We’ll leave plenty of time for Q&A, and you may submit questions in advance of the talk here.

Deborah Bouziden is a freelance writer, speaker, teacher, certified Journal Technique Instructor, and creative coach. Her love affair with words began at the age of six when she learned to read. Her favorite book was “The Call of the Wild” by Jack London. It was the first book she owned, given to her as a Christmas present from her grandmother. It sits on her bookshelf, and she loves it as much now as she did then.

Bouziden began writing and publishing magazine articles in 1985. Since then, she has published hundreds of articles, contributed short stories to numerous anthologies, and released seventeen books. In 1995, with a team of eight other writers, Bouziden worked with Oklahoma’s former First Lady, Cathy Keating, on the New York Times Bestseller “In Their Name,” a book about the Oklahoma City bombing. Two of her more recent books include 100 Things to Do in Fort Collins Before You Die, published in 2020, and More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Oklahoma Women, published in 2013. You can learn about all of her work at her website, deborahbouziden.com.

Bouziden has spoken and held writing workshops throughout the southwest for the Taos Institute of Art, Southwest Writers, National Association of Women Writers, Oklahoma Writers’ Federation, and others.

She has served as Secretary, Vice President, Conference Coordinator (twice), and President of the Oklahoma Writers’ Federation, a writer’s organization 600 strong and growing. She served as consultant to the Professionalism in Writing organization for two years and is CEO of Creative Ambitions, a company dedicated to helping adults and children discover their creative selves through the Arts.

We’ll leave plenty of time for Q&A, and you may submit questions in advance of the talk here.

Deborah Bouziden is a freelance writer, speaker, teacher, certified Journal Technique Instructor, and creative coach. Her love affair with words began at the age of six when she learned to read. Her favorite book was “The Call of the Wild” by Jack London. It was the first book she owned, given to her as a Christmas present from her grandmother. It sits on her bookshelf, and she loves it as much now as she did then.

Bouziden began writing and publishing magazine articles in 1985. Since then, she has published hundreds of articles, contributed short stories to numerous anthologies, and released seventeen books. In 1995, with a team of eight other writers, Bouziden worked with Oklahoma’s former First Lady, Cathy Keating, on the New York Times Bestseller “In Their Name,” a book about the Oklahoma City bombing. Two of her more recent books include 100 Things to Do in Fort Collins Before You Die, published in 2020, and More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Oklahoma Women, published in 2013. You can learn about all of her work at her website, deborahbouziden.com.

Bouziden has spoken and held writing workshops throughout the southwest for the Taos Institute of Art, Southwest Writers, National Association of Women Writers, Oklahoma Writers’ Federation, and others.

She has served as Secretary, Vice President, Conference Coordinator (twice), and President of the Oklahoma Writers’ Federation, a writer’s organization 600 strong and growing. She served as consultant to the Professionalism in Writing organization for two years and is CEO of Creative Ambitions, a company dedicated to helping adults and children discover their creative selves through the Arts.

While this program is designed to benefit writers and aspiring writers, all are welcome to join! Johanna’s presentation will cover:

We’ll leave plenty of time for Q&A, and you may submit questions in advance of the talk here.

Johanna Garton is a mother, proud Wisconsin girl, writer and cross country coach. Before the publication of her first book, she dabbled in nonprofit consulting, college teaching and had a brief but quickly extinguished career as a lawyer. She's moved her family to China, been charged by an elephant, run 20-plus marathons and trekked to Everest Base Camp. Among the things she's trying to do better are reading road maps, keeping the family dog out of the garbage can, and being on time for anything, anywhere. She and her husband share their home in Denver with two bright children who are much wiser than she is and the inspiration for all her storytelling.

While this program is designed to benefit writers and aspiring writers, all are welcome to join! Johanna’s presentation will cover:

We’ll leave plenty of time for Q&A, and you may submit questions in advance of the talk here.

Johanna Garton is a mother, proud Wisconsin girl, writer and cross country coach. Before the publication of her first book, she dabbled in nonprofit consulting, college teaching and had a brief but quickly extinguished career as a lawyer. She's moved her family to China, been charged by an elephant, run 20-plus marathons and trekked to Everest Base Camp. Among the things she's trying to do better are reading road maps, keeping the family dog out of the garbage can, and being on time for anything, anywhere. She and her husband share their home in Denver with two bright children who are much wiser than she is and the inspiration for all her storytelling.

While this program is designed to benefit and inspire writers and aspiring writers, all are welcome to join! We’ll leave plenty of time for Q&A, and you may submit questions in advance of the talk here.

Ed Davis began his writing career over forty years ago, pausing in boxcars, under street lamps, and in hobo jungles to capture the beats and rhythms of the road as he caught freight trains and vagabonded around the Pacific Northwest and Canada. As Ed illustrates in Forty Years from Boxcar to Book Launch, The Last Professional was born on the rails. His short stories have appeared in numerous literary journals. His novella, In All Things, and his collection of travel pieces, Road Stories, have both been Amazon Top Ten bestsellers. Ed’s death row thriller, A Matter of Time, was written in real time, twenty-four hours, as the last day of the hero’s life unfolds. His work has appeared in Gris-Gris, New English Review, and The Penman Review among others.  Ed and his wife Jan live in Northern California, not far from Jack London’s Beauty Ranch.

While this program is designed to benefit and inspire writers and aspiring writers, all are welcome to join! We’ll leave plenty of time for Q&A, and you may submit questions in advance of the talk here.

Ed Davis began his writing career over forty years ago, pausing in boxcars, under street lamps, and in hobo jungles to capture the beats and rhythms of the road as he caught freight trains and vagabonded around the Pacific Northwest and Canada. As Ed illustrates in Forty Years from Boxcar to Book Launch, The Last Professional was born on the rails. His short stories have appeared in numerous literary journals. His novella, In All Things, and his collection of travel pieces, Road Stories, have both been Amazon Top Ten bestsellers. Ed’s death row thriller, A Matter of Time, was written in real time, twenty-four hours, as the last day of the hero’s life unfolds. His work has appeared in Gris-Gris, New English Review, and The Penman Review among others.  Ed and his wife Jan live in Northern California, not far from Jack London’s Beauty Ranch.