Below you will find the author bios for the talented writers who have had their work included in our anthologies or issues of Whispers and Echoes. We are so grateful to them for allowing us to include their amazing poetry and prose in our collections. Without them, the anthologies or the online journal would not be possible.
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Kimmy Alan
Kimmy Alan is a wannabe poet from the land of Lake Woebegone. A retired steel worker who was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, Kimmy Alan pursed his love of poetry as a distraction while undergoing chemo and radiation. For him, poetry has proven to be a powerful catharsis as he is currently in remission. When he isn’t writing he spends time with his four wonderful nieces, whom he says “are driving him to pieces.” Facebook
[A Winter’s Wonder, St Paul’s Pipes and Lagarfljótsormurrin – Winter Magic – Winter Anthology 2016 | Traveler, A Secret Place, Human Parade and Stress Relief – Whispers and Echoes Issue 1 – Spring 2017 | Hear the Corn Grow, Strawberry Moon, Pink Moon, Blood Moon Halloween and Moon Haiku – Love Letters to Selene | The Summer of ’74, Tornado, and Scent of Summer – Summer Dreams – Summer Anthology 2018 ]
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Samantha Beardon
Samantha Beardon author, poet and silk painter. Debut novel Converging Lives published in November 2015. Shortly after a debut chap book of verse, quotations and pictures Caught in Passion was published in January 2016. Samantha is on a huge learning curve! Website | Wattpad
[Winter Haiku, Spirit of Winter and Is Winter Here Yet? – Winter Magic – Winter Anthology 2016]
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Paul Callus
Paul Callus, a retired teacher, lives in Safi, Malta. He is married to Sheila née Ackland-Snow and they have two children. He has published three books, and has had several short stories and poems published in various magazines and anthologies. His preferred writing mediums are Maltese and English. Twitter | Wattpad
[A Taste of Summer – Summer Spells – Summer Anthology 2017 | Earth Cries – Love Letters to Gaia]
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Sarah Connor
I live in deepest darkest Devon, the greenest place in the world. I write to explore the world and myself, and because I love it! I regularly post at my poetry blog and I’ve just joined Wattpad but I don’t know what I’m doing there yet!
[How many names does the Moon have?, Three Moons and 28 Stories about the Moon – Love Letters to Selene | Summer Lovin’ and Dreaming of Summer – Summer Dreams – Summer Anthology 2018 ]
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Sammi Cox
Sammi Cox is from the UK and spends her time writing and making things. Her book of tiny tales, One Turn of The Wheel, was published by Three Drops Press, 2017. Ghost stories, fairytales, folklore and witchcraft have all played their part in firing up her imagination and inspiring her to write. You can keep up to date with what she is scribbling by checking out her blog. Facebook | Wattpad
[The Winter Ghost, Words of Winter and Fear in the Heart of Winter – Winter Magic – Winter Anthology 2016 | Tapestry of Life, The Princess in the Library and Magic at Midnight – Whispers and Echoes Issue 1 – Spring 2017 | Glimpses of Midsummer and A Song of Summer – Summer Spells – Summer Anthology 2017 | Many Names, Many Faces, Perceiving Earth and Gaia’s Grief – Love Letters to Gaia | The Toadstool, The Changing Seasons, Love-Struck, Checkmate and The Stone Circle – Whispers and Echoes Issue 2 – Autumn 2017 | Heart of Winter, Silver Frost and Winter Haiku – Winter Wishes – Winter Anthology 2017 | A Metaphysical Mystery, The Colours of Spring, The Black Cat and To Simply Be – Whispers and Echoes Issue 3 – Spring 2018 | Lady Strigidae, The Moon (in Astrology), Luna’s Night Watch, The Moon (in The Tarot) and Moon Spell – Love Letters to Selene | Summer Haiku, Summer Daydreams and Converging Threads – Summer Dreams – Summer Anthology 2018 | Ashes and Dust, I Wished It Was Me, A Change of Perspective, The Storm, and Not Forgotten – Whispers and Echoes Issue 4 – Autumn 2018 ]
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Dorian
My name is Dorian, and I am from Republic of Croatia. English is not my native language, but I love it all the same and think it should be no obstacle for me to write. All my poems are published on my blog. Wattpad
[Love – Summer Spells – Summer Anthology 2017 ]
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Miriam Hurdle
Miriam Hurdle earned a Doctorate of Education from La Verne University in California. She is an educator, counselor, writer, wife, mother, and grandmother. She has published poetry, flash fiction, short stories, and photography on her blogs. After retiring from school district administration, she now enjoys gardening, traveling, blogging and singing.
[Echo of the Earth, Unto the Hills and In Synch with Spring – Love Letters to Gaia | Denial, Music, Winter, Dining Alone and Fourteen and Under – Whispers and Echoes Issue 2 – Autumn 2017 | Majestic Glacier, A Tiny Spider, Hibiscus, Rowing Boat and Raven’s Eye – Whispers and Echoes Issue 3 – Spring 2018 ]
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Lynn Love
Lynn Love is a novelist-in-training from Bristol. When she’s not writing blog posts, she’s working on her ghost-stuffed urban fantasy novel. She has won several prizes for her short stories and been published online and in print. Her ambition is to write full-time. She blogs at https://lynnmlovewords.wordpress.com/ Twitter | Wattpad
[The Sea Wife – Winter Magic – Winter Anthology 2016 | When the factory whistle blows and Meet me by the waterfall – Whispers and Echoes Issue 1 – Spring 2017]
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Joy Pixley
Joy Pixley is a sociologist who lives in California but visits the fantasy world of Eneana whenever she can. She’s writing a ridiculously long novel, hoping to get every novice mistake out of the way in this first one so the next one will actually work properly. In the meantime, she posts flash fiction, short stories, and the occasional poem on her blog. Website | Wattpad
[Icy Oasis and Cold Reality – Winter Magic – Winter Anthology 2016 | Unburied – Whispers and Echoes Issue 1 – Spring 2017 | A Curse Afield – Summer Spells – Summer Anthology 2017]
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Frank Regan
Frank has found himself a student again and is currently studying for an English Literature and Creative Writing Degree. He is an aspiring novelist and accidental poet. His debut poetry collection Wreckage is due for release in early 2017. Website | Twitter | Wattpad
[December Alone and Safe Inside – Winter Magic – Winter Anthology 2016]
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McKenzie Richardson
McKenzie Richardson lives in Milwaukee, WI. Her work has been featured in various anthologies such as Mutate, Electromagnetism, and Doomsday, as well as online publications. Her first novel, Heartstrings, was published in 2018.
McKenzie also runs a crafting blog: http://www.craft-cycle.com For more updates on her writing, you can follow her on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/mckenzielrichardson/ Wattpad
[A Necessary Breakup, Life is But a Dream, The Snowstorm, A Soul Reflected and Empathy – Whispers and Echoes Issue 1 – Spring 2017 | One More Page, The Last Strawberry of Summer and Glory Night – Summer Spells – Summer Anthology 2017 | Find a Way, Time Out, My Grandmother, Earth and Most of All – Love Letters to Gaia | The People I Knew, Sleeves, Hush, Tragedy and Word of Encouragement – Whispers and Echoes Issue 2 – Autumn 2017 | Midnight at the Manure Pit – Winter Wishes – Winter Anthology 2017 | Losses and Gains, Driving in the Dark, Gone, In My Head and Isn’t it? – Whispers and Echoes Issue 3 – Spring 2018 | Lunacy, Eclipse, The Man in the Moon, The Moon Spirit and A Lullaby in the Dark – Love Letters to Selene | Dreaming of Hope – Summer Dreams – Summer Anthology 2018 | Barefaced, Blank, Don’t Feel A Thing, Monsters, and Good Morning, I Love You – Whispers and Echoes Issue 4 – Autumn 2018]
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Phoenix Risen
I have been a writer all my life but really started focusing on poetry and flash fiction within the last two years. I like to look at life from the darker side and sometimes I just let my imagination run wild. I live in the US on the west coast and I’m never too far away from the beach. Website
[Spell – Summer Spells – Summer Anthology 2017 ]
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Alun Robert
Born in Scotland of Irish lineage, Alun Robert is a prolific creator of lyrical verse. He has achieved success in poetry competitions and featured in literary magazines, anthologies and on the web. His influences extend from Burns to Shakespeare, Kipling to Betjeman, Dennis to Mazzoli.
[Dutch Elm Disease, Hoppers Calendar, Fragrance At The Cusp, Rosemary’s Baby and After The Rain – Whispers and Echoes Issue 4 – Autumn 2018 ]
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Reena Saxena
I am a coach and Trainer by profession, writer by choice and was a banker in a previous avatar.
The published works so far are: Com Pen Di Um, published in Indiana, USA; Life As It Happens, published in India; ReInventions (an e-book)
I have contributed to the following online publications: Paisabazaar,Machinery India, Conscious Rethink, Student Voices and Extra Newsfeed on Medium, Story Mirror, Digital Defynd, Thrive Global, Ascerblog, Sheroes and Drabble. Blog | Website
[Penance, Santa’s Sleigh, Shadows, The Hallowed Writer and Love in Circles – Whispers and Echoes Issue 4 – Autumn 2018 ]
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Ezekiel O Tracy
Ezekiel O Tracy is the author of ‘The Death Diary’ and ‘River & Pauline’ and enjoys a good cupcake.
Follow him on Facebook, or on his blog. Wattpad
[To Remember Your Worth and A Seed – Love Letters to Gaia | Jack and The Woods – Winter Wishes – Winter Anthology 2017]
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Emily Weatherburn
Currently studying towards an English Literature degree at the University of Exeter, Emily enjoys writing short stories on a variety of topics, most of which can be read online via her blog: https://emilyweatherburnblog.wordpress.com/. Wattpad
[A Snowy Encounter – Winter Wishes – Winter Anthology 2017 ]
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