Faculty and Staff

Kristi Bernard – Contributing Editor

Kristi Bernard is a freelance writer living in the Midwest. She enjoys writing for children and adults. She graduated from Wichita State University with a Bachelor of Arts in English, with minors in Education and Minority Studies. Bernard has years of experience writing Standard Operating Procedures Manuals (SOPs). Among her previous clients are The... [Read more of this review]

Sharon Blumberg – Contributing Editor

Sharon Blumberg is a junior high Spanish teacher and a freelance writer. She has been teaching for 17 years. She currently teaches seventh grade Spanish in Illinois. Sharon Blumberg Sharon has two grown children and resides in Indiana with her husband and dog. She is an active member of The Children’s Writers’ Coaching Club and The Story... [Read more of this review]

Margo Dill – Instructor

Margo L. Dill is a freelance writer, editor, and teacher, living in Mahomet, Illinois. Her work has appeared in publications such as Grit, Pockets, True Love, Fun for Kidz, Missouri Life, ByLine Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, Families, and The News-Gazette. She is a columnist and contributing editor for WOW! Women On Writing. She also teaches online... [Read more of this review]

Margot Finke – Instructor

Margot Finke is an Aussie who writes mid grade adventure fiction, ghost mysteries, and rhyming picture books. For many years she has lived in Oregon with her husband and family. She began serious writing the day her youngest left for college. This late start drives her writing, and pushes her to work at it every day. Margot says, “I really envy... [Read more of this review]

Renee Gray-Wilburn – Instructor

Renee Gray-Wilburn is the owner of A Way With Words Writing and Editorial Services. She specializes in resume design, copywriting, marketing materials development, online articles, website copy, business plan design, proofreading, line editing, content editing for business and creative projects. Renee Gray-Wilburn Renee has over 125 published articles,... [Read more of this review]

Lisa Harkrader – Graphics Designer

Graphics Designer – Lisa Harkrader Lisa Harkrader is a talented graphics designer, illustrator, and an award winning children’s writer. She is the author of twelve books for children; the most recent is a middle-grade novel, Airball: My Life in Briefs, a Junior Library Guild Selection and winner of the 2006 Juvenile Literary Award from... [Read more of this review]

Adrian Lieurance – Site Coordinator

Students, teachers, and school staff members at schools where Suzanne Lieurance has visited lately will recognize Suzanne’s husband, Adrian, who often accompanies her on school visits. Site Coordinator – Adrian Lieurance While Adrian does not write for children himself, he coordinates site activities so Suzanne has time to write books... [Read more of this review]

Suzanne Lieurance – Founder & Director

Suzanne Lieurance (www.workingwriterscoach.com) is the founder and director of the National Writing for Children Center and Coaching Coordinator for the Children’s Writers’ Coaching Club. She is the author of 20 published books for children. She was also an instructor with the Institute of Children’s Literature (located in West Redding,... [Read more of this review]

Donna McDine – Contributing Editor

Donna McDine is an award-winning children’s author, Honorable Mention in the 77th and two Honorable Mentions in the 78th Annual Writer’s Digest Writing Competitions. Donna’s stories and features have been published in many print and online publications, and her first book, The Golden Pathway, will be published through Guardian Angel Publishing... [Read more of this review]

Pat McCarthy – Instructor

Pat McCarthy has written over a dozen nonfiction children’s books. Her experience teaching elementary school for many years has helped her understand kids and how to write for them. Pat McCarthy Pat’s favorite books are the biographies she’s written. Besides writing, she loves photography and has sold many photos with her articles... [Read more of this review]

Amy M. O’Quinn – Contributing Editor

Amy M. O’Quinn is a pastor’s wife and former schoolteacher-turned-homeschool mom of six. She is also a freelance writer who enjoys jotting down ideas around the fringes of family life. Amy O’Quinn specializes in non-fiction, and her work has been published or acquired by magazines including Jack and Jill, US Kids, Guideposts for... [Read more of this review]

Simon Rose – Instructor

Simon Rose was born in Derbyshire, England. He graduated from university with a degree in history and has lived in Canada since 1990. He is also a graduate of the Institute of Children’s Literature of West Redding, CT. The Alchemist’s Portrait, Rose’s first novel for young readers was published in 2003, followed by The Sorcerer’s... [Read more of this review]

Nancy I. Sanders – Instructor

Nancy I. Sanders grew up on a dairy farm in Everett, PA, the youngest of seven children. She milked the cows, baled the hay, husked the corn… and loved to read! She read Little Women perched up high in the branches of an apple tree. She read Pride and Prejudice aloud with her future sister-in-law while floating on a raft in the middle of a pond. Instructor... [Read more of this review]

Kathy Stemke – Contributing Editor

Kathy Stemke, a former classroom teacher, has recently retired to become a full time children’s author and freelance writer. She has a B.S. degree from Southern Connecticut State University and Covenant Life Seminary, as well as graduate coursework from New York Institute of Technology and Columbia University. Contributing Editor for Teaching... [Read more of this review]

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