BOOC: Authors

Genres: Non-Fiction, Educational, Inspirational, Self-Help, Spirituality

Areas of Expertise: Finances, Debt, Money Management, Homeownership, Credit, Relationships, Single Parenting, Military

Bio: Dr. Taffy W. Wagner is a counselor, successful entrepreneur and speaker. She works with individuals, families and couples in the areas of finances, relationships and money management.

Genres: Fiction, Essays, Poetry

Areas of Expertise: Poetry, Writer's Voice, Women's Issues, Love of Land

Bio: When she is not hiking in the high country or on the road presenting workshops or speaking at conferences, award winning poet Laurie Wagner Buyer lives in Woodland Park, Colorado. The recipient of a Colorado Council on the Arts Literature Artist Fellowship, Laurie has worked as an Artist in Residence, with Young Audiences, the Online Poetry Project,the Aesthetic Education Institure of Colorado, and with Writers on the Net.

Genres: Science/Technology

Areas of Expertise: Beginning to Intermediate Computer Instruction (Especially Senior Citizens)

Bio: Barb Walker has been playing with computers since the late '70s. She currently provides private, in-home computer training for senior citizens in the Denver metro area. Her two computer manuals for beginners have received rave reviews for being simple and easy to understand.

Genres: Fiction

Areas of Expertise: Fiction Writing and Marketing; Working with Colorado Publisher; Life as a Realtor in Hawaii

Bio: Realtor and instructor in Hawaii until moving to Colorado Springs in 2001. Debut novel, Paying the Price, concerns an honest Maui Realtor, a wildly difficult sale, and a runaway daughter. Presentations: "Realtors in Fiction: Read all About Us," “Working with Your Hometown Publisher,” and “Writing Lies for Fun and Profit.”

Genres: Travel

Areas of Expertise: Snowsports, Food, Rocky Mountain Region

Bio: Award-winning author of travel guidebooks, food books and snowsports books. Prolific contributor to magazines and newspapers. Considered an authority on snowsports and regional travel.