Authors & Writers

Michelle Richmond is the author of the story collection The Girl in the Fall-Away Dress. The book was the Winner of the 2000 Associate Writing Programs Award. She is also the founding editor of the literary journal Fiction Attic.

Michelle Rowen is a bestselling author and a reality TV junkie. She has recently been contracted to write a novel for Dorchester Publishing's new SHOMI line of speculative romance.

Daniel A. Olivas is the author of a novella, two short-story collections and a children's picture book. He is one of the best and most original Hispanic American authors working today.

Daniel Goleman is the author of the books Emotional Intelligence and Social Intelligence. He has received many awards for his writing, including a Career Achievement award for journalism from the American Psychological Association.

Daniel Abraham is an author. His first novel is called A Shadow in Summer while his current work will be published in 2007. He lives in New Mexico with his wife.

Raymond Benson has been an author, composer, computer game designer, and stage director for over thirty years. He is also the fourth official author of the James Bond 007 novels. He currently writes for the magazine "Cinema Retro," a publication dedicated to the films of the 60s and 70s

Kelly Parra is an author living in California with her husband and two children. She writes fiction for young adults. Her debut novel is called Graffiti Girl.

Andy Kessler is a former hedge fund manager who now writes on investment trends in technology and communications. He is a frequent contributor to the Wall Street Journal op-ed page and has written for Wired, Forbes Magazine, The Weekly Standard, LA Times, The American Spectator magazine and techcentralstation.com and thestreet.com websites.

Andy Diggle is a freelance writer of comics, movies and video games. He quit his job as a editor to become a full-time writer in 2003. He has won the National Comics Award for Best New Talent, and was named one of the "Breakout Stars of 2003" by Entertainment Weekly.

Andy Griffiths is one of Australia’s funniest, successful and most versatile writers. His books include the extremely popular Just! series of short stories, which has sold over two million copies world wide.