C. Hope Clark is a freelance writing business  expert and author of Lowcountry Bribe, the first of the Carolina Slade Mystery   Series.  The second in this  popular series comes out in early 2013. Hope lives on the bank of Lake Murray  near Chapin, SC, where she not only pens mysteries, but she also manages   FundsforWriters.com, listed as one of Writers’ Digest’s 101 Best Websites for   Writers for the last twelve years running.
 “Clark weaves a tale told as clearly and  succinctly as if she had lived it, but don’t let you think this is some sweet  country gal spinning quilting yarns.   Lowcountry Bribe is as good a  suspense thriller with a strong female protagonist as I have read, and that  includes the likes of Patricia Cornwell,   Janet Evanovich,  JD Robb or  Jan Burke. Slade can, and does, run with the best of them.   “ This is a spine tingling thriller with a twist that will take your  breath away, with enough“bless your hearts” to give you time to catch your  breath. I don’t often do this for a first time novelist, but 5 stars out of 5  for Lowcountry Bribe by newcomer C. Hope Clark. ~David Roth, Tampa Bay Writing,   Examiner.com” 
Author:   The Carolina Slade Mystery Series, Bell Bridge Books:   Lowcountry Bribe, Feb 2012;   Tidewater Murder, early 2013; www.chopeclark.com,-and-Editor,  FundsforWriters, www.fundsforwriters.com..........Writer's Digest 101 Best  Websites for Writers, 2001-2012

Scott Owens’ tenth collection of poetry, Shadows  Trail Them Home, was recently published by Clemson University Press.   His prior work has received awards from the Academy of American Poets,  the Pushcart Prize Anthology, the Next Generation/Indie Lit Awards, the NC  Writers Network, the NC Poetry Society, and the Poetry Society of SC. His more than 1100 published poems have  been in Georgia Review, North American Review, Chattahoochee Review, Southern  Poetry Review, and Poetry East among others.  He is the founder of Poetry Hickory,  editor of Wild Goose Poetry Review and 234, and vice president of the Poetry  Council of NC and the NC Poetry Society.   He has taught at the college, high school, middle school, and community  levels for more than 25 years.   Born and raised in Greenwood, SC, he currently teaches at Catawba Valley  Community College in Hickory, NC.

Louise McKinney has   performed virtually every role in the production of books,   magazines, newspapers, and  communications. Background in the  arts and culture--but well suited to lead projects in corporate communications,  or all areas of marketing & PR.    My goal as a writer, educator, and individual is to leverage the power of  the word to influence others and improve our lives.   Nonfiction Editor The Chattahoochee Review January 2011 – Present (1 year  9 months) Georgia Perimeter College Edit creative nonfiction submissions to this  top-notch literary journal, winner of the Governor's Medal in the  Humanities.  Assistant Professor  Georgia Perimeter College Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry January 2004 –  Present (8 years 9 months)  I teach  a full complement of English/Composition, Creative Writing, and Journalism  courses at this junior college just outside Atlanta, GA.   Sr. Editor Visitor Industry Publications 1990 – 1998 (8 years)  Special Projects Editor (CD-ROM for  State of Louisiana), as well as Senior Editor for a variety of magazines and  journals produced by this contract publisher located in New Orleans, LA.  Poetry Editor Toronto Life Magazine  1986 –1990 (4 years) Toronto, Canada.  Featured the best urban poets  during my tenure as poetry editor and chief copy editor at this established city  magazine.

 Diane Hamilton is the Senior Editor/Publisher, OnStage  Publishing , Madison,  AL:  an English major from Auburn University, with an  advanced degree in gifted/talented education, she worked many jobs [portrait  photographer, proof-reader, sales, teacher]  before finding her niche as an  editor. She has edited several award-winning general fiction
 e-books before  coming to the print world of children's fiction.   OnStage Publishing produces  three titles a year and has been listed as one of the top 50 publishers in 2008   by Writer’s Digest.  Website: www.onstagepublishing.com

OnStage Publishing  released Jamie’s first historical fiction novel Flying Boats and Spies, a Nick Grant  Adventure ,  in June 2008.
 In January, 2010,  OnStage released the sequel China Clipper, a Nick Grant Adventure.    Book three of the Nick Grant Adventures Series, Mission,  Shanghai, came out in July, 2012.     In May, 2011 Flying Boats and  Spies  won the prestigious Eric Hoffman Award for Legacy Fiction.   EmiMoon  Entertainment, Culver City, California,  purchased the movie option for Flying  Boats and Spies. . 
Jamie co-wrote the script.
 Jamie also writes  non-fiction articles and is an infrequent radio and podcast guest. He speaks at  writer’s conferences, air shows, aviation museums, and schools across the  nation.   Jamie is a career  intelligence officer for the US Army Aviation and Missile Command and teaches  aviation history at the University of Alabama, at Huntsville.   He is member of  the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE),  O.S.S. Foundation,    Military Intelligence Corps Association, 82d Airborne Assoc., Pan Amigo,   Clipper Pioneers, and Pan Am Historical Foundation.   He writes for aviation blogs. Jamie earned a Systems Engineering  Certificate from the University of Alabama, Huntsville,  a Masters in Computers  and Systems Management from Webster University and a Bachelor's in Geospatial  Science from the University of Colorado. 

As a native of Huntsville, Alabama, Wanda Vaughn grew up hearing  stories of rocket ships and the river, the mills and Monte Sano. It  tickled her that the city known for rockets and Redstone  Arsenal has streets,  businesses,  and an apartment complex named after a  famous cow.   After discovering the joys and challenges of research, Wanda sat  down to write about Clara  . And the rest is history… Huntsville,   1892:   Clara   has  recently won the bronze medallion in the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards.  The  second book in the Alabama Girls series, Birmingham,   1933:   Alice   is coming soon.   Wanda lives in Somerville, Alabama, with four dogs, two  cats,  two teenagers, and one husband.
 Her life is full.