CB Writers Members
Barbara Crawford
Cofounder CB Writers
Crested Butte, CO
Children's author

Barbara, a NJ native who retired to the Colorado mountains one day after Y2K, had owned and operated Jugtown Mountain Preschool in the wilds of the Garden State. Her masters thesis grew into a book on her philosophy of education called The Common Sense Early Childhood Classroom. Barbara's real love is writing for children and she has found her stride in middle grade and YA novels. Nine years ago she founded a conference that began as a Readers in the Rockies authors day and grew into the Crested Butte Writers Conference. As Conference Chair and one of the founders of the Crested Butte Writers, she plays a key role in transforming the CBWC into an intimate, interactive, and inspiring weekend for readers, writers, and presenters.
Theresa Rizzo
Cofounder CB Writers
Longmont, CO
Women's Fiction & Suspense

Theresa is a native Michigander, but has lived in Colorado since 2000. She has a BS in nursing and uses that knowledge in both raising her four children and in her women's fiction and suspense books. Theresa belongs to several writers groups, but combines her love of the mountains and writing through her involvement in the Crested Butte Writers. She is the coordinator of The Sandy writing contest and co-cordinator of the CB Writers Conference. She is one of the Five Scribes who blog. Check out her website and at Facebook.
Peter Andrews
Mahopac, NY


Rebecca Bishop
Gunnison, CO


Peter Bridges
Crested Butte, CO & Arlington, VA


Peter Bridges has been an Army private, oil-field roughneck, American diplomat on four continents, corporate manager in Houston, bank representative in Prague, and writer and lecturer. His first book, Safirka: An American Envoy, recounts his experiences as the ambassador to Somalia; his second, Pen of Fire: John Moncure Daniel, is the first biography of an American diplomat turned Confederate editor. He has just completed the biography of Donn Piatt, Union officer and early muckraker. Peter's shorter work has appeared in the California Literary Review, Crested Butte Magazine, Crested Butte Weekly, Los Angeles Times, Michigan Quarterly Review, Notes & Records of the Royal Society of London, Virginia Quarterly Review, and elsewhere.
Sandra Cortner
Crested Butte, CO


Sandra Cortner's 40-year Gunnison County journalism career culminated in the publication of her award-winning book: Crested Butte Stories...Through My Lens. Her memoir of mountain characters and traditions is illustrated by her black-and-white portraits of the town's old-timers.
These days, Sandy is working on stories about more recent Crested Butte history, and is getting a kick out of digging up her old photos to go with these tales. A former presenter at Readers in the Rockies, she contributes to the Mountain Gazette and other publications, and takes on proofing and editing projects.
She and her husband Greg Payne also produce the "Extreme Limits Guide," a photographic map of the Crested Butte Ski Area's double black diamond terrain.
Order by calling 970-641-1654, or at crestedbuttestories.com.
Sheila Davis
Gunnison, CO


Sandy Fails
Crested Butte, CO


Kelly Fitzpatrick
Bremerton, WA


I am an award winning published writer of romance. Also I was a 2009 Golden Heart® finalist and a Sandy winner. I live in the Pacific Northwest with my husband, two dogs and a Russian tortoise. My website.
Tina Ann Forkner
Cheyenne, WY


Tina Ann Forkner serves as Vice President of the Laramie County Library Foundation Board of Directors in Wyoming and is the author of two novels, Ruby Among Us and Rose House from Waterbrook Press/Random House. Tina enjoys presenting at writing conferences and is honored to have been a guest speaker at the 2009 Crested Butte Writers Conference. Tina and her husband make their home in Cheyenne with their three children and two dogs. Check out her website.
Kerri-Leigh Grady
Monterey, CA
Urban Fantasy

KL Grady hates writing bios. She's prayed to (and bribed) her fairy godmother for bio-writing skills, but alas the old biddy hasn't come through. KL bides her time following her Navy husband around the world, writing, homeschooling, working on her master's degree, and plotting revenge on her fairy godmother. She's also one of the Five Scribes and maintains a slightly spooky website.
Beverly Griffith
Crested Butte, CO


Sharon Gunn
Sidney, BC


Jolene Gutierrez
Thorton, CO


Audra Harders
Longmont, CO


Mike Keith
Crested Butte, CO


Sandra Kerns
Loveland, CO


Christine Lashinski
Insanti, MN


Jackie McComas
Salida, CO


Cathy McNeil
Monte Vista, CO


Molly Murfee
Crested Butte, CO


Janet Nuckolls
Witchita, KS


Patricia Olson
Butler, TN


Lisa Potocar
Ballston Lake, NY


Lisa grew up in northeastern New York, thriving on outdoor adventures. She loves to travel and boasts seeing every continent except Antarctica. Her greatest feat: writing a first novel! (Made possible by her husband's encouragement to switch careers from professor of healthcare administration to writer). Lisa credits a Master's with a minor in creative thinking/writing and graduate work through the Institute of Children's Literature (Connecticut) for jumpstarting her brain and sharpening her pencil to complete another YA novel, chapter book, and two picture books. Her favorite writing experiences: a four-day retreat and weeklong conference, both sponsored by the Highlights for Children Foundation. Co-members of the Society for Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI), two cuddly Keeshond pups, and "hubby" currently cheer Lisa on as she creates a YA ghost story.
Arvin Ram
Crested Butte, CO


Teresa Rijks
Crested Butte, CO


Leslie Ann Sartor
Boulder, CO


Sandi Sholl
Sarasota, FL


John Smith
Lake City, CO


Mary Stafford
Liberty Hill, TX


Marcie Telander
Crested Butte, CO


Kaki Warner
Carlton, Washington
Historical Romance

Kaki Warner is an award-winning author and resident of the Pacific Northwest. Although now living in the Cascade Mountains of Washington State, she grew up in the Southwest where she worked as a commercial artist, a high school teacher, a reluctant collection agent and a surly secretary. Her years spent camping and riding horses in the wide-open spaces of Texas and New Mexico gave her the inspiration for Pieces of Sky, Book I of her Blood Rose Trilogy. Now retired, Kaki spends her time writing, reading, gardening, hiking, and soaking in the view from the deck of their hilltop cabin with her husband and floppy-eared hound dog. Pieces of Sky will be released January 5, 2010, followed by Open Country in June 2010, and Chasing the Wind in January 2011.
Kaki's Website, Blog, and Fanpage.
Skyler White
Austin, TX


Kevin Wolf
Littleton, CO
Western

Like so many, Kevin Wolf always believed he could write a novel that millions would want to read. Six years ago he decided to prove that was true. Vocation finds him travelling the Rocky Mountain States. Avocation finds him working on the next manuscript.
Werewolves stalk the saloons and brothels of a western town in BROKE HEART, his 2009 Sandy winning entry. He is currently represented by Gina Panettieri of Talcott Notch Literary.
Kevin lives in Littleton, Colorado with his wife of 35 years and two beagles.
Merrie Wycoff
Boulder, CO