BOOC: Authors

Genres: Gardening

Areas of Expertise: Gardening, Flowers, Landscaping, Roses, Ornamental Grasses

Bio: For 15 years I designed and installed gardens. I teach gardening at Denver Botanic Gardens and Front Range Community College. I have two books currently out--The Intuitive Gardener and Ornamental Grasses for the Western. In addition I write for two local papers--The Villager and North Denver Tribune.

Genres: Science Fiction

Areas of Expertise: Natural History, Paleontology, Illustration, Science Fact & Fiction

Bio: Gary Raham shows how art serves as a window to natural wonders and distant times when used to interpret scientific discoveries. An author and illustrator with over ten books to his credit, Raham combines a science teacher's knowledge of content with an artist's creativity to make the past come alive and the present expand to include an appreciation of nature in all her dimensions.

Genres: Fiction, Christian, Historical Fiction, Inspirational, Romance

Areas of Expertise: Civil War, Colorado, Nursing, Military Nursing

Bio: Erin Rainwater is a Pennsylvania native/Colorado transplant. A former Army nurse, she includes some of her military and nursing experiences in her fiction. One of her novels is set in 1860s Colorado, one in the Civil War--one of her favorite periods of history.

Genres: Children's Picture Books

Areas of Expertise: Photography, Poetry, Computer Graphics & Animal Drawings

Bio: Remote living in the Rocky Mountains for thirteen years provided the inspiration behind Ann Louise Ramsey's children's book Me, the Tree. An artist, poet and musician, Ann has self-published four poetry books. Her lyrical poetry is an imaginative blend of insight into her own spiritual journey and her reverence for nature.

Genres: Middle Grade/YA Fiction, Mystery

Areas of Expertise: Writing

Bio: Bonnie Ramthun wanted to write exciting novels so she insisted on having an exciting life. With an itch to see the wild side of the defense world, she's worked in helicopter crash investigations, robotics, and military war gaming. She's now a successful author, happily married, and a mother of four.