Teleclasses by Instructor

Margo Dill

Margo Dill Margo L. Dill is a freelance writer, editor, and teacher, living in Mahomet, Illinois. Her work has appeared in publications such as Grit, Pockets, True Love, Fun for Kidz, Missouri Life, ByLine Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, Families, and The News-Gazette. She is a columnist and contributing editor for WOW! Women On Writing. She also teaches... [Read more ]

Margot Finke

Margot Finke Margot Finke is an Aussie who writes mid grade adventure fiction, ghost mysteries, and rhyming picture books. For many years she has lived in Oregon with her husband and family. She began serious writing the day her youngest left for college. This late start drives her writing, and pushes her to work at it every day. Margot says, “I... [Read more ]

Renee Gray-Wilburn

Renee Gray-Wilburn Renee Gray-Wilburn is the owner of A Way With Words Writing and Editorial Services. She specializes in resume design, copywriting, marketing materials development, online articles, website copy, business plan design, proofreading, line editing, content editing for business and creative projects. Renee has over 125 published articles,... [Read more ]

Lila Guzman

Children’s Writer – Lila Guzman Born 1952, in Lexington, KY; Education: Western Kentucky University, B.A. (Spanish and French), 1973, M.A.T.C., 1975; University of Kentucky, Ph.D. (Spanish literature), 1980. Hobbies and other interests: Swimming, family pets, reading. Career Writer, teacher, naval officer, and translator. University of Georgia,... [Read more ]

Lisa (L.D.) Harkrader

Lisa Harkrader Lisa Harkrader is a talented graphics designer, illustrator, and an award winning children’s writer. She is the author of twelve books for children including Airball: My Life in Briefs, a Junior Library Guild Selection and winner of the 2006 Juvenile Literary Award from the Friends of American Writers. She has published over two... [Read more ]

Suzanne Lieurance

Suzanne Lieurance Suzanne Lieurance (www.workingwriterscoach.com) is a children’s writer with (at last count) 22 published books for children. She was also an instructor with the Institute of Children’s Literature (located in West Redding, Connecticut) for over 8 years. As The Working Writer’s Coach, Lieurance helps people who love... [Read more ]

Esther Luttrell

Esther Luttrell began her professional career as writer-director-producer of documentaries, educational films, and syndicated television programs in the Midwest. Her educational films lead to an invitation from the University of Missouri-Columbia to participate in a PhD grant as campus filmmaker. Esther Luttrell Moving to Los Angeles, she joined... [Read more ]

Pat McCarthy

Pat McCarthy Pat McCarthy has written over a dozen nonfiction children’s books. Her experience teaching elementary school for many years has helped her understand kids and how to write for them. Pat’s favorite books are the biographies she’s written. Besides writing, she loves photography and has sold many photos with her articles... [Read more ]

Rita Milios

Rita Milios Rita is the author of more than thirty books for children and adults, as well as Intuitive Training audiotapes, Teacher /Counselor Workbooks and a variety of educational publishing materials, including test assessments, reading passages and teacher’s supplements. Here are some of her teleclasses: Queries and Cover Letters Write for... [Read more ]

Simon Rose

Simon Rose Simon Rose was born in Derbyshire, England. He graduated from university with a degree in history and has lived in Canada since 1990. He is also a graduate of the Institute of Children’s Literature of West Redding, CT. The Alchemist’s Portrait, Rose’s first novel for young readers was published in 2003, followed by The... [Read more ]

Nancy I. Sanders

Nancy I. Sanders Nancy I. Sanders grew up on a dairy farm in Everett, PA, the youngest of seven children. She milked the cows, baled the hay, husked the corn… and loved to read! She read Little Women perched up high in the branches of an apple tree. She read Pride and Prejudice aloud with her future sister-in-law while floating on a raft in the... [Read more ]

Lea Wait

Lea Wait Maine author Lea Wait writes acclaimed historical novels for children set in 19th century Maine. Stopping to Home, Seaward Born, Wintering Well, and Finest Kind, are on recommended reading lists throughout the country and have been named to student choice award lists in 13 states. Wait also writes the Agatha-finalist Shadows Antique Print... [Read more ]