Orange Blossom Authors
We are so lucky to have some of the most talented authors, illustrators, and other creatives sharing their work with us. Be sure to check out their websites and connect with them on social media.
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Kristin Durfee is the author of MASS (Orange Blossom Publishing), The Four Corners Trilogy (Black Opal Books), and short stories appearing in several Thriller, Speculative, and Contemporary anthologies for adults.
She lives in Central Florida and when not enjoying the sun with her husband, son, and two quirky dogs, you can usually find her on a run, horseback ride, or wandering around a theme park. Visit her website here or follow her on Facebook. |
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Cindy Marie Jenkins writes, consults, parents, and travels--sometimes at the same time. She is the Deputy Managing Editor at Jingkids International (formerly Beijingkids), Beijing’s essential international family resource. Cindy is known for her workshops in arts marketing and personal branding as well as how to “Make it Work as a Work-at-Home-Parent.” She’s been sourced on the topic for the PAAL (Parent Artist Advocacy League) Readiness Series, Wired, Care.com, and more. Her work-at-home-parent book and planner will be available in May 2021 from Orange Blossom Publishing. Visit her website or follow her on Facebook.
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Cheryl Lynn West is an author, photographer, and shows Samoyed dogs at competitions. She is the author of Castle's Capers: The Adventures of a Naughty Puppy, Samoyed Tales Trilogy, and Remember Me When This You See. You can see her photography on her website. Cheryl will be penning a journal for those who are working through grief in the line of Focus Journals.
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Kerry Evelyn is the author of the upcoming spiritual workbook focused on everyday faith. Kerry is an author and instructor in the Orlando literary community, mentoring student writers and teaching classes for Writer’s Atelier, libraries, and professional organizations. Her sweet romance novels feature small towns, a touch of the supernatural, and charming characters pursuing happily-every-afters. Find out more at KerryEvelyn.com or follow Kerry on Facebook.
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Angela Hosking MBA MSN RN NE-BC is a women’s empowerment and leadership speaker, author, workshop facilitator, coach and the owner of Her One Tribe, LLC. Angela combines her 12+ years of Nursing executive leadership experience with her expertise as a women’s empowerment writer to deliver impactful workshops and motivational keynote speeches.
Using her self-developed Personal Empowerment Framework as her cornerstone content, Angela educates and inspires national and international female audiences to unlock their confidence barriers and diminish their Imposter Syndrome thinking. Angela is the author of Woman on Top: Lead Like a Lady Boss, the creator of the Superwoman Detox Academy and hosts an online community at HerOneTribe.com to help all women find the empowerment and balance in their lives that they deserve. |
Orange Blossom Illustrators and Photographer
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Marina Veselinovic is the illustrator for Grumbler. Marina is an artist from Serbia, currently living and working in Belgrade. She specializes in magazine and book illustration. Her work can be found in a range of different publications all over the world. She has also participated in many international illustration festivals such as Zlatno pero Belgrade, COW Festival Ukraine, Kunstentropie Vienna...and many more. Marina also has numerous solo and group exhibitions in Serbia and abroad. Visit Marina on Art Station, Milan Illustration, Dribbble, and Behance, or follow her on LinkedIn, Facebook, or Instagram.
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Anastasiya Yanovskaya is a young illustrator from a small town in Russia. She's just beginning her professional work as an illustrator, but has already managed to publish several books and also presented some illustrations in Russia, Spain and China editions. She'd like her illustrations to evoke in people and especially in children only warm feelings and emotions. You can follow her on Instagram or Behance. Anastasiya will be illustrating the forthcoming title Sixth Sunday.
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Fay Becca is the illustrator of Joyride. She is a dynamic artist and an eclectic painter with a unique sense of style. Her work as been featured on the cover of The New Barker magazine and has won multiple awards. The dog featured in Joyride is her own dog names Daisy. She currently lives in Central Florida and visits her family in Costa Rica as much as she can. You can visit her website here or follow her on Facebook.
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Sharon Lane Holm is the illustrator of Pling's Party. She's a professional illustrator of over thirty-five children's books. She has illustrated everything from activity books to bath books. Her art is also featured on licensed greeting cards, puzzles and calendars. She often describes her style of art to be "wonderfully whimsical and sweet yet silly and quirky." She has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and is an animal welfare advocate. You can visit her website here, follow her on Facebook, and follow her on Instagram.
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Stephana Ferrell is the CEO of The Inspired Storytellers documentary photography company and an accomplished photographer. Her mission is to create honest, artful imagery that goes beyond the who, what, where, and when that the usual prompted picture captures to answer the why and how of a person, family, or business. Her work has been featured on the covers of Desh Videsh and inside South Asian Bride and the Knot magazines. You can follow her on Facebook or Instagram.
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Orange Blossom Formatter
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Valerie Willis is a Dark Fantasy Paranormal Romance author based out of Central Florida. In In 2018, she received the Reader’s Favorite Bronze medal in ‘Fiction – Mythology’ and FAPA’s President’s Silver medal in ‘Fantasy/Sci-fi’ for her Cedric series. You can find her hosting workshops or a guest speaker at many events sharing her expertise in self-publishing, novel writing, research in fiction, worldbuilding, character development, book design, reader immersion and more. Valerie is also the Chief Operating Officer of 4 Horsemen Publications, as well as the author of a workbook series starting with Writer’s Bane: Research. Learn more about Valerie at her website or follow her on Facebook.
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Orange Blossom Creative Assistant
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Ross Ellison is an author, entertainer, video game streamer, and all-around menace to society. Living in Jacksonville, Florida, he currently is working on far too many projects to name. He used to write exclusively dark fantasy, but has dared to branch out into romantic comedy and travel blogging. The one consistency within all his work is a dark vision that showcases the real-life hell that mental illness can create in daily life.
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