A Tale of Writing to the Top

Julia acted as president of the Los Angeles Chapter of the Women’s National Book Association and mentored at the Los Angeles based non-profit organization WriteGirl. She has appeared as a speaker on literary industry panels, including the Independent Writers of Southern California (IWOSC), the UCLA Alumni Association, the Lambda Literary Foundation, The Publishers Association of Los Angeles (PALA), Publishers & Writers of San Diego (WPSD), The California Writer’s Club, The West Coast Writer’s Conference, and Literary Orange.

Runway international Founded byJunda Morris over 16 years ago, the events were toopen the doors for fashion designers, models and artists while giving back to local & international charities. The events are held in various states around the U.S and countries. The creates an opportunity for models, designers and artists to expand their talents internationally.

Matty Dalrymple is the author of the Lizzy Ballard Thrillers; the Ann Kinnear Suspense Novels. She is a member of International Thriller Writers and Sisters in Crime. Matty also podcasts, on the publishing voyage as The Indy Author. She has written books on the business of short fiction & her articles have appeared in Writer’s Digest magazine

In 2022, Elsa launched The Writer’s Tribe Talk Show, an audio & video podcast for authors & a line of author merchandise in her Writer’s Tribe Store with clothing and more for authors & aspiring authors. Elsa also created three lines of apparel, accessories, & home decor: EKS Store with show & first responder merchandise, iGoodhuman, and Very Sweary Stuff. As of 2022, she is the current Vice President of the Connecticut Authors & Publishers Association.

Emily is a vetran writer. She was a lawyer, and now is a fulltime writer. Hear about her new book and her writing process. Get a sneek peak into the new book.

Celeste Marcus is the managing editor of Liberties. She is writing a biography of Chaim Soutine. Liberties is a Journal of Culture and Politics.

KMA Sullivan is the author of two poetry collections: Inclined to Riot (forthcoming from Sibling Rivalry Press) and Necessary Fire, winner of the St Lawrence Book Award (Black Lawrence Press, 2015). Her poems and essays have appeared in Boston Review, Southern Humanities Review, diode, The Rumpus, Forklift, Ohio, The Nervous Breakdown, Gertrude, and elsewhere. She has been awarded residencies in creative nonfiction and poetry at Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Vermont Studio Center, and Summer Literary Seminars. KMA is coeditor in chief of Vinyl and the founder and publisher of YesYes Books.

The producer of the Kauai Writers Conference gives tips for attending conferences and the benefits writers get by involved in face-to-face sessions with authors, agents, and editors.

Rhonda is recognized by both leadership development traditionalists and disruptors as an icon of a new era in evolved leadership and executive prowess. Her empathy, uniquely authentic voice, and optimistic yet pragmatic transformational media are potent, genuinely effective, and easily accessed through a spectrum of in-person, streaming, and digital media.

Linda Rosen's novels are always set in the “not-too-distant past” and examine how women reinvent themselves despite obstacles thrown their way. A central theme is that blood is not all that makes a family– and they always feature a piece of jewelry