TURTLE QUEEN AUTHOR’S CLUB

ABOUT OUR CLUB

The Turtle Queen Author’s Club was formed in 2015 with the purpose of bringing together budding authors to share our writing journeys and improve our writing skills.

Why Join the Author’s Club?

To turn dreams of telling our stories into “Book Realities”
To Create collective writing projects to ignite writing initiatives
To form a camaraderie of like-minded writers with a passion for writing
To celebrate your passion for writing with like minds/spirits
To learn from ‘Author Club Masters’ – Published Authors, Graphic Designers, Publishing Agents

Steps on the Journey to your ‘Book Reality’

Start where YOU are
Share your vision with fellow writers
First Write your plan to reaching your goal
Consider audience you wish to reach

OUR CLUB’S PUBLISHED BOOKS

The Heart and Soul of Love – Turtle Queen Author’s Anthology

Collective of Short Stories, Poems, and Prose VOL 1. (2019)

The Heart and Soul of Love is a collective of short stories, poetry and prose written by members of the Turtle Queen Author’s Club.

Details:

ISBN: 9780578571171

Category: Love & Relationships

By: Pauline Mansfield (author/story editor), Samuel Bivins (author/poetry and prose editor)

MEMBER’S INDIVIDUALLY PUBLISHED BOOKS

The Soul Food Museum Story

Author, Chef Kenneth Willhoite. Developed & Edited, Pauline Mansfield

My 2nd Chance With A New Vision

Author, Dionicio Torres. Developed & Edited, Pauline Mansfield

E-Z as 1-2-3- A Beginners Guide to Becoming Bilingual

Una guía para principiantes a convertirse en bilingües

Author, Ramona Hernández. Edited, Pauline Mansfield

Beloved One

Author, David “Daw’u” Smith. Developed & Edited, Pauline Mansfield

ADDITIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Continued six years of uplift and support to fellow Author’s Club members on their writing journeys
An ongoing Podcast series on Anchor (Retha Louis)
A spiritual blog page created on WordPress (Corlissa Sullen)
The creation of a YouTube channel and ongoing video series (Dionicio Torres) – in process
Short story submissions completed (Patricia Lovett, Bonnie Harvey, Pauline Mansfield)
Books completed and awaiting publication (Akbar Imhotep)
2nd books published (Ramona Hernandez and Retha Louis)
Freelance writing position acquired at Kin + Dignity magazine (Club creator, Pauline Mansfield)

CLUB MEMBERS

Akbar Imhotep

Annie Bostic

Bill Coker

Bonnie Harvey

Corlissa Sullen

Dionicio Torres

Karla Scipio

Knyte Owens

Lenora Daniel

Patricia Lovett

Ramona Hernandez

Renee Henry

Retha Louis

Sam Bivins

Shelly Toliver

CLUB PHOTOS

BOOK LAUNCH PARTY (2019) The Heart and Soul of Love – Turtle Queen Author’s Anthology Collective of Short Stories, Poems, and Prose VOL 1.