Tonya L. Alston
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Tonya Alston has authored seven books since 2014: Seasons Change Nothing Stays the Same, The Gift, Breaking Up is Hard to Do, After the Baptism, Innocent Evil (2 versions), Amazing Grace, a novel, and Crystals and Gems. The New York Native relocated to Baltimore, Maryland where she was initially inspired to write her first book. Working with others inspired her to become a certified life coach. Through the vehicle of writing, she has had the opportunity to share her life's stories to give inspiration for learning and healing to others.

Rosa L. Griffin is the author of a short story fiction collection entitled Attraction:  Sexy Tales of Good, Bad, and Ugly Relationships.    In 2003, Rosa received honorable mention in a Writers’ Digest Magazine contest for “Life-Box,” a short story in the collection.   She maintains a blog at https://nervikularose.wordpress.com.  She can be contacted at rosalgriffin@nervikularose.com.    Rosa is working on a yet untitled second collection of short stories.

She is a graduate of Eastern Senior High School, a former all-girls school in Baltimore.    Rosa earned A.A. degrees in Human Resource Management and Secretarial Science at Baltimore City Community College.   

Rosa is a past secretary for the Black Writers’ Guild of Maryland which she served from 2010 to 2017.   She also conducted a workshop entitled, Copyright Basics at four BWG meetings

Deliah Lawrence 

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Renee McDonald is an author, Software Developer and native Baltimorean. Her book, No Peace for Kimberly, offers a perception of Baltimore 1968 through the eyes of 14-year old Kimberly. Her writings portray young woman as strong and compassionate despite the worlds around them. Ms. McDonald's character is evident in all her main characters as she struggled through challenging situations as a young adult. She is currently working on a fantasy series of books that follow alien sisters as they defend their heritage against Extraterrestrial adversaries.

Dorothy Myrick is the author of Deep Dive Against the Odds. It is a story of adversity, fears, and triumphs in both scuba diving and life. The memoir celebrates the author's determination not to be limited by her physical disability. She received a five-star rating from Readers' Favorite. The memoir is available on Amazon and Barnes & Nobel.

Ms. Myrick has completed a writing workshop and a writing class at the local community college in Baltimore County. Ms. Myrick holds a Bachelor degree from University of Maryland, Baltimore County and from Lincoln University in Missouri. She spent 28 years as a policy writer for the Department of Health and Human Services where she was regularly published in Federal Registers. Ms. Myrick also a member of the Maryland Writers' Association.

VM Roberts' passion is writing. She's held that passion ever since 4th grade. She's recently begun to expand and explore the challenges of that passion! As a professional author, she has published eight books to date.

She has been employed in the healthcare industry for 35 years. This includes employment with medical and behavioral health managed care organizations, academic medical centers, acute care & behavioral health facilities and multi-practice physician networks. Her experiences gained in the health care industry have allowed her the opportunity to serve as a college instructor for 15 years. Her instructing experience includes teaching college and trade school students enrolled in the following programs: Medical Office Management, Health Information Management, Medical Assisting, Medical Billing, Medical Coding, and Health Care Administration.

Ms. Roberts is a Suffolk, Virginia native, who currently resides in Howard County, Maryland. She lived in Trenton, NJ for 10 years and in Philadelphia, PA for over 25 years.