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Debut Author PodcastsWelcome to our Debut Author Podcast series!
 
Eldonna Edwards grew up in a large family nestled between cornfields and churches in the provincial Midwest. She eventually escaped the harsh winters, moving to California where she expanded her career from massage therapist to journaling facilitator to author to beloved writer’s conference instructor and public speaker. Her bestselling debut novel, This I Know, won over the hearts and minds of readers everywhere and was a Delilah Book Club selection. In her second novel, Clover Blue, Eldonna once again explores themes of otherness and belonging, and the true definition of home. She is also the subject of the award-winning documentary Perfect Strangers that follows one kidney patient and one potential kidney donor in their search for a possible match. Her 2014 memoir Lost in Transplantation chronicles this life-changing decision. Eldonna currently lives and writes in a tiny pink house with her best friend, Brer. Please visit her at http://www.eldonnaedwards.com. August 13, 2018: Marianne Hansen 
I am a humor writer, wife, mother of 3 and purchaser of shoes. I live in Montana with my family and dog princess Ginny. You can connect with Marianne on her website at www.mariannehansen.net.  
Carrie Mumford has lived on both the East and West coasts of Canada, and many places in between. She completed a degree in English literature at Saint Mary’s University, and went on to complete a master’s in information studies at the University of Toronto. Carrie now lives in Calgary, Alberta, with her husband, three naughty cats, and one rambunctious dog. Her short fiction has appeared in Full of Crow Fiction, the Bella Online Literary Review, Vine Leaves Literary Journal, the WCDR’s Whispered Words anthology and other fine journals. Her vignette, “The Blemish Collector”, was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2012. In 2013, her short story “Ashes to Ashes” was short-listed for the Room Magazine contest. Her first novel, All But What’s Left, was released in June 2018. You can find Carrie here: Website (www.carriemumford.com), Twitter (@CarrieMumford), Instagram (instagram.com/carrie.mumford), and Facebook (CarrieMumfordAuthor), GoodReads (www.goodreads.com/carriemumford).  
Irene Frances Olson writes from passion and experience. She was her father’s caregiver during his struggle with Alzheimer’s disease, and would do it all over again in a heartbeat. Having previously worked in the assisted living and memory care industry, she was not new to the disease—nor was her family immune. After her father’s 2007 death from Alzheimer’s disease, Ms. Olson worked as an Alzheimer’s Association support meeting facilitator and concurrently, she worked for the State of Washington as a Long-Term Care Ombudsman (LTC) – an advocate for adults living in LTC settings. The author maintains a blog www.babyboomersandmore.com, focusing primarily on elder issues, and her writing journey can be found on her author website: www.irenefrancesolson.com. Irene hopes to make a difference in the lives of others by writing novels that encourage those who just might need another cheerleader in their corner. It is her hope that her debut novel, Requiem for the status quo, provides such support. July 18, 2018: Julie Clark 
Julie Clark grew up reading books on the beach while everyone else surfed. After attending college at University of the Pacific, and a brief stint working in the athletic department at University of California, Berkeley, she returned home to Santa Monica to teach. She now lives there with her two young sons and a golden doodle with poor impulse control. The Ones We Choose is her first novel. You can connect with Julie at https://www.julieclarkbooks.org/. July 18, 2018: Barbara Solomon Josselsohn
July 4, 2018: Anna Quinn
July 3, 2018: Jennifer Irwin
June 10, 2018: Lori Henriksen
May 5, 2018: Sweta Srivastava Vikram
Each Debut Author Podcast is a conversation between our moderator Maggie Smith and a debut women's fiction author.
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Barbara Solomon Josselsohn is a debut novelist and freelance magazine writer. Her novel, THE LAST DREAMER, was published by Lake Union. Her articles and essays have appeared in The New York Times, Consumers Digest, Parents Magazine, American Baby, Westchester Magazine, and Writer’s Digest, and online at BrainChildMag.com, GrownandFlown.com, WorkingMother.com, NextAvenue.com, TheManifestStation.net, and Road2College.com. She also teaches novel writing at Sarah Lawrence College. Barbara and her husband have three children as well as a lovable shih-poo, and live in Westchester County, N.Y. Visit her at 
Anna Quinn is a writer, teacher, and the owner of The Writers' Workshoppe and Imprint Bookstore in Port Townsend, WA. She has thirty years of experience teaching and leading writing workshops across the country. Her writing has appeared in Writer's Digest, Psychology Today, Literature Circles and Response, Practical Aspects of Authentic Assessment, Instructor, Manifest-Station, Lit Fest Anthology 2016, and Washington 129 Anthology. Anna's first novel, The Night Child, was published Jan. 30th, 2018 by Blackstone Publishing. You can find her in these online spaces: 
A native New Yorker and captivating storyteller with a flair for embellishment, Jennifer Irwin currently resides in Los Angeles with two cats, a dog, and her boyfriend. After earning her BA in Cinema from Denison University, she worked in advertising and marketing, raised three boys, and ultimately became a certified Pilates instructor. While she has written screenplays and short stories since her college days, A Dress the Color of the Sky is her first novel. You can find her in these online spaces: 
Lori worked as a social worker and licensed family therapist in San Francisco before turning to writing. She now lives in Oregon, in the foothills of the Siskiyou Mountains, surrounded by forest where hiking trails that weave through the trees follow and cross a creek with crashing waterfalls. Finding solace in nature and in the company of Ponderosa Pines over 100 feet tall, pushing toward old-growth status, she writes stories, putters in her garden and hikes with her rescue dogs. You can find her in these online spaces: 
Born in India, Sweta writes about women, multiculturalism, wellness, and identity. Sweta, whose work has appeared in The New York Times, amongst other publications, across nine countries on three continents, is an award-winning writer and graduate of Columbia University. She lives in New York City with her husband and in her spare time, teaches yoga to female survivors of rape and domestic violence. You can find her in these online spaces: 
Maggie Smith is a full-time writer in Milwaukee. Her first women’s fiction novel, Not So Simple, is in revision and she’s at work on her second, Girl Most Wanted, a domestic suspense. Her short story, The Devil You Know, will be published in 2018 in the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writer’s Anthology, False Faces.