Writers

Tom Akstens CN, NF
Bakers Mills NY 12811 Email: akstens@aol.com

Publications: The Elements of Flyf ishing:Anthology (Simon and Schuster, 1999), Adirondack Life
Comments: Teaches literature, film, and writing at SUNY/Empire State College

Mart Allen NF, ST, SS, E, C
Box 185 Phone: 315-369-2586
Thendara NY 13472 Email: mart@northeastforests.com

Publications: Adirondack Express
Comments: Former forest ranger; writes the column "To Make A Long Story Short" for the Adirondack Express

Sheri Amsel NF, CH
www.adirondackillustrator.com

Publications: Ms. Amsel has published several Adirondack books for children and nature guides. In addition to writing all of her books, Sheri illustrates all of them as well.
Comments: Sheri assists authors in developing independant literary releases in addition to doing her own.

Fred Balzac CN, NF, E, J, PS, PM
PO Box 164 Phone: 518-946-7861
Jay NY 12941 Email: jayskeptic@aol.com

Publications: Adirondack Life, Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Neurology Reviews and numerous other healthcare publications.
Comments: Specializes in medical/healthcare publications and promotional/advertising programs; wrote and helped develop Town of Jay website, www.jayny.com

Margaret Bartley NF, F, SS, E
General Delivery Email: msbartley@aol.com
New Russia NY 12964

Publications: Grisha, Adirondack Life, MCEA (Montgomery County [MD] Education Association) Advocate, NEA Today, Futures, Yoga Journal, United Parenting Publications
Comments: Grisha won the Adirondack Literary Award for Best Work of Nonfiction 2004-2005 , sponosred by the Adirondack Center for Writing. Former history teacher

Bob Bearor NF, ST, C
PO Box 177 Phone: 518-582-5455
Newcomb NY 12852

Publications: French & Indian War Battlesites: A Controversy (Heritage Books, 2002), The Battle on Snowshoes (Heritage Books, 1997), Barkeater, Muzzleloader, Muzzle-Blasts, New York Sportsman, Trapper and Predator Caller
Comments: Gives slide shows, lectures, workshops, and performances in period costume on the 18th century

Wayne Beyea NF, F, SS, P, SF
239 Champlain Drive Phone: 518-563-4330
Plattsburgh, NY 12901 Email:web2108@capital.net

Publications:Reflections from the Shield(Writers Club Press, 2002)Fatal Impeachment(iUniverse.com, 2000),Barkeater, Muzzleloader, Muzzle-Blasts, New York Sportsman.
Comments: Has also written a collection of short stories, The Purple Martins, and a and of poetry, Ode to a Srone

John Briant NF, P, F
Old Forge NY 13420 Phone: 1-800-237-5802
Email: jbrnt@capital.net, jbrnt1@earthlink.net

Publications: Adirondack Detective Goes West (Chalet Publishing, 2005)Adirondack Detective III (Chalet Publishing, January 2004),Adirondack DetectiveReturns (forthcoming from Chalet Publishing, 2002), Adirondack Detective (Chalet Publishing, 2000), One Cop's Story: A Life Remembered (Chalet Publishing, 1995)
Comments: Attached to the Police Writer's Club

Karla Brieant NF, SS, E
PO Box 251 Phone: 518-327-3221
Paul Smiths NY 12970

Comments: Is also a photographer

Phil Brown NF, BR, J, C
46½ Forest Street Phone: 518-523-5808
Saranac Lake NY 12983 Email: philbrown@juno.com

Publications: Highroad Guide to the New York Adirondacks (Longstreet Press, 1999)
Comments: Editor of Adirondack Explorer

James Bruchac NF, ST, F, SS, CS
PO Box 171 Phone: 518-583-1440
Greenfield Center NY 12833 Email: asban@together.net

Publications: How Chipmunk Got His Stripes (Dial Books, 2001), When the Chenoo Howls: Native American Tales of Terror with Joseph Bruchac (Walker Books, 1998)
Comments: Available for workshops and performances

Joseph Bruchac CN, NF, ST, P, F, SS, E, SF, CS
Box 308                                      Phone: 518-584-1728
Greenfield Center NY 12833       Email: nudatlog@earthlink.net
                                                 Website: www.nativeauthors.com

Publications: Rooted in Rock: New Adirondack Writing, 1975-2000: Anthology (The Adirondack Museum/Syracuse University Press, 2001), Sacajawea (Harcourt, 2000), Heart of the Chief (Harcourt, 1999), Bowman's Store (Dial, 1997), The Boy Who Lived with Bears (HarperCollins, 1995), A Boy Called Slow (Philomel, 1995), Dog People (Fulcrum, 1993), American Poetry Review, Chelsea, Chicago Review, Epoch, The Hudson Review, Mid-American Review, Mississippi Review, The Nation, The Ohio Review, Shenandoah, The Seneca Review, Stand, Virginia Quarterly Review
Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers Circle of the Americas, 1999; Boston Globe/Horn Book Honor Award, 1998; Knickerbocker Award, 1996; Paterson Children's Book Award, 1996; Mountains and Plains Award,1995; American Book Award, 1984
Comments: Available for workshops and performances

Charles Brumley NF, SS, C
32 Glenwood Road Phone: 518-891-5704
Saranac Lake NY 12983 Email: brumloff@adelphia.net

Publications: Rooted in Rock: New Adirondack Writing, 1975-2000: Anthology (The Adirondack Museum/Syracuse University Press, 2001), Ripples from the Paddle--Adirondack Stories (self-published, 2000), Guides of the Adirondacks--A History (North Country Books, 1994), Adirondack Life, Adirondac, Barkeater, Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Adirondack Journal of Environmental Studies, The Sequel
Comments: Presents slide shows on Adirondack guides and 19th century Adirondack writer, Nessmuk (George Washington Sears)

Neal Burdick CN, NF, E, BR
35 Woods Drive Phone: 315-386-4648
Canton NY 13617

Publications: Living North Country: Essays on Life and Landscapes in Northern New York: Anthology (North Country Books, 2001), Rooted in Rock: New Adirondack Writing, 1975-2000: Anthology (The Adirondack Museum/Syracuse University Press, 2001), Adirondac, Adirondack Life, Adirondack Explorer, Adirondack Mountain Club Newsletter, Backpacker, Blueline, Brigham Young Magazine, The Laurentian Magazine, The Conservationist, Northerly, St. Lawrence Bulletin,The Sequel
Awards: Communications Concepts Apex 1998 Award for Excellence, NYS Committee for the Adirondack Park Centennial Award for Outstanding Media Coverage of the Centennial 1992, Watertown Daily Times Christmas Short Story Contest Winner 1983
Comments: Reviews books; editor-in-chief of Adirondac, the journal of the Adirondack Mountain Club

Laurel Carroll NF
Putnam Pond Road Phone: 518-585-9818
Ticonderoga NY 12883 Email: laurelc@northnet.org

Publications: The Clapper Rail, New York State Mycological Association's Newsletter, Dance Insider

Amy Cheney-Seymour P, F, SS
137 Daniels Road Phone: 518-583-2021
Saratoga Springs NY 12866 Email: acheney@skidmore.edu

Jeff Cochran CN, ST, P, E
11A Elizabeth Street Phone: 518-563-2038
Plattsburgh NY 12901 Email: cochranm@westelcom.com

Publications: Funny Times; News From Indian Country: The Nations Native Journal; CHEW, a Madison, Wisconsin quarterly
Comments: Performance poet/storyteller and cartoonist

Joe Connelly F
North Creek NY 12853 Email: connelly@localnet.com

Publications: Crumbtown (Knopf, 2002), Bringing Out the Dead (Knopf, 1998, made into a film directed by Martin Scorcese in 1999)

William Coolidge III CN, SS, E
1578 Rand Hill Road
Altona NY 12910 Email: billcoolidge@cjb.net

Publications: Cowpokes & Country FolksMountains and Memories (self-published, 1987), Wood Smoke and Mountain Ways (self-published, 1985), Adirondack Life, Arizona Highways, The Backwoodsman, The Barkeater, Byline, Cowboy Sports & Entertainment, Equine Journal, The Trapper, Western Digest
Comments: To order his books, contact Bill at his mailing address or email him

Stephanie Coyne-DeGhett P, F
Pierrepont Road Phone: 315-267-2036
Potsdam NY 13676 Email: deghetsc@potsdam.edu

Publications: River of Dreams: Anthology (Glover Publications, 1990), American Poets and Writers, New England Review, Potpourri
Comments: Poetry editor of Blueline magazine, member of English department at SUNY Potsdam

Galen Crane NF
Adirondack Life Email: gcrane@adirondacklife.com
PO Box 410
Jay NY 12941

Publications: Adirondack Life
Comments: Co-editor of Adirondack Life magazine

Mary Cuffe NF, P, F, CS
PO Box 433 Phone: 518-882-1456
Galway NY 12074 Email: mcuffe@earthlink.net

Publications: Where the Sidewalk Is (forthcoming from Putnam),Woman of Too Many Days (Calyx Press, 1999), The Conservationist, Groundswell, Home Life, New England Journal, NY Alive, The Preservationist, Yankee
Comments: First Place winner of The Writing Contest sponsored by North Country Public Radio and the Adirondack Center for Writing for Creative Nonfiction 21+

Michael Cunningham NF, P, F, E, GR
PO Box 335 Phone: 315-369-6905
Old Forge NY 13420 Email: slyporcine@hotmail.com

Publications: Adirondack Life

Ray Curran NF, GR
140 Hardy Road
Wilmington, NY 12997 Email: curranray@aol.com

Leslie Dame F
134 Park Avenue Phone: 518-891-2628
Saranac Lake NY 12983 Email: vancott@northnet.org

Susan Dean CN
PO Box 70
Wevertown NY 12886

Publications: Plugged into the Mountain Sun (Redrock Arts, 1998), Unplugged in the Adirondacks (Redrock Arts, 1996)
Comments: Speaks and gives workshops about living off the grid

Ken Denberg P
Snail's Pace Press Phone: 518-677-5208
85 Darwin Road Email:kdenberg@capital.net
Cambridge NY 12816

Publications: Southern Poetry Review, AGNI Review, Sundog, Southeast Review, Shenandoah, The Little Magazine, Denver Quarterly, Maryland Poetry, Mid-American Review
Comments: Publisher of Snail's Pace Press

Sharie Derrickson
35158 County Rt 4 Phone: 315-654-2036
Clayton NY 13623 Email: sharie@shariederrickson.com

Publications: No Bad Deed Goes Unpublished
Comments: First book and blog available at web site.
Web site: www.shariederrickson.com

Joanne DeStefano P, SS, C
PO Box 292 Phone: 315-831-8473
Alder Creek NY 13301 Email: joddn@barg.com

Publications: Mohawk Valley Women's Magazine
Comments: Offers beginner and advanced classes in painting with watercolors; illustrates her writing

Wes Dingman NF, F, SS, E, CH
PO Box 340 Phone: 518-251-5751
North River, NY 12856 Email: cwd2@frederickmd.com

Publications: Stories from Where We Live:The South Atlantic Coast and Piedmont Anth:(Milkweed Editions, Forthcoming),Eden's Fruit(Live Wire Press, Forthcoming), Highlights for Children (April, 2002), In Good CompanyAnth: (Live Wire Press, 2001), Catoctin OverlookAnth:(March/April, 1998) Has also written forty six scientific and psychiatric articles and chapters in peer reviewed journals and books.
Comments: HAs spent fifteen years involoved iin basic biomedical research followed by twenty-four years of clinical and administrative experience in psychiatry.

Linda Dobson NF, E, C
Email: ldobson@northnet.org

Publications: The First Year of Homeschooling Your Child (Prima Publishing, 2001), Homeschoolers' Success Stories (Prima Publishing, 2000), Homeschooling the Early Years (Prima Publishing, 1999), Homeschooling Book of Answers (Prima Publishing, 1998), The Art of Education (Holt Associates, 1997), Home School Education Magazine
Comments: Coordinator of the NYS Home Educators' Network; "early years" advisor for www.homeschool.com; conference speaker

George Drew P
Box 298 Email: Gdrew@nycap.rr.com
Poestenkill, NY 12140 Phone: 518-283-1339

Publications: Toads in a Poisoned Tank, So Many Bones (Poems of Russia)The Horse's Name was Physics(Forthcoming from Word Tech Communications in its Turning Point Series, 2006) Work has also appeared in Antioch Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, Chiron Review, Mississippi Review, Poetry East, Salmagundi, Sou'Wester
Comments: Was a guest poet at The Frost Place, awarded a residency at the Vermont Studio, and is the winner of the 2003 Paumanok Poetry Award. Mr. Drew performs widely, most recently at the University of Maine, The College of the Holy Cross, and the Eastern Connecticut State University.

Sandy Edgerton-Bissell NF, J
351 Averyville Road Email: seblp@yahoo.com
Lake Placid NY 12946

Publications: Baltimore News American, Lake Placid News

Patrick Egan CN, NF, F
7 Garondah Road                   134 West 93rd Street #7A
Rainbow Lake NY 12976       New York NY 10025
                                             Email: patricnyc@aol.com

Publications: Adirondac, Adirondack Life, Alaskafest, Looking Back, Pennslyvania Naturalist, Science Digest, Science Teacher, Superscience Blue
Comments: Teaches science in Manhattan; is working on a novel for young adults

Monica Emery F
Dannemora NY 12929 Phone: 518-492-2065

Suzanne Falter-Barns NF, F, E, C
RR #1, Box 12 Email: suzfltbrns@earthlink.net
Essex NY 12936 Website: www.howmuchjoy.com

Publications: 33 More Things Every Girl Should Know:Anthology (Harper Perennial, 2001), How Much Joy Can You Stand? (Ballantine Wellspring, 2000), Doin' the Box Step (Random House, 1992), The New York Times, SELF, New Woman Fitness, Prevention, Parent's, More, New Age Journal
Comments: Available for writing and self-help workshops

Yvona Fast CN, NF, E, BR
RD 1 Box 292                  Phone: 518-891-3827
Lake Clear NY 12945      Email: yvonawrite@yahoo.com
                                      Website: www.wordsaremyworld.com

Publications: Employment for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome or Non-verbal Learning Disability:Stories and Strategies (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2004),Adirondack Explorer, Advance, American Health & Fitness, Equal Opportunity, Essex Embler, Christian Single, Minority Engineer, Lifeglow, Vibrant Life
Comments: Writers a weekly column, North Country Kitchen, for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise Weekender section and the Lake Placid News. Works as a translator/interpreter for Polish, Serbo-Croatian, Slovakian

Marianne Gilbert Finnegan CN, NF
33 Collins Terrace Phone: 518-587-7961
Saratoga Springs NY 12866

Publications: Memories of a Mischling: Becoming an American (Xlibris, 2002), Algarve Magazine, The Apple Tree, Explorations: The Twentieth Century, Library Bound: A Saratoga Anthology, Soundings, Spectrum
Comments: Leads workshops in writing and literature; has sat on numerous library and education boards

Doug Fitzgerald ST
PO Box 96 Phone: 518-891-4528
Lake Clear NY 12945

Comments: Adirondack Storytelling - Tales of the North; tells tales, both tall and not, about the Adirondacks and the natural world

J. Allen Fitzgerald F, SS, PS
RR 1, #14
Jay NY 12941 Email: fitzge@frontiernet.net

Publications: Adirondack Life, prize-winning play, "Better Off," performed at the Merrimack Theater in Lowell, Massachusetts, and "And Don't be Late for Tea," a runner-up in 1991 at the National Playwrights Conference in 1991.
Comments: Currently writing a novel

Ellen Fitz Patrick P, SS
Old Forge NY 13420 Phone: 315-369-3658

Andy Flynn NF, C, J
16 McClelland Street Email: adflynn@adelphia.net
Saranac Lake NY 12983

Publications: Adirondack Daily Enterprise, Lake Placid News.
Awards: Has won NYS journalism awards for writing, photography, layout
Comments: Senior Public Information Specialist, APA Visitor Center at Paul Smiths; former managing editor of Adirondack Daily Enterprise; former editor of Lake Placid News

Helise Flickstein F, CS, PS
PO Box 127 Email: womensrightssuffragemuseum@yahoo.com
Athol, NY 12810 Phone: 518-623-2823
Comments: I have written two screenplays, fifteen situation comedies, and three children's books (but they are not illustrated yet). My last script lead me into a museum that I had gotten donated from a foreclosure from a bank. It is the childhood home of Susan B. Anthony.

Elizabeth Folwell CN, E,
Adirondack Life Phone: 518-946-2191
PO Box 410 Email: efolwell@adirondacklife.com
Jay NY 12941

Publications: Rooted in Rock: New Adirondack Writing, 1975-2000: Anthology (The Adirondack Museum/Syracuse University Press, 2001), The Adirondack Book (Berkshire House, 2000), Adirondack Odysseys with Amy Godine (Berkshire House, 1997), Adirondack Life, Backpacker, The New York Times Travel Section, Sailing, National Geographic Traveler
Awards: Has won several awards for magazine writing, essays, and travel stories
Comments: Editor-at-Large of Adirondack Life magazine

Liza Frenette CS, J
Albany NY 12205 Phone: 518-438-9277

Publications: Dangerous Falls Ahead: An Adirondack Canoeing Adventure (North Country Books, 2001), Soft Shoulders (North Country Books, 1998), Adirondack Life, Albany Times Union, Hudson Valley Magazine, New York Alive, Yankee Homes
Awards: Winner Silver Bay Children's Literature Award, 1993
Comments: Gives talks and workshops in elemenatry schools and colleges on creative writing; is listed in the NYS BOCES artist-in-residence directory

Carol Frome p, ss
102 Bridge Street Phone: 518-561-1565
Plattsburgh NY 12901 Email: lakecitylc@yahoo.com

Publications: Nimrod, Northwest Review, The Nation
Awards: Winner of the 1992 Discovery/The Nation.
Comments: Has taught writing for 14 years

Pat Garber NF
RD PO Box 729 Phone: 518-624-5982
Long Lake, NY 12847

Publications: Ocracoke Odyssey(1999)Ocracoke Wild(1995).
Awards: Virginia Outdoor Writers Association 1997, 1st Place, "NC Press Woman's Association" journalism competition 1995, 1994, 1993, 1st place, "National Press Women's Assocaition" Journalism Competition 1994, 3rd place, 1995 honorable mention.

JoAnn Gardner NF, BR, E, C
RR1, Box 124 Phone: 518-561-1565
Essex, NY 12936 Email: lakecitylc@yahoo.com

Publications: Gardens of Use and Delight (Fulcrum, 2002), The Heirloom Flower Garden(Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2001), Herbs in Bloom(Timber Press, 1998), Living with Herbs (Countryman Press, 1997), The Old-Fashioned Fruit Garden(Nimbus Publishing, 1989)
Comments: Also writes a regular column for the Herb Companion magazine. Available for lectures and classes on gardening, self-reliant living, and biblical flora.

Donna Rae Gelder cs
5 Ryder Avenue Phone: 518-792-0846
South Glens Falls NY 12803

Publications: Tommy's Forest Hike (Trafford Publishing, 2005), Spotlight on Fifty Years, A History of the Glens Falls Operetta Club (Publishing Center for Cultural Resources, New York City, 1986), Fifty Years of Directors, Casts and Crews (The Glens Falls Operetta Club, 1985) Reading Magic, A Readiness Program for First Grade Based on Decoding Skills (Potsdam, NY: The Author and Education Resource Services, 1974), Adirondack District, Glens Falls Today, PTA Mountain-Ear

James Gies J
Adirondack Express         Phone: 315-369-2237
PO Box 659                    Email: express@capital.net
Old Forge NY 13420       Website: www.adirondackexpress.com

Publications: Adirondack Express, Syracuse University Record, Spokesman
Comments: Publisher of Adirondack Express

Jim Gould NF, E, J
PO Box 1451
Lake Placid NY 12946 Email: gouldj@citi.com

Publications: Rooted in Rock: New Adirondack Writing, 1975-2000: Anthology (The Adirondack Museum/Syracuse University Press, 2001), Adirondack Life, Albany Times Union, Backpacker, Syracuse Post-Standard, New York Times, Outside Magazine Online, Washington Post
Comments: Taught writing and literature in the Environmental Studies program at Paul Smith's College

Persis Granger CN, NF, F
11 Clarence Russell Road Email: perkinfl@aol.com
Warrensburg NY 12885

Publications: Adirondack Gold(Beaver Meadow Publishing, 2003). Edited and contributed to Shared Stories from Daughters of Alzheimer's: Writing a Path to Peace (Writers' Club Press, 2002), Adirondack Journal, The Chronicle
Comments:Organizing the "Fiction Among Friends" Writers' Retreat for Women to take place in Novemeber 2006. Go to www.PersisGrnager.com for more information. Working on a young adult novel

Arthur Graves ST, P, Technical Writing
Email: gravesa@wyeth.com

Maureen M.E. Grealish CH
4 Dawn Drive Phone: 518-783-5565
Latham, NY 12110

Publications: Just Plain Worm (Ballenwyck Publishing, 1999)
Comments: Is available for school visits.

Donne Green CN, NF, P, E
RD 2 Box 2141 Phone: 518-863-4140
Northville NY 12134 Email: mountain@klink.net

Publications: Adirondack Life, American Forests, Byline, The Conservationist, Family Fun, The Golden Retriever Annual, Grit, Saratoga County Living, St. Anthony Messenger, Writer's Digest
Comments: Currently working on a book about the Adirondack region

Carol Gregson CN, ST, E
1116 County Route 29 Phone: 518-251-3770
Olmstedville NY 12857 Email: cgregson@capital.net

Publications: The Pottersville Complainer (CD Recording), Ourselves: Then and Now (Third Age Press, 1997)

Harry Groome F
84 Groome Way Phone:
Keene Valley, NY 12943 Email: harry.groome@verizon.net

Publications: Gray's Sporting Journal, Fine Print, American Writing, Aethlon: The Journal of Sport Literature, Tails for the Trail (an anthology), Detroit, Field and Stream.

Awards: Winner, 2000 Authors in the Park Short Story Writing Contest, Finalist, William Faulkner Short Story Award (1997).

Bruce Hiscock NF, F, CS
354 Ballou Road                    Phone: 518-893-2240
Porter Corners NY 12859      Email: brucehiscock@brucehiscock.com
                                           Website: www.brucehiscock.com

Publications: The Big Caribou Herd (forthcoming in 2003), Coyote and Badger (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2001), The Big Rivers (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1997), When Will It Snow? (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1995), The Big Storm (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1993), The Big Tree (Boyds Mills Press, 1991), The Big Rock (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1988), Tundra: The Arctic Land (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1986).
Awards: National Outdoor Book Award, children's category; several Outstanding Science Trade Book awards from The Children's Book Council; several appearances on the John Burroughs Association Children's Book Award List
Comments: Illustrates his books; offers a wide range of programs for schools including 'Meet the Illustrator,' 'Arctic Alaska,' 'The Book and the Studio,' 'Make a Picture Book,' and 'Brush Painting' among others.

Eric Holmlund NF
Paul Smith's College Phone: 518-327-6341
PO Box 265 Email: holmlue@paulsmiths.edu
Paul Smiths NY 12970

Comments: Teaches Contemporary Environmental Writers and Writing on Nature and the Environment at Paul Smith's College

Nancy Howard NF, CS, J
555 Panther Mountain Road Phone: 518-359-9177
Tupper Lake NY 12986 Email: nancyhoward1@yahoo.com

Tom Hughes NF, PS
Adirondack Life Email: thughes@adirondacklife.com
Jay NY 12941

Publications: Rooted in Rock: New Adirondack Writing, 1975-2000: Anthology (The Adirondack Museum/Syracuse University Press, 2001), Red Letters (film, 2000), Antioch Review, Sports Illustrated, V magazine, Adirondack Life, The Sequel
Comments: Publisher of Adirondack Life magazine
Mary Hussmann CN, E
9 Stillman Drive Phone: 315-386-1797
Canton NY 13617 Email: mhussmann@stlawu.edu
Publications: American Nature Writing 2001:Anthology (Oregon State University Press, 2001), Women on the Verge: Anthology (Beacon, 1999), Homestretch: Anthology (Cleis Press, 1998), Echoes: Anthology (McGraw-Hill, 1996), Alaska: On My Mind: Anthology (Sasquatch, 1996), The Iowa Review, The Kenyon Review, The North American Review, Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
Comments: Writing professor at St. Lawrence University; gives workshops on creative nonfiction and publishing

William D. Hutchens CN, NF
417 Salt Springs Road Phone: 315-637-8396
Fayettesville, NY 13066

Publications: Livingstone Lake 1901-2001 (self-published, 2001), Barkeater, numerous hunting and adventure stories

Edward Kanze CN, F, SS, E
Moose Pond Road Phone: 518-891-3632
RR1, Box 36X
Bloomingdale NY 12913

Publications: Rooted in Rock: New Adirondack Writing, 1975-2000: Anthology (The Adirondack Museum/Syracuse University Press, 2001), Kangaroo Dreaming (Sierra Club Books, 2000), The World of John Burroughs (Sierra Club Books, 1999), Wild Life: The Remarkable Lives of Ordinary Animals (Crown, 1995), Notes from New Zealand (Henry Holt, 1992) Adirondack Life, Adirondack Explorer, Audubon, Bird Watcher's Digest, Middlebury, The Vassar Quarterly, Wildlife Conservation, The Sequel

Kate Kealani-Winter CN, F,
17 Gregg Road Phone: 518-861-5489
Altamont NY 12009 Email: kealaniw@aol.com

Publications: Marietta Holley: Life With Josiah Allen's Wife (Syracuse University Press, 1984)
Comments: Teaches 19th century American literature and writing at the University at Albany; is completing a novel about Mark Twain in Hawaii and a biography of Hawaii's living treasures

Lynn Kellogg F, NF
PO Box 522 Phone: 315-583-5600
Adams Center NY 13606 Email: jlkellog@capital.net

Comments: Elementary teacher; presenter for parent and children's groups; especially interested in character development topics

Jeffrey G. Kelly F
20 Excelsior Spring Avenue Phone: 518-587-5819
Saratoga Springs NY 12866 Email: jkelly5@nycap.rr.com

Publications: Stuck on Twelve (Creative Bloc Press, 2005), Adirondack Heist (Creative Bloc Press, 2002), The 21 Mine (Creative Bloc Press, 2000), The Rooster Palace (Adirondack Empire, 1998)
Comments: Presenter/writer at Pen-In-Hand Writers conference for high school students in central New York

Maurice Kenny NF, P, F, E
PO Box 1029 Phone: 518-891-5865
Saranac Lake NY 12983

Publications: Rooted in Rock: New Adirondack Writing, 1975-2000: Anthology (The Adirondack Museum/Syracuse University Press, 2001), Tortured Skins (Michigan State University Press, 2000), Backward to Forward (White Pine Press, 1997), On Second Thought: A Compilation with Joseph Bruchac (University of Oklahoma Press, 1995), Tekonwatonti (White Pine Press, 1992), Mama Poems (White Pine Press, 1984), Wooster Review, House Organ, River Styx, Cimarron, Adirondack Life, Amicus
Awards: American Book Award winner for Mama Poems
Comments: His work has appeared in hundreds of magazines and journals, and in translation in several foreign countries. He is available for readings and workshops for children and adults.

Jacqueline Keren LN, F, SS
PO Box 34 Phone: 518-854-9120
Salem, NY 12865 Email: jkeren@att.net

Publications: Alaska Quarterly Review, Confrontation, Beacon Street Review, Emrys Journal, Orchid:A Literary Review.
Comments: Also works as a freelance grant writer.

Robin Wall Kimmerer NF, E, P
1 Forestry Drive Phone: 315-470-6785
Syracuse, NY 13210 Email: rkimmer@esf.edu

Publications: Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses (Oregon State University Press, Adirondack Life
Comments: Winner of the 2005 John Burroughs Medal for Natural History. Kimmerer is a professor of botany at ESF, combines scientific and indigenous perspectives on land and our relationships to it, available for readings and presentations.

Howard Kirschenbaum NF, E
Camp Uncas Phone: 716-671-3377
Box 130 Email: hkirschenb@aol.com
Raquette Lake NY 13436

Publications: Santanoni: From Japanese Temple to Life at an Adirondack Great Camp with Robert Engel and Paul Malo(Adirondack Architectural Heritage, 2000), Story of Sagamore (Sagamore Institute, 1990), The Adirondack Guide: An Almanac of Essential Information and Assorted Trivia (Sagamore Institute, 1983)
Comments: Author of 23 books on education, pyschology and history; authority on Adirondack Great Camps

Pete Klein CN, NF, F, BR, J, SF, C
PO Box 215 Phone: 518-352-7660
Blue Mountain Lake NY 12812 Email: ravenwolf@frontiernet.net

Publications: The Dancing Valkyrie (Ravenwolf Publishing, 2005), Adirondack Hikes in Hamilton County (Ravenwolf Publishing, 2006).

Comments: Correspondent for the Hamilton County News; does freelance news and feature writing.

Ruth Lamb NF, E
Box 1395 Phone: 518-796-2229
Bolton Landing NY 12814

Publications: Mary's Way: A Memoir of the Life of Mary Cooper Back (Mary Ruth Lamb, 1999), Adirondac, The Adirondack Journal, Adirondack Life, The (Glens Falls) Post Star, New England Writers' Network
Comments: Gives a slide presentation to illustrate articles on the Adirondacks

Jeannine Laverty ST
115 Lawrence Street Phone: 518-587-8932
Saratoga Springs NY 12866

Awards: Won the 1999 Northeast Region Award for Leadership from the National Storytelling Network
Comments: Has been storytelling for schools, museums, and conferences since 1979

Gary Lee E, J, C
Box 302
116 Lime Kiln Lake Road Phone: 315-357-5150
Inlet NY 13360 Email: eightacrewoodmouse@homestead.com

Publications: Adirondack Express
Comments: Writes the column "Daybreak to Twilight" for the Adirondack Express; retired Forest Ranger; photographer

Stephen Lee ST, F
PO Box 256 Phone: 518-891-2232
Bloomingdale NY 12913

Lillian LePage F, SS, SF, CS, J
8623 US Highway 11
Potsdam NY 13676
Comments: Was a journalist for 15 years and a proofreader

Star Livingstone P, CS,
11946 State Route 28 Phone: 315-392-6104
Forestport NY 13338 Email: starling@dreamscape.com

Publications: Harley (Sea Star Books, 2001)
Comments: Interested in doing poetry or story-writing workshops with children

William Lowe F
PO Box 463 Phone: 518-647-8404
AuSable Forks NY 12912

Publications: After the Summer People Leave: 12 Baffling Adirondack Mystery Stories (Pinto Press, 1996), Murder Intercontinental: Anthology (Carroll & Graf, 1996), Alfred Hitchcock's Tales of the Supernatural and Fantastic: Anthology(Smithmark Press, 1993), Murder on Main Street Tales of Small: Anthology(Barnes & Noble, 1993)
Comments: Stories have general theme of law enforcement in the North Country

Melissa Macdonald P, F
PO Box 808 Phone: 315-369-4480
Old Forge NY 13420

Sandy Maine NF, E, CS
1150 Sylvan Falls Road Phone: 315-265-3648
Potsdam NY 13676 Email: sandy@sunsoap.com
Website: www.sunsoap.com

Publications: Herbal Homekeeping (Interweave Press, 1999), Creating an Herbal Bodycare Business (Storey Books, 1999), Soothing Soaps for Healthy Skin (Interweave Press, 1997), The Soap Book: Simple Herbal Recipes (Interweave Press, 1995), The Herbal Companion, Herbs for Health, Saponifier
Comments: Owner of Sun Feather Soaps

Melissa Manning J
6 Crescent Drive Phone: 518-563-6545
Plattsburgh NY 12901 Email: msmanning71@aol.com

Publications: Beautiful Bedrooms, Bond, Country Home, Decorating, Simply Perfect Color Schemes, Simply Perfect Window Treatments, Mature Outlook, Women & Success.
Comments: Former editor at Country Home magazine

Hope Marston NF, CS, BR
PO Box 710 Phone: 315-773-5847
Black River NY 13612 Email: amarston@twcny.rr.com

Publications: Salmon River Odyssey: A History of Pulaski, New York (Syracuse University Press, 2002), Wings in the Water: A Story of a Manta Ray (Soundprint/ Smithsonian, 1998), My Little Book of Timber Wolves (Northwood, 1998), My Little Book of River Otters (Northwood, 1998), Isaac Johnson: From Slave to Stonecutter (Cobblehill/Dutton, 1996), Big Rigs (Cobblehill/ Dutton, 1993), Provident Book Finder, Church Libraries
Comments: Founder and director of North Country Children's Writers and Illustrators

Rev. Dr. Robert E. Martin ,Jr. CN, NF, F
70 Robert Frost Way
Peru, NY 12972 Email:rkmartin7070@netzero.net

Publications: Author fo the murder mystery,Vengeance is Mine!.
Comments: Is now writing a self-help book, Marriage:Paradise or Purgatory?".

Hugo W. Matson NF, F, E, Memoir
PO Box 120
Gansevoort, NY 12831 Email:matson@capital.net

Publications: Charlie Robinson's Revenge (Xlibris, 2002), The Sun Never Sets in July(Xlibris, 2001), Killer's Gift(Xlibris, 2000), Deep Game(Xlibris, 1999).
Comments: Writes about murder, dog fighting, drugs, and love in a fictional town in the Adirondacks.

Marilyn McCabe NF,CS
54 Webster Street Phone: 518-587-5226
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Email: mmccabe1@global2000.net

Publications: Three Poets on Themes of Love, Death, and Sex with Elaine Handley and Mary Shartle (30 Acre Wood Productions, 2000), The Lost World/Jurassic Park Official Dinosaur Scrapbook with James Preller and Molly Jackel (Scholastic, 1998), Adirondac, Adirondack Life, America, Human Resource Professional, The Weather Notebook

Elizabeth McDowell E, PM
Cohasset Consulting Phone: 315-369-2388
PO Box 222 Email: mcdowell@telenet.net
Old Forge NY 13420

Publications: Women at the Well: Meditations on Healing and Wholeness: Anthology (Judson Press, 1997), Proceedings: Conflict and Diversity Conference: Anthology (Temple University, 1992)
Comments: Interested in Religion/Meditation; writes bios, mission statements, etc. for programs, applications, and promotional pieces

Lohr McKinstry NF, J
PO Box 107
Ticonderoga NY 12883 Email: adirondack@mac.com

Publications: Plattsburgh Press Republican, Adirondack Life
Comments: Reporter for the PlattsburghPress Republican

Nadine McLaughlin CN, P, NF, PM, E
(Graphics North)
PO Box 218. Phone: 518-946-7741
Jay, NY 12941 E-mail: graphicsnorth@yahoo.com

Publications: Young Voices of the Adirondacks (Graphics Impressions, 1994); 46 to ONE ... A Journal (Graphics North, 2004); Life TIMES ... and quiet ephiphanies (Graphics North 2005); Song for the Adirondacks ... poems from home (Graphics North, 2006).

Comments: After a long career in business and as an illustrator and graphics designer, I now am the owner of Graphics North, a full-service design and publishing service producing books and other publications for local writers, artists and photographers.

Ann Breen Metcalfe NF, F
Olmstedville, NY 12857 Email: jamet490@aol.com

Publications: Trout Lake (iuniverse, 2005), The Schroon Valley , A History of an Adirondack Valley and Its People (Warren County Historical Society, 2000), The Leland House, An Adirondack Innovator (Essex County Historical Society, 1995)

Suzanne Milliron P, F
229 Kiwassa Road
Saranac Lake NY 12983 Email: milldeck@adelphia.net

Publications: Many Moons: Anthology (Many Mountains Press, 1998)

Rosemary Miner-Pelkey CN, NF, F
PO Box 178 Phone: 518-251-3661
Wevertown NY 12886 Email: ropelkey@capital.net

Publications: Adirondack Bridgebuilder From Charleston (North Country Books, 1993), Caralogue: Anthology (South Carolina Historical Society, 1990), Adirondack Life, The Barkeater, The Christian Science Monitor, The Chronicle, Lake George Literary Review
Comments: Working on an historical mystery set in the Adirondacks

Ann Mohin CN, NF, P, SS, E
338 Pike Road Email: anchor@clarityconnect.com
McDonough NY 13801

Publications:The Farm She Was (Bridge Works Publishing, 1998) Blueline, The Vestal Review, The Saltonstall Writers E-Chapbook, Anthology of New England Writers (1996), Opus Literary Review, The Seasons, Literary and Arts Forum, Other Words, The New Times Arts Review, Literary Review, Touchstone
Comments: The Farm She Was was a New York Times Notable Book (1998), a Library Journal Best First Novel, a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection, and a New York Times Noteworthy Paperback (2000), also optioned for a film by Joan Sitten

Patrick Murphy P, SS, F
Phone:
Massena, NY 13662 Email: Pjmassassociate@cs.com

Comments: Writes poetry, short stories, and action adventure novels. He is a retiredLieutenant Colonel from the US Army.

Joan Nathan E, P, PW
Phone:
Medford, NY 11763 Email: Lola214@optonline.com

Comments: Also interested in Impromptu Plays and photography.

Jack C. Neal NF, F, E
2 Hillside Road, No 60 Phone:
Lake Placid, NY 12946 Email: jcneal@northnet.org

Comments: Retired Washington journalist, PR executive, and university professor.

Dorice Nelson F
Saranac Lake NY 12983 Email: doricenelson@aol.com

Publications: Unlawful (NovelBooks, Inc., 2002), The Gunn of Killearnan (NovelBooks, Inc., 2001)
Awards: Scribe's World Reviewer's Choice Award; Love Romances Best of 2001 Award: Best Historical Romance and Best e-Romance; finalist for the Ohio Valley RW chapter's Notable New Author of 2001; finalist for the Virginia RWA HOLT Medallion in 2002; Word Weaving Award for Excellence

Aline Alexander Newman NF, GR, SS, CS, J
4559 East Road Phone: 315-348-6615
Turin NY 13473 Email: aanewman@northnet.org

Publications: FamilyFun Tricks and Treats (Disney Enterprises, 2000) Guideposts Best Loved Stories, Anthology(Guideposts, 1998), Choosing a Marriage Partner with Theresa Phillips (Homemaking Research Laboratories,1979), The Conservationist, The Crafts Report, Cricket, Family Fun, Freelance Success, Guideposts for Kids, Guideposts for Teens, Highlights for Children, Jack and Jill, National Geographic World, Northeast Art and Antiques, Road King, The War Cry
Awards: Ed Press finalist for best children's feature article of 1998; Highlights for Children Pewter Plate Award for best biographical feature for 1996; Winner Silver Bay Award for children's literature, 1994
Comments: Teaches writing workshops at schools, writers' conferences and at Jefferson Community College

Annette Nielsen CN, NF, F, E
77 East Broadway Phone: 518-854-9777
Salem NY 12865 Email: homecook@sover.net

Publications:Washington Post, Hill Rag, Adirondack Life, Adirondack Family, The Chronicle, Bennington Banner, The Eagle, Journal Press,Saratogian(where she writes a weekly food column),Eating Well magazine, and the Mass Ave. Review. Her photography has also appeared in these publications as well with the exceptions of Mass Ave Review and Adirondack Life.

Katy Odell NF,J
34 E. Holcomb Street Phone: 518-251-3012
North Creek, NY 12853 Email: ncnews@netheaven.com

Publications:Adirondack Life, Adirondack Sports and Fitness, and North Creek New-Enterprise.

Awards:HAs won journalism awards from New York Press Association (2000) and the New York Newspaper Publishers Association (1995-1996).

Comments: Editor and publisher of North Creek News-Enterprize. Former reporter for Adirondack Daily Enterprize and former director of communications at Lake Placid-Essex County Visitors' Bureau. Odell is also a former secondary English teacher.

William "Jay" O'Hern NF
PO Box 435 Email: info@adirondack-books.com
Camden NY 13316 Website: www.adirondack-books.com

Publications:Adirondack Characters and Campfire Tales (Forager Press, 2005), Adirondack Adventures, written with Roy Reehill (Forager Press, 2005), Renegade Reverend of North Lake, Sixty Years in the Adirondack Mountains (Forager Press, 2005), Adirondack Stories of the Black River Country (North Country Books, 2002), Stranger in the Woods, first book in the series: Rascals for the Environment with Susan Steverman, illustrated by Mike O'Hern (North Country Books, 2002), Anyplace Wild in the Adirondacks (In the Adirondacks, 2001), Life with Noah: Stories and Adventures of Noah John Rondeau with Richard Smith (North Country Books, 1997)
Comments: Publisher, In the Adirondacks; gives slide presentations on Adirondack history

Harry W. Paige CN, NF, F, SS, E, J, CS, C
Clarkson University
Meadow East Apt. K-6 Email: hpaige@clarkson.edu
Potsdam NY 13676

Publications: Living North Country: Essays on Life and Landscapes (North Country Books, 2001), Tales of the American West (New American Library, 2000, paperback, 2001), Rooted in the Land: Essays on Community and Place: Anthology (Yale University Press, 1996), The Eye of the Heart (Crossroad, 1990), Land of the Spotted Eagle: A Portrait of the Reservation Sioux (Loyola University Press, 1987), Tunes and Testaments, a book of poetry.
Awards: Western Writers of America Spur Award, 2001; Golden Spur Award, 1989; Chicago Clinic Award, 1987; Best Book Award from the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada, 1987
Comments: Professor emeritus at Clarkson University; published several award-winning novels for young adults during the 1970s and 1980s

Hollis Palmer NF, ST
Deep Root Publication
PO Box 114 Email: drpalmer2002
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

Publications: To Spend Eternity Alone: The Trail of Jesse Billings, Jr.(Deep Root Publication, 2001, Crimes in Time Journal(North Country Books, 2001)
Comments: Books sold through Authorsown.com

Burdette Parks F, PS
680 Bartlett Carry Road Email: parkyard@northnet.org
Tupper Lake NY 12986
Comments: Playwright

William Patrick CN, P, F, PS
2 The Crossways Phone: 518-272-1446
Troy NY 12180 Email: caltap@att.net

Publications: We Didn't Come Here for This (BOA Editions, 1999), These Upraised Hands (BOA Editions, 1995), Roxa: Voices of the Culver Family (BOA Editions, 1989), Southern Review, North Dakota Review, Kansas Quarterly, Carolina Quarterly, Epoch
Comments: Conducts writing residencies with elementary, middle, and high school students; workshops on screenwriting and poetry for adults

Elaine Patterson P
Box 575 Phone: 315-369-2513
Old Forge NY 13420

Joan Payne CN, NF, P, E
Adirondack Discovery Phone: 315-357-3598
PO Box 545, Website: www.adirondackdiscovery.com
Inlet NY 13360

Comments: Writes press releases; founder of the Adirondack Discovery lecture series

April Peterson NF, F, CS
940 County Route 33 Phone: 518-497-0615
Chateaugay NY 12920

Publications: Adirondack Life, Cricket

Edith Pilcher NF
Big Moose Lake Phone: 315-357-4497
Eagle Bay NY 13331

1 Wellington Way Phone: 518-377-7235
Scenectady, NY 12309

Publications: The Constables: First Family of the Adirondacks (North Country Books, 1992), Up the Lake Road: The First Hundred Years of the Adirondack Mountain Reserve 1887-1987 (Adirondack Mounatin Reserve, 1987), Castorland: French Refugees in the Western Adirondacks, 1793-1814 (Harbor Hill Books, 1985), Adirondac, Adirondack Life, Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks' Association News, The Forest Preserve, Journal of Lewis County Historical Society, The Conservationist, Transitions Abroad, Union College
Comments: Adirondack Historian; Manuscript Consultant at Syracuse University Press

Connie Prickett E, GR
PO Box 363
Wilmington NY 12997

Stanley Ransom N
35 Iowa Street                               Phone: 518-563-5719
Plattsburgh NY 12903                     Email: sransom@northnet.com
                                                     Website: www.stanransom.com

Publications: The Bookmark, Voices
Comments: A songwriter, he performs traditional music as the Connecticut Peddler.

Jean Rikhoff F
42 Sherman Avenue Phone: 518-798-8110
Glens Falls NY 12801 Email: jrikhoff@iopener.net

Publications: North Country Anthology: Anthology (Greenfield Review Press, 1986), David Smith, I Remember (The Loft Press, 1985), Where Were You in '76? (Dial Press, 1978), The Sweetwater (Dial Press, 1976), One of the Raymonds (Dial Press, 1974)
Comments: Former English professor at Adirondack Community College; Publisher of The Loft Press

Marilyn Kemp Rothstein NF,F,SS
40 Second Street Phone: 518-583-9571
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 Email: lakecitylc@yahoo.com

Publications: Murder, Mather and Mayhem (Xlibris, 2004) What Every Citizen Should Know: A Guide to Local Politics and The Court System in New York StateAmericana, Select Homes, The New Book of Knowledge encyclopedia, Amtrack Express, Woman's World, Sports PArade, Soccer America, Bride, Providence Journal American.
Awards: Winner of third place and cash prize in a national writing contest sponsored by Byline magazine. Winner of the Keene Valley Business and Professional Women essay contest in 1999 for "Women in History."
Comments: Offers a one-day workshop, "Writing for Fun and Profit." Has taught nonfiction writing courses at local colleges and libraries, and for the Lake George Arts Project.

Judy Routson NF, Essay, Journalism, Columns, SS
PO Box 313 Phone: 315-942-4173
Boonville, NY Email: jaroutson@aol.com

Publications: Boonville Herald, The Griff, Out & About, Adirondack Home News, Mohawk Family History Anthology (Oneida County Historical Societies, Inc.), Us Stamp News, Adirondack Reflections: Anthology (Friends of the Old Forge Library, 2004).
Comments: Contributing writer, columnist, and proofreader for the Boonville Herald since 1993, specializing in human interest stories, history, and book reviews; contributing writer for Stamp Insider (Journal of the Federation of Central New York Philatelic Societies Inc.); writes press releases and handles publicity for various community organizations; has served as editorial assistant for a Syracuse University professor; currently writing a family history. Aspiring: writer, currently researching and working on a biography, for which she hopes to find a publisher.

Paula Alida Roy CN, NF, P, SS, E
PO Box 146 Email: parbear@telenet.net
Thendara NY 13472

Publications: Overcoming Heterosexism and Homophobia: Strategies that Work: Anthology (Columbia University Press, 1997), CPB Teacher's Digest (1997, 1996), Jumping Genes to White Dwarfs: A Guide to High School Science Research (Liberty Science Center, 1992), Adirondac, Crone's Nest, Saturday's Women
Comments: Leads writing workshops for adults, teenagers and children

Matthew Ryan F, Essay, Storytelling
4 Valcour Blvd Phone: 518-561-4076
PLattsburgh, NY 12901 Email: mryan_author@yahoo.com
Comments: Aspiring: writer.

Mary Sanders Shartle CN, P, F, SS
33 Bump Hill Phone:
Greenfield Center, NY 12833 Email: cree8mss@earthlink.net

Publications:Notes from a Firetower: Three Poets on the AdirondacksThree Poets on Themes of Love, Death, and Sex (30 Acre Wood Publications), Notes from the Firetower:Three Poets on the Adirondacks(30 Acre Wood Publications).

Comments: Notes from a Firetower Won the Adirondack Literary Award for Best Book of Poetry 2004-2005, sponsored by the Adirondack Center for Writing. Gives workshops for seniors and teens.

Rob Simon CN
PO Box 77 Phone: 518-494-5262
Chestertown NY 12817 Email: robnsandy@hotmail.com

Comments: Interested in travel writing

Carol Parenzan Smalley CN, CH
215 Church Street Phone: 518-568-3450
Saint Johnsville, NY13452 Email: csmalley@frontiernet.net

Comments: Carol Smalley is a writer and editor in a variety of areas, from business and family, nature and education. Her published works can be found online and in print, including Adirondac magazine (SmallTracs columnist), Pennsylvania Magazine, Susquehanna Life, CRMGuru.com (former managing editor of 200,000 member portal), Pennsylvania Homeschooler, 1to1.com, searchCRM.com (former editor), searchCIO.com (former editor), destinationCRM.com, ConferZone.com (former managing editor) and more. She has migrated into the world of children's books and educational publishing. With a degree in environmental engineering and background in home education, she has served as a consultant to the regional library system, and was awarded a state grant to develop the TREK program (Traveling through the Region with Exploration Kits), which was based on the different ecosystems of the Adirondack Mountains and Mohawk River Valley. She is also a published photographer and photo-illustrates her work. In addition to her writing, she teaches and consults in the area of entrepreneurship and writing for children. Her courses are offered at FMCC (Johnstown) and online through 1300+ colleges and universities. She is the author of numerous publications, including the SparkNotes Guide to American Sign Language (Barnes and Noble, 2004); SparkNotes Guide to Yoga (Barnes and Noble, 2006); SparkNotes Guide to Pilates (Barnes and Noble, 2006); Elections and Political Parties (Perfection Learning, 2005); Executive Branch (Perfection Learning, 2005); Judicial Branch (Perfection Learning, 2005); Legislative Branch (Perfection Learning, 2005); State and Local Government (Perfection Learning, 2005); Fats, Oils, and Sweets (Scholastic, 2005); No Hands Allowed!: DaMarcus Beasley (Mitchell Lane, 2005); American Sign Language Flashcards (Barnes and Noble, 2006); Robbie Reader Biography: Navigating the Ocean with Henry Hudson (Mitchell Lane, 2006); Surfing the Giant Waves with Garrett McNamara (Mitchell Lane, 2006); A Mathematical Walk through the Amusement Park (TouchSmart, 2006). She and her family live in a log cabin along the southern Blue Line in Fulton County.

Donna Smallin NF, PM
17 New John Brown Road Phone: 518-523-4303
Lake Placid NY 12946 Email: smallin@adelphia.net

Publications: 500 Ways to Throw Away Stress (Hallmark, 2000), 7 Simple Steps to Unclutter Your Life (Storey Books, 2000), Unclutter Your Home: 7 Simple Steps, 700 Tips and Ideas (Storey Books, 1999), Bridal Guide Magazine, Running Times, Adirondack Sports & Fitness, The Record
Comments: 17 years of experience as a freelance copywriter in advertising and marketing communications

J. Kellum Smith, Jr. NF, E
55- #37 Road Phone: 518-293-7613
Saranac, NY 12981
Comments: Former Vice President and Secretary of Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, where he edited virtually every document, internal and external. He was also awarded the Clinton County Historical Society's McMasters Prize in 1991 for his essay, The Mapping og the Adirondacks. Smith has also self-published several other essays on the history of the Adirondack region.

Kenneth Sprague P, SS, E, C, J, PM
PO Box 402                                 Phone: 315-369-2237
Old Forge NY 13420                    Email: anca@capital.net
                                                  Website: www.adirondackexpress.com

Publications: Adirondack Express, Central Adirondack Guide, Condé Nast's Traveler, Newhouse News

Sandy Sprague CN, P, F
PO Box 678
Chestertown NY 12817

John Startup ST, P, F, SS, CS
Putnam Pond Road Phone: 518-585-9818
Ticonderoga NY 12883 Email: laurelc@northnet.org

Mike Storey NF
191 Indian Rock Trail Phone: 518-891-2799
Saranac Lake NY 12983 Email: mjstorey@northnet.org

Publications: A Natural History of the Adirondack Park, NY (Adirondack Park Agency, 1979), Heartland: A Natural History of Onondaga County, NY (Onondaga Audubon Society, 1977), Adirondack Life, Audubon, The Conservationist, National Wildlife, Sierra Club Bulletin, New York Times Sunday Magazine
Comments: Wildlife interpretive consultant, and an illustrator and photographer. He also designs nature trails and indoor and outdoor exhibits, maps and leaflets.

E. James Sutliff F, SS, CS
Long Lake NY 12847 Email: criver@telenet.net

Publications: The Elves of Loch Fada (Sheridan Books, 2001)
Comments: Writes for young adults, publisher of Cold River Publications.

Laurie Swinwood CN, NF, P, F, CS
20 Fairlane Drive Email: swinwood@usadatanet.net
Canton NY 13617

Publications: Rainbows and Other Promises (New Canaan Publishers, 2000), A Guide for Using "Farmer Boy" in the Classroom (Teacher Created Materials, 1999), A Guide for Using "Little House in the Big Woods" in the Classroom (Teacher Created Materials, 1995)
Comments: Teaches at Knox Central School; writes and does research for the St. Lawrence County Historical Society's Chronicler

Philip Terrie NF
Long Lake NY 12847 Email: pterrie@bgnet.bgsu.edu

Publications: Rooted in Rock: New Adirondack Writing, 1975-2000: Anthology (The Adirondack Museum/Syracuse University Press, 2001), Contested Terrain: A New History of Nature and People in the Adirondacks (Syracuse University Press, 1997), Forever Wild: A Cultural History of Wilderness in the Adirondacks (Syracuse University Press, 1994), Wildlife and Wilderness: A History of Adirondack Mammals (Purple Mountain Press, 1993), Journal of Forest and Conservation History, Journal of Popular Culture, New England Quarterly, North Dakota Quarterly, Hudson Valley Regional Review, New York History, Western American Literature, The Pacific Historian, Colby Library Quarterly, Adirondack Life
Awards: Winner of the Kerr History Prize, 1990; the Blegen Award given by the Forest History Society, 1982
Comments: Director of American Culture Studies at Bowling Green State University, Ohio

John Thaxton CN, NF, J, CS
PO Box 488                              Phone: 518-576-4232
Keene Valley NY 12943           Email: jpthax5317@aol.com
                                               Website: www.johnthaxton.com

Publications: New York's Fifty Best Places to Go Birding in and Around the Big Apple (City & Company, 1998), Natural Attractions: A Select Guide to Experiencing North America's Unique Wildlife and Wonders (Warner Books, 1987), State & National Parks: Cabins, Lodges & Resorts (The Compleat Traveler, 1985), Bed & Breakfast America (The Compleat Traveler, 1985), Adirondack Life, Birder's World, Conde Nast's Traveler, The Kingbird, Nature Photographer, The New York Times Travel Section Comments: Also a photographer with numerous credits

Mary Thill NF, J, GR
89 Park Avenue Phone: 518-891-1080
Saranac Lake NY 12983 Email: mthill@adirondacklife.com

Publications: Adirondack Life, Journal of Forestry
Comments: Co-editor of Adirondack Life magazine; former reporter for the Plattsburgh Press Republican

Ruth Timm CN, NF
Box 40, Shore Road Phone: 315-354-4361
Raquette Lake NY 13436 Email: alruthtimm@yahoo.com

Publications: Adirondack Faces and Places (Retco Press, 2000), North Country Tales, Truths, and Trivia (North Country Books, 1994), Raquette Lake: A Time to Remember (North Country Books, 1989), The Eyes Have It (RLC Publishing, 1981), The Kiln and I (RLC Publishing, 1979), Porcelain Bisque (Press Publishing, 1977), Porcelain Bisque Dolls (Press Publishing, 1973)
Comments: Educator in oriental and porcelain art

Irene L. Uttendorfsky F, CS
2487 Thomas Rd. Email: IUttendorfsky@aol.com
Port Leyden NY 13433 Website: www.IreneUttendorfsky.com

Publications: A Punkeyville Girl: A Tale of Old Forestport and the Canals (Spruce Gulch Press, 2003); Hannah and the Two Sisters: An Erie Canal Adventure (Spruce Gulch Press, 2005); Adirondack Mouse and the Perilous Journey (Spruce Gulch Press, 2006)
Comments: Available for school and library visits

Gary Allen VanRiper NF, F, CS
39 Second Street Email: studiocvr@aol.com
Camden NY 13316 Website: www.adirondackkids.com

Publications: The Adirondack Kids series. To date there are six books in this series.
Comments: All books co-written with his son Justin

Donald Villemaire ST, P
19 Killoran Drive Phone: 802-878-7252
Essex Junction VT 05452 Email: vanessa.zerillo@verizon.net

Comments: History teacher; presenter of French-Canadian music, poems, and folklore; focuses on Lake Champlain and Lake George; summers in Hadley NY

Patricia Vineski P, E, BR
3341 Whitehill Road Email: buddah@usadatanet.net
Parishville NY 13672

Awards: Winner of second prize in the Salt Hill Poetry Contest at Syracuse University, 2000

Laura Viscome CN, NF, P, SS, CS, C
100 Sentinel Road Phone: 518-523-2052
Lake Placid NY 12946

Publications: Adirondack Life, The Conservationist, Eastern Skier, The Yorker, The Antiquarian, Vue Magazine, Skating Magazine
Awards: Winner of the 1998 McMaster Prize from the Clinton County Historical Society
Comments: Reporter/photographer for 25 years; columnist for Lake Placid News

Barbara Briggs Ward CS, E,P
521 New York Avenue Phone: 315-393-9158
Ogdensburg, NY 13669 Email: maggieosheacompany@yahoo.com

Publications: The Really, Really Hairy Flight of Snarly Salley(Self), Snarly Salley's Garden of ABC's(Self), Highlights for Children, Ladies' Home Journal, McCall's, The Craft Report.
Comments: Publisher, author and illustrator. Available for for regional writing and illustrating projects.

John Washburn NF, ST, P, F, SS, E
206 Washburn Road Phone: 518-863-2198
Northville NY 12134 Email: jwshbrn@klink.net

Publications: Adirondack Explorer, Adirondack Life, Adventure Enterprizes Publishing, Hamilton County News, Sacandaga Times
Comments: A licensed guide; offers workshops in orienteering

Sandra Weber NF, CS, E, J
PO Box 751                          776 Brian Way           Phone: 518-873-6511 or 215-699-4513
Elizabethtown NY 12932       Lansdale PA 19446      Email: weber@sandraweber.com
                                                                              Website: www.sandraweber.com

Publications: Mount Marcy: The High Peak of New York (Purple Mountain Press, 2001), The Finest Square Mile: Mount Jo and Heart Lake (Purple Mountain Press, 1998), The Lure of Esther Mountain: Matriarch of the Adirondack High Peaks (Purple Mountain Press, 1995), Adirondac, Adirondack Explorer, Adirondack Life, Backpacker, Cobblestone, The Conservationist, Highlights For Children, Jack and Jill, Pennsylvania Magazine, WOW (Wild Outdoor World)
Comments: Presents lectures and slide shows about Adirondack people and history

Lollie Weeks SS, PS, C, PM
PO Box 1137 Phone: 315-369-4460
Old Forge NY 13420 Email: LollieWeeks@msn.com

Publications: "Adirondack Reflections,"Vol. XXI & XXII, Central Adirondack Times

Bibi Wein CN, NF, F, SS, E PS
Olmstedville NY 12857 Email: bibiwein@aol.com

Publications: Bamboo Crafts in Japan with Nancy Bess (Kodansha International, 2001), The Runaway Generation (Tower, 1972), Yes (Harcourt, 1969), American Letters & Commentary,Kalliope, Adirondack Life, Biography, Omni, Self, New Woman, American Health, Harper's Bazaar, Redbrook, Family Circle
Awards: NY Foundation for the Arts 1995 Fellowship in Nonfiction; Writers Guild of America Award for best written daytime serial, 1973; H.V. Kaltenborn Fellow in Communications, 1962-1963
Comments: Writes for television; available for workshops in fiction, creative nonfiction, and magazine writing

Virginia Westbrook NF, E,
Route 2, Box 8 Phone: 518-597-3983
Crown Point NY 12928 Email: theraco@cptelco.net

Comments: Writes guidebooks; interested in regional history

Anne White F
38 Western Avenue Phone: 518-792-1672
Queensbury NY 12984 Email: whiteink@adelphia.net www.annewhitemysteries.com

Publications: Best Laid Plans (Hillard and Harris 2006), Beneath the Surface (Hilliard and Harris, 2005),An Affinity for Murder; A Lake George Mystery (Oak Tree Press, 2001)
Awards: Winner of the Dark Oak Mystery Contest in 2000, Recipient of the Malice Domestic Grant (1999)

Jennifer Duffield White CF, E
211 Saranac Ave, Box 253 Phone: 518-523=0442
Lake Placid, NY 12946 Email: jennydwhite@hotmail.com

Comments: Edits a horticulture trade magazine and is a freelance writer specializing in creative nonfiction.

Donald Williams CN, NF, ST, C
23 E. State Street Phone: 518-725-0583
Gloversville NY 12078

Publications: Inside the Adirondack Blueline (North Country Books, 1999), The Saga of Nicholas Stoner: A Tale of the Adirondacks, (Willard Press, 1972), Nicholas Stoner and the Sammons Boys -- A Tale of the Mohawk Valley (Willard Press, 1969), Adirondack Life, New York Sportsman magazine
Awards: NYS Bar Association Liberty Bell Award, 1983
Comments: Former teacher, principal, and TV host

Michael Wilson CN, NF, E, ps
Sagamore Institute, Inc.                 Phone: 518-891-1718
9 Kiwassa Road                           Email: mwilson@northnet.org
Saranac Lake NY 12983              Website: www.sagamore.org

Publications: The Rooster's Charm (a play performed for Sagamore Institute's public tour), "So Rich a Tapestry" :The Sister Arts and Cultural Studies: Anthology (Bucknell University Press, 1995), Adirondack Journal of Environmental Studies, Northern Forest Forum, Wild Earth, Word and Image 6
Comments: Writes drama scripts, visual documentary scripts; developed interpretive programs for Sagamore Institute; gives regional slide and lecture presentations on ecology and the natural history of the Adirondacks

Matt Witten F, E, PS
Lake Luzerne NY 12846 Email: mwitten@aol.com
Website: www.mattwitten.com

Publications: Strange Bedfellows (Dutton Signet, 2000), Grand Delusion (Dutton Signet, 2000), Breakfast at Madeline's (Dutton Signet, 1999), I'll Take Manhattan (Warner Brothers, 1995), Washington Square Moves (Dramatists Play Service, 1994), The Deal (Dramatists Play Service, 1990), Glamour, Parents, Law and Order, Homicide
Comments: Writes for TV, film, and theater productions; writes mysteries

Fran Yardley ST
Bartlett Carry Road Email: parkyard@northnet.org
Tupper Lake NY 12986

Publications: Cassette recordings: "The Sears Roebuck Baby," "May I Have This Dance?," "Beyond My Father's Shadow," "Sagamore Sampler II"
Comments: Has done numerous storytelling performances and workshops