Jean Miller

Jeanne Miller’s debut novel, On the Brink of Nora, was awarded publication by Redwood Writers, and her short stories have appeared in Vintage Voices, an anthology of California Writers. She holds an MA in education, National Board Certification in English language arts, and professional memberships in Women’s National Book Association, National Reading Group Month, Litquake and California Writers Club.
Jeanne coaches, ghostwrites, edits, and offers in-depth consultation to writers in any genre.

Ana Manwaring

Ana Manwaring, www.anamanwaring.com, writes, edits, and teaches creative writing. She’s branded cattle in Hollister, out-run gun totin’ maniacs on lonely highways, lived on houseboats, consulted brujos, visited every California mission, worked for a PI, swum with dolphins, and writes about it all. Read her lifestyle column at www.petalumapost.com.

Mark Pavlicheck

Mark Pavlichek majored in journalism and creative writing at U.C. Berkeley where he was selected to study with Pulitzer winner M. Scott Momaday, and PBS’ “Critic At Large,” David Littlejohn. He has been published in Vintage Voices twice, as well as California Writers Club’s West Winds Centennial.

His marketing experience spans 30 years of brand development in the wine industry. He has written press releases, ad copy, promo and sales materials, and those little short stories about how great the wine is you find on the back label!

He is the principal in West County Productions, a PR firm that created the Nature Conservancy’s first national campaign, Gift’s Of The Land; a cross-marketing partnership of fine art and wine featuring endangered species, that has generated nearly $1 million in sales and international press since inception.

Mark’s editing expertise is providing market driven critique, with an emphasis on branding. He pursues his own professional development through Stanford’s continuing education Writers Studio, and is currently working on two novels set in the Bay Area.