jeanne adwani
Ann Arbor Area

Robin Agnew
Ann Arbor Area

Michael Andreoni
Ann Arbor Area

Mike Ball
Ann Arbor Area

Mike Ball is an Erma Bombeck award-winning humorist and author of "What I've Learned So Far..." Mike is also a folk singer/songwriter who is known for his quirky, funny and often heartfelt lyrics. His band, "Dr. Mike & The Sea Monkeys," is named after a recurring character in his nationally-syndicated humor column.

Jeannie Ballew
Ann Arbor Area

As a book coach, I help people write books and get them published. As a writer, I write young adult fiction. As a community member, I facilitate the Ann Arbor Writers Workshop and will soon be co-facilitating the monthly poetry readings at Sweetwaters in Ann Arbor.

Jill Blixt
Ann Arbor Area

Robert Boardman
Ann Arbor Area

Freelance Conductor, specializing in rehearsing and performing symphonic works from the standard orchestral repertoire and contemporary music. Band, Chorus, and Opera as well. Interests include cross disciplinary collaborations and events of community significance.

Jane Bunge-Noffke
Ann Arbor Area

Artist

Lindsay Cooper
Ann Arbor Area

Sally Day
Ann Arbor Area

Cecily Donnelly
Ann Arbor Area

I am a graphic designer and illustrator as well as a painter; I once thought these endeavors were separate but have realized that they're strongly connected and inform and enrich each other. My design/illustration/editorial work includes award-winning books, brochures, logos for university and business clients; my paintings, available through River Gallery and Splaine Dolan Fine Art, focus on the landscape and are usually oil on linen. I work quite large, usually basing my paintings on small on-site watercolor sketches. I feel lucky to live in such a beautiful area.

Jennifer Eberbach
Ann Arbor Area

As a professional freelance journalist, I contribute articles on art & entertainment, public policy & politics, and holistic living to a number of Ann Arbor-based news publications. I'm also available to write many different types of publicity, communications, and website copy for businesses and organizations. Aside from the writing I do for work, I also enjoy writing short stories and poems on my own time. Sometimes I create original digital artworks that illustrate my short stories. In the future, I would like to make creative writing and illustration a part of my professional work.

Clayton Eshleman
Ypsilanti Area

Mike Fedel
Ann Arbor Area

Songwriter, multi-instrumantalist, Improv, graphic arts

Steve Feinman
Dexter Area

Eclectic historical fiction writer and poet. Prefers writing about the French era with religious themes

Justin Fenwick
Ann Arbor Area

Amy Goldstein
Ann Arbor Area

Sanders Hamson
Ann Arbor Area

francine j. harris
Ann Arbor Area

Poet, educator, editor and prose writer.

Heather Herrera
Ann Arbor Area

Donald Hewlett
Ann Arbor Area

Paint portraits in oils, pastels, acrylics. Paint still-life in same mediums. Write poetry and plays.

Nathaniel D.J. Hockman
Ypsilanti Area

Lover of music, & the arts, positivity, purpose, & comedy

David Hoornstra
Ann Arbor Area

Graphic Designer doing a little oil painting, photography and video on the side. My primary avocation – fencing in all its forms from modern Olympic-style to combat in 60 lb. of armor – keeps me active. I dabble in period art forms and medieval scholarship, looking to be published this year.

Sarah Huff
Ann Arbor Area

Esther Hurwitz
Outside Washtenaw County

Esther Hurwitz has appeared on public radio, and was once voted “Ms. Under Appreciated” at a regional poetry slam. Her poems have appeared in many places including Exquisite Corpse, The Huron River Review, Ann Arbor (W)rites, Poetry in Performance, and The Recession Nation Project. Soft as a Beagle's Ears is her first collection of poems (www.thewordsmithpress.com). Along with Chris Lord, Esther co-hosts the monthly “Writers Reading at Sweetwaters” poetry series. She is her mother’s favorite poet, but her father favored Shakespeare.

CosmoChick Ita
Ann Arbor Area

I'm a cosmopolitan chick-ita, citizen of the world, who loves discussing all things cosmopolitan, from restaurant reviews to world political opinions and personal observations. I believe in Cosmopolitanism, and my favorite drink is... a cosmopolitan!

Elizabeth Jackson
Ann Arbor Area

Consulting firm specializing in downtown revitalization. Arts & culture a significant element of the downtown mix. Also a creative writer.

Shannon Janeczek
Saline Area

PublishSavvy is not a traditional publishing company. It's more of a DIY type of place. Learn how to publish and market your book yourself, or we can do some of that for you. Part of our aim is to teach authors about the publishing industry, if they don't already know how it works. PublishSavvy is very author-and quality book-centric.

Sharon Kegerreis
Chelsea Area

Michigan wine and food enthusiast Sharon Kegerreis has been called many things… Venus of the Vine. Wine chick. Wine goddess. Michigan ambassador. She answers to them all. Sharon has co-authored two books on Michigan wine. Her first book, From the Vine: Exploring Michigan Wineries, is a 2008 Michigan Notable Book. Her just-released second book is The History of Michigan Wines, the first book to document the 150-year history of winemaking in Michigan along the Great Lakes. Sharon is working on her third Michigan book, while devoting her days to consuming delicious Michigan agriculture and blogging for Yellow Door, a local food initiative in Chelsea. Sharon thoroughly enjoys presenting to groups interested in Michigan wine country, in conjunction with book signings and sales.

Debra Kennedy
Chelsea Area

Christine (Chris) Lord
Ann Arbor Area

Chris Lord’s poetry has won places in competitions (e.g., Current, Detroit Women Writers, Writer’s Digest) and appeared in many journals. She founded Word’n Woman Press in March of 2007, edited and published the Bear River Writers Respond to War print edition, and the Writers Reading at Sweetwaters anthology. Her chapbook Field Guide to Luck was published by Pudding House Publications in 2007. Currently, Chris is honored to be Editor of the Bear River Review, and co-host of the monthly series, Writers Reading at Sweetwaters. She is teaching her poetry class “Muse of a Woman” for Ann Arbor Rec&Ed this winter. Chris also actively supports women’s rights.

Ken MacGregor
Ypsilanti Area

I write, direct and act in a sketch comedy company, though my recent thrust has been to write, direct and act in movies.

Jeff Meyers
Ann Arbor Area

Dorrie Milan
Ann Arbor Area

Currently, I co-direct Curtain Call Dance in Canton, Mi. I also am the Membership/Program Assistant at the Arts Alliance.  

Susan Morales
Ann Arbor Area

Irena Nagler
Ann Arbor Area

Irena Nagler is a writer of fiction, poetry and essay, visual artist, and a director and performer with Nightfire Dance Theater, an eclectic dance theater troupe with participants of all ages. She teaches creative writing, creative dance and movement meditation, including environmental dance in rhythm with elements in nature. Her work blends mythic sensibility with reverence for the living earth and stars and the interconnection of the many worlds we participate in.

Mark Navarro
Ann Arbor Area

Mark is a student at the University of Michigan studying English and Creative Writing. He specializes in poetry, but also writes essays, fiction, drama, and screenplays. He is influenced by the Modernists and the Romantics. He is currently the president of the Undergraduate English Association at U-M.

Jorie O'Brien
Ann Arbor Area

I was born and raised in Ann Arbor, then moved to Marquette, MI to attend Northern Michigan University. I graduated in May 2010 with a BFA in Photography. I will be returning to Ann Arbor this August.

Heather O'Neal
Ann Arbor Area

The simplicity represented in my drawings interrupts a busy world in motion. I feel an instinct to capture thoughts, moments in time, situations and scenes and put them on paper. I most often use permanent marker and watercolor to describe what I see. If my camera is available, I will take a picture and capture the moment more clearly. Hand blown glass, bead jewelry and metal works are other artistic endeavors I've explored. Wherever I go, I document my travels and adventures through writing, and sometimes I make music videos to capture the journey.

Lisa Patrell
Ann Arbor Area

Rebecca Pavy
Outside Washtenaw County

I am a design artist and writer. I work with glass to develope large panels. Beautiful translucent glass-on-glass, as well as opaque, solid and durable surface art. Tell me what you want and I will create it for you.

Sarah Rigg
Ypsilanti Area

Sarah Rigg is a freelance writer and copy editor with more than 15 years experience writing for print and Web publications.

Roy Schmidt
Chelsea Area

Run, Drum, Write. Photograph, Mountaineer.

Sandy Schopbach
Ann Arbor Area

Photography, especially of France. Books: "Paris, in Quotes" - a photography book - and children's books - a three-volume set about Miles, the Very Lucky Cat

Russ Schwartz
Ann Arbor Area

I do a lot of writing. I tend to be happiest when that writing takes the form of plays, but it has, on occasion, taken the form of articles, press releases, advertising, essays and technical manuals. How about that?

Brian Shell
Ypsilanti Area

Author of "Everyday Single Mom"

Monica R. Sholar
Outside Washtenaw County

We cover a wide variety of tasks: • Creating manuscripts that are ready for submission to literary agents • Creating scripts for stage and screen plays • Mass marketing and distribution of literary novels • Providing non-traditional publishing services and acting as a third party on behalf of clients who wish to self publish. This consists of: • Assigning ISBN number for Work • Copy writing Work though Legal Zoom • Registering Work through Bowker for Books in Print • Preparing and submitting a press release for Work • Preparing the manuscript for the editing process • Outsourcing of Work for editing • Outsourcing of Work for typesetting through CompuArt Design • Creating and managing an author profile for the purposes of marketing on several literary networks • Outsourcing Work for print • Registering Author with book carriers and arranging schedule for signing and touring opportunities I am also a fiction writer and am currently working to turn my novel No Pie In The Sky into a stage play.

Marian Short
Ann Arbor Area

Marian Short is a printmaker of ten + years residing in Ann Arbor, MI. Following an introductory woodblock class at the Ann Arbor Art Center, she pursued printmaking independently. Marian’s kind of a foodie and never got over children’s picture books, so both influence her frequently whimsical and off-kilter designs. The woodblocks tend to explore potentially serious subjects with a light touch and often incorporate text to help create partial narratives. She displays and sells prints locally at The Side Door Gallery in Dexter, MI; the CAID, Ann Arbor Art Center and Cake Nouveau have also featured prints. For most of her printmaking career, Marian has carved and hand-pulled all designs in the basement; more recently she was invited to use a good friend’s printing press, which she bogarts at the slightest provocation. When not carving or developing “monitor eyes” at her office, she is likely to be cooking, reading or getting up to other crafty high-jinks.

Shelly Smith
Ann Arbor Area

I am a comedy writer, performer, show producer and emcee. Aaaaaand sometimes director, back up singer, videographer, blogger, creator of things. Wanting to collaborate with illustrators, videographers, and animators. Call me!

Zoe Starkweather
Ann Arbor Area

Professionally, I am a writer of grants and fundraising documents for the school districts in Washtenaw County. And then, of course, there is a history of working for newspapers as a graphic designer, as well as a news and feature writer; working for PBS in graphic design, production and program development; writing fiction and editing small press journals.

Ann Stofflet
Saline Area

I am a writer (playwright, short story), photographer and vocalist. I also enjoy stone carving and sculpture, drawing and watercolor. I have an MBA in Marketing and Communications and Media Management.

Martha Travers
Manchester Area

My path is to assist individuals in accessing their creativity and life-vision. To do this, I teach contemplative practice (sitting meditation, tai chi, working with color, etc) and nature-based contemplative practice. I teach a 'Writer and Contemplative Practice' retreat at the GilChrist retreat center as well as a nature & mysticism retreat. I also teach these retreats in Northern Michigan in the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park. Open to all who want to quest for deep vision with the assistance of the natural world. My work pertains to all the arts.

Karrie Waarala
Ypsilanti Area

Poet, circus aficionado, tattooed lady.

Brian Walline
Ann Arbor Area

Tabi Walters
Ypsilanti Area

Kathryn Williams
Ann Arbor Area

I reach to the community in an area I call Life Healing Art. I provide commissioned writings and drawings for those celebrating life and/or working through hardship. I offer craft workshops and I work with small groups leading inspirational discussion. I have a healthy living column on the Examiner.com and I write bereavement articles for Open to Hope. I offer bereavement products such as remembrance lanterns and sympathy cards.

Stephanie Wottreng
Ann Arbor Area

Bonnie Wylo
Ann Arbor Area

Although I started out in photography shooting concerts as a teenager in the '70s, upon starting college I decided not to pursue it as a career. Nearly 30 years later, I once again took up the camera, but with a much different purpose and more artistic outcome. I'm buoyed by early success in juried exhibits, and excited by the possibilities in merging this artistry with my day job. As a physics professor, teaching and investigating our ever-evolving view of what is real and how we look at it is how I would describe what it is that I actually do. Given that, I like to create images that contain much more beyond the first glance, rewarding the viewer for a more persistent and perceptive gaze. I am currently writing and making images for a textbook I’m calling “Physics for the Right Brain.”