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CBW Member Directory

Board of Directors

 

President: Richard Easton

Vice President:

Treasurer: Bradley Harper

Secretary: Diana Farrar Caron 

Membership and Radio Show: Patti Procopi

Director: Mary Bush Shipko

Gadelstone@gmail.com

Ginger

Adelstone

Wanting to learn more on the art of storytelling,

ww2historygal@gmail.com

Melissa

Amateis

The work of novelist and historian Melissa Amateis illuminates history's dark corners.

laybailey@cox.net

Emeline

Bailey

Lifetime Member

andyb@uab.edu

Andy

Ball

HERRBLAIR4@GMAIL.COM

Timothy

Blair

Aspiring writer

cj981@mac.com

Carol J.

Bova

Lifetime Member - Writer of rural American fiction & nonfiction

mlbrei@proton.me

ML

Brei

ginny11brock11@gmail.com

Ginny

Brock

 macarr385@aim.com

Mary Ann

Carr

Lifetime Member

loraleeclark13@gmail.com

Loralee

Clark

"Solemnity Rites", coming out in July 2025, is an account of reimagined myths and truths of who we are as humans and how we live our histories.

adamdeangelo79@gmail.com

Adam

DeAngelo

My work is driven by human relationships rather than plot. I let the story unfold naturally, keeping my characters both convincing and poignant to my best ability.

deniseadevries@gmail.com

Denise

DeVries

Author of Key to History series

ellens.ink@comcast.net

Ellen

Dugan

deborah@deborahedgar.com

Deborah

Edgar

Practical suggestions to help those with heartache.

flowersapril@me.com

April

Flowers

Two Southern families navigate troubled Charleston waterways and relationships.

roger.gosden@gmail.com

Roger

Gosden

Writer, publisher, and master naturalist.

greene1@cox.net

Mark

Greene

All of us have thoughts we lock away and conceal.

bharper1888@gmail.com

Bradley

Harper

I am best known for my spine-chilling mysteries

sandy.by.sea@gmail.com

Sandy

Hicks

My poems and writings will bring you peace in their explorations of elements of nature while offering surprising observations.

THBooks@outlook.com

Tim

Holland

Author of the Sidney Lake Mysteries

jenhotz@protonmail.com

Jennifer

Hotz

Poet, Writer, Word Weaver

Andoni.Iapetus@protonmail.com

Andoni

Iapetus

Military Thriller/ Military Fiction

hjkaler@gmail.com

Helena

Kaler

Speculative and historical mystery fiction write

infoallisonkeli@gmail.com

Allison

Keli

I am a multi-genre author of adult and children's books. I also write a parenting/child-rearing blog and a spiritual/holistic health blog.

carolynforonda15@gmail.com

Carolyn

Kreiter-Foronda

Honorary Member

bluefortunellc@gmail.com

Narielle

Living

A mystery writer, publisher and magazine editor.

smcgphoto@gmail.com

Sonja

McGiboney

Sonja is the author of 23 children's books & currently is working on her novels.

aclayton@adamclaytonbooks.com

Lawrence

Miller

I write thrillers

efa2000@cox.net

Eve

Monk

My Memoire is about surviving in harsh times.

pmnewcomb1@cox.net

Peggy

Newcomb

A thwarted moose attack. Hurricane Isabel. Dodging elk in Montana.

novelliere@me.com

Cat

Novelliere

I write a blend of time travel, romance and fantasy.

stanparsons@gmail.com

Stan

Parsons

Author of the Gannaby Family Series

patti.pro@cox.net

Patti Gaustad

Procopi

Heartwarming stories about emotional connections.

poetnathan1960@gmail.com

Nathan

Richardson

Honorary Member

shipkom@msn.com

Mary Bush

Shipko

Author and Aviation Pioneer

monti7olen@verizon.net

Mary Montague

Sikes

Always looking for new writing challenges and adventures.

peacoat@cox.net

Sally

Stiles

Writing about life in fiction and poetry.

sutherland001@gmail.com

Charles W.

Sutherland

Author on non-fiction issues, & of two fact-based novels.

amyevoltaire@gmail.com

Amy

Voltaire

Entertaining young adult readers, while offering hope to those going through trying times.

susanwilliamsonnc@gmail.com

Susan

Williamson

andrewzhou01234@gmail.com

Andrew

Zhou

I write something along the lines of the literary genre, and occasionally veer into horror as a happy accident!

mlalex@wm.edu

M. Lee

Alexander

Poetry, nonfiction, fantasy writing, & children's literature.

rbarch@wm.edu

Robert

Archibald

Robert is an economics professor at William & Mary

laybailey@cox.net

Richard

Bailey

Lifetime Member

siyabhasin2007@gmail.com

Siya

Bhasin

rich.blecher@yahoo.com

Rich

Blecher

Random thoughts allowing a story to unfold.

davebowles1@live.com

David

Bowles

Humanizing backyard birds into lovable characters.

Makayla

Brindle

gunsmoke1228@aol.com

Diana Farrar

Caron

Works at Being Happily Retired from Publishing

carr1600@netscape.net

David

Carr

Lifetime Member

poppymcd326@gmail.com

Poppy

Cumpson

phillyboystories@gmail.com

Ron

DeChristoforo

ecdoleman@gmail.com

Edgar

Doleman

Author of Arlen’s Gun

winnetkaelm@comcast.net

Richard

Easton

GPS Declassified

jafchesapeakestyle@gmail.com

Janet

Fast

Lifetime Member

fsf1@cox.net

Feather S

Foster

Did Mary Lincoln really wear flannel pajamas?

ThePoeticGenius@Gmail.com

Christopher

Green

The Poetic Genius

ted@tedbhale.com

Ted B

Hale

Author of the The Corona and The Unseen Series

michaelhebert@cox.net

Michael 

Hebert

EVER VIGILANT is a view of my tour in Vietnam, from being drafted to returning Stateside.

jt@jthine.com

JT

Hine

Author of the Lockhart Series

editmore2@hotmail.com

Sarah

Honenberger

Books are the solution to world peace, understanding someone else's point of view.

joannehunter918@gmail.com

Joanne

Hunter

Kjabs@aol.com

Kathleen T

Jabs

A compelling plot woven from vivid characters, secret societies, gender politics, and of course, murder.

kathkas@aol.com

Kathy

Kasunich

I enjoy writing all things but my focus is on historical fiction.

gimbiya@gmail.com

Gimbiya

Kettering

Her current novel-in-progress is entitled "Indivisible".

2468tish@gmail.com

E. Compton

Lee

janmarry272@gmail.com

Jan

Marry

I am a librarian and aspiring writer.

wb2pcv@gmail.com

Rev Mack

McKinney

frankmilligan2@yahoo.com

Frank

Milligan

Let us do the writing for you.

RGMunro@SoftlyWorded.com

Ronald

Munro

Murder and Mystery

lpn537@hotmail.com

Lesley

Newman

My work is to write classics for readers growing up in a world where it doesn't seem like the world will last long enough to merit that effort.

kris10.overman@gmail.com

Kristen

Overman

Story mastermind facilitator, conference teacher & speaker.

leslie@lesliewritescopy.com

Leslie

Pearce

tiffanyrebar.author@gmail.com

Tiffany

Rebar

Author of the Malanie Mae Children's books.

ella.reilly55@gmail.com

Pamela

Riley

carljshirley@gmail.com

Carl

Shirley

I write science fiction.

http://smstarnes@cox.net

Sofia M.

Starnes

Honorary Member

pstiper@cox.net

Peter G.

Stipe

Peter Stipe is the author of five books of contemporary fiction.

craigtrebilcock@gmail.com

Craig

Trebilcock

I write about my experience in life and the military.

rbw@calaverasmedia.com

Robert

Whitehill

Writer of screenplays in all genre, as well as the bestselling Ben Blackshaw series of thrillers set in the Chesapeake Bay and around Smith Island.

dwolfe76@verizon.net

David

Wolfe

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