Stephen Edwin King was born the second son of Donald and Nellie Ruth Pillsbury King. After his father left them when Stephen was two, he and his older brother, David, were raised by his mother. Parts …
Sylvia Plath was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer, widely regarded as one of the most influential and emotionally powerful authors of the 20th century. Born in Boston, Massachusetts,…
Carver was born into a poverty-stricken family at the tail-end of the Depression. He married at 19, started a series of menial jobs and his own career of 'full-time drinking as a serious pursuit', a c…
Emily Dickinson was an American poet who, despite the fact that less than a dozen of her nearly eighteen hundred poems were published during her lifetime, is widely considered one of the most original…
Henry Charles Bukowski (born as Heinrich Karl Bukowski) was a German-born American poet, novelist and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural and economic ambience of hi…
Anne Sexton once told a journalist that her fans thought she got better, but actually, she just became a poet. These words are characteristic of a talented poet that received therapy for years, but co…
Carolyn Watson Dubisch is an award winning author/illustrator of 17 children’s books and the illustrator on five children’s books with various authors. She also writes and illustrates comics for kids.…
Peggy Kan Hai is a soul-led writer, mother, and longtime therapist who believes in the power of storytelling to heal, connect, and inspire. With nearly 30 years of experience in psychotherapy, life co…
I never know what to put when asked to talk about me, when I try to put into words what I’m like, I sound boring. I'm a middle-aged woman who likes to read, write and walk her dog, I can write wonderf…
Georgina Warren is a graduate of Christopher Newport University, where she majored in French, and recently received her Master of Library and Information Science degree from the Catholic University of…
Carolyn Wild is an author, artist, farmer, and elementary teacher with 25+ years of experience inspiring young readers. Based at Wild Acres Farm in the Okanagan Valley, BC, she creates leveled picture…
