Bluegrass Writers Coalition

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Bill Carman is a hunting and fishing guide and award-winning outdoor writer. His stories have appeared in numerous outdoor magazines, and he won the national Outdoor Life Book Club short story contest. He has written three books of hunting and fishing essays and authored a true crime book, Saving Noah, set in a small town in Kentucky. His latest book, Fishing with Daniel Boone, takes the reader on a fly fisherman’s journey to the rivers and streams of Daniel Boone’s life. Bill regularly conducts outdoor skills workshops, and he teaches outdoor writing at the Carnegie Center. He and his wife live in Lexington, Kentucky where he is teaching his grandchildren the ways of the woods. Bill can be reached at www.kentuckywildoutdoors.com.

Bradley P. Logan is an actor with an interest in writing short plays and adapting flash fiction from the page to the stage. He has appeared on stage in various community and professional theatres in the central Kentucky area. He serves on the board of directors for Pioneer Playhouse in Danville. Brad joined BWC in early 2024.

Carol June Franks is a retired teacher who, upon retirement, began her journey as a children's book author. Her stories give the reader a nostalgic experience and a cadence to be enjoyed by all ages. Unique to children's books, Carol includes guidance for parents and teachers to use the text to further children's reading and writing skills.

Catherine Perkins (she/her), semi-retired Thoroughbred trainer, part-time zero-turn mower operator, horse crossing guard, stand-up comedian and full time poet, is the author of "Udder Uproar," Accents Publishing 2024. "Udder Uproar" is a small collection of entertaining, often humorous, sometimes bawdy or risqué poetry.

Chris Helvey is an award winning short-story writer, a poet, and a novelist. The author of more than a dozen novels and multiple short-story collections, Chris’ latest novel, Revolution, was recently released by Wings ePress, and is available in both paperback and e-book formats on Amazon. A founding member of the Bluegrass Writers Coalition, he is also editor-in-chief and publisher of Trajectory Journal.

Ginny Patrick is the pen name for Virginia Smith, award winning author of more than fifty novels and many shorter works. As Virginia Smith, she writes in a variety of styles, from lighthearted relationship stories to breath-snatching suspense. Two of her novels have received a Holt Medallion Award of Merit. She writes under the pen name Ginny Patrick to distinguish her fantasy stories from her real-world works. She and her husband live in central Kentucky with a barky Maltese named Max. Learn more at www.virginiasmith.org.

Virginia Smith is the bestselling author of more than fifty novels (and counting!), two illustrated children’s books, and many articles and short stories.

Paul Stansbury is a lifelong native of Kentucky. He is the author of the four volume Inversion short speculative fiction collection; and Down by the Creek – Ripples and Reflections. Over one hundred of his speculative fiction stories have been published in a variety of print anthologies and in a variety of online publications. His poetry has appeared in several print anthologies and in a variety of online publications as well. He is a Kentucky Monthly Penned winner. His short play, Nana Toby was selected for the inaugural Union Commonwealth University Festival of New Plays. He is Scheduling Coordinator for The Jeanne Penn Lane Celebration of Kentucky Writers. He is the owner of Sheppard Press. Now retired, he lives in Danville, Kentucky.

Ric Stuecker is a Pushcart Prize nominee, who has published two collections of poems with Kelsay Books (The Uncertainty Principle and Ghostlier Demarcations}, a collection of essays on conscious aging with John Hunt Publishing (Vibrant Emeritus: The Elder in the Twenty-First Century) and two novels with Next Chapter Publishing (The North Pole Letters and Coasting America}. He has mentored successful poets, fiction, and creative non-fiction authors and he has taught creative writing at Francis Parker School, Saint Xavier High School, and Indiana University Southeast. He lives in Louisville, Kentucky.

Shannon McRoberts is a Creative Deconstructionist reimagining life around her one work at a time. At her core, the USA Today Best-Selling author, award-winning poet, and artist is a lover of all things fantasy.

James Wells (PhD, MFA) is a retired Criminology and Criminal Justice Professor at Eastern Kentucky University's College of Justice, Safety, and Military Science. He has authored/co-authored sixty-five books, chapters, articles, and essays. As a result of learning his father's death in Vietnam is still classified, Dr. Wells has been on a quest to discover the truth, find peace for himself and his family, and write about it. Recent essays appear in Collateral Journal, About Place Journal, Wild Roof Journal, Military Experience and the Arts, The Wrath-Bearing Tree, Shift, and Proud to be: Writings by American Warriors. Links to information about him can be found at https://jamesbwells.com.

Beth Dotson Brown is a lifelong writer whose first novel, Rooted in Sunrise, was published in 2024. Beth has also contributed hundreds of feature articles and essays to a wide variety of publications and teaches writing from time-to-time.