short stories for online zines. In addition, she is the author of an ongoing independent comic, Sfeer Theory, which has a following of approximately 8,000 viewers per week. Samples of these works may be found on her website: http://littlefoolery.com/.


Katy Huth Jones -


Katy Huth Jones has been writing science fiction and fantasy since third grade. Her first published work was a short fantasy in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword & Sorceress X anthology. Her YA fantasy entitled Leandra's Enchanted Flute, is available in e-book format from Cool Well Press, Inc. When she's not writing, Katy plays piccolo and flute in a symphony and teaches children of all ages the joys of music, writing, and Shakespeare. Visit the author at www.katyhuthjones.com

 

Bill Blume -

Bill Blume’s short stories have appeared in various anthologies and online magazines. He’s the creator of the webcomic “The Wildcat’s Lair.” He lives with his wife and their two children in Richmond, Virginia, where he works as a 911 dispatcher. To find Bill online go to www.billblume.net

      

Alexandra Baker -

Alexandra Baker lives in Canada with her husband and two black cats. Her story "Bloodlust" will be published in a horror anthology in 2013.


Tucker Cummings -


Tucker Cummings is the author of "The Strange Adventures of Margery Jones
," a microfiction serial about parallel universes. Her work has been featured on HiLoBrow.com (where it took first prize in their Spooky-Kooky fiction competition), Fiction365.com, and OneFortyFiction.com, as well as in "Future Lovecraft" (Innsmouth Free Press), "Stories in the Ether" (Nevermet Press), "Grim Fairy Tales" (Static Movement), "Daily Flash 2012" (Pill Hill Press) and "The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities" (Harper Collins).


Domyelle Rhyse -

My work has appeared in COSMIC Speculative Fiction; Aoife's Kiss; Dragon, Knights, & Angels; Beyond Centauri; Distant Passages:  The Best from Double-Edged Publishing Vol.1; Golden Visions; and Voices of Autism.  I graduated from California State University, San Bernardino with honors and received a Bachelors Degree in English with a concentration in Creative Writing, and I served as Senior Editor of Lilley Press. I also manage an online writers workshop, Dreaming In Ink Writers Workshop, which has been active since 2002.


Jason Hinz -

Jason Hinz is a young adult fiction writer from Madison, Wisconsin.  He enjoys sports, reading and writing about the many issues that teens deal with each day.  He is a student at the University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire, where he tends to write more than he studies.  Follow him @AuthorJHinz as he continues to pen his first novel. 


Carmen Tudor -

Carmen Tudor's fiction has been anthologized in the US, the UK, and Australia. An obsessive color coordinator and knick-knack straightener, she's a twenty-something word nerd whose non-literary interests include classical music, linguistics, and animal rights. She lives in Melbourne, Australia. Find her online at: http://carmentudor.net. Recent publications include: Classical Horror anthology (Megazanthus Press, 2012); Spirited anthology (Leap Books, 2012); and Mon Coeur Mort (Post Mortem Press, 2011). Kirkus Reviews recently tagged her as one of YA's "[P]romising new authors to follow" after her story "The Oast House" was featured amongst NYT Bestselling authors in Spirited. You can read more at: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/kat-oshea/spirited-13-haunting-tales/#review 


Malcolm Cowen -

Malcolm Cowen started writing about 19 years ago and has had some 30 or so stories published, mainly by a now defunct trade magazine, Freelance Informer.  You can find more details at www.ebook.cowensw.co.uk, together with some poetry and translations from Welsh.

More recently the author has 2 novels, "Lady of Foxdale" and "Daughter of the King" available as ebooks from www.e-bshop.co.uk, several short stories published both paper and electronically and a couple of scifi whodunit audio scripts which have been broadcast on local radio stations, see www.levenshulmeplayers.co.uk.


Zainub E. Dala -

Zainub Dala is a novice writer of various genres of fiction, having been a winner in two short story competitions in leading South African magazines. She is a psychologist by profession but chooses to practice writing full time, as well as being a mom to a newborn baby boy and a four year old girl. This story was written while Zainub was in hospital after the birth of her daughter, and is a story very close to her heart. She is married to Elias and they live in the coastal city of Durban, South Africa.


Kathleen Mack  -
Kathleen Mack is a self described 'Foodie', loving to cook and invent new recipes. She home educates her children, loves Italian food, and has a penchant for losing herself in a good book. The Prepper's Pantry is her first book and offers great advice and information for building a food storage supply in case of emergencies. She is currently working on her second book.