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HEART. SOUL. PEN.Personal essay, musings, works in progress & inspiration from HEART. SOUL. PEN. writers. Learn more at WWW.HEARTSOULPEN.COM.
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HEART. SOUL. PEN. zine is the online magazine of the womens’ writing collective, HEART. SOUL. PEN.® The magazine highlights personal narratives, musings, stories, and inspiration from talented HSP writers around the world and is edited by founder & creator, Robin Finn. Find your voice on the page and in your life — write with us and for us: WWW.HEARTSOULPEN.COM — Book coming April 2024🎉
Editors
Editor
Robin FinnFounder of Heart. Soul. Pen.® for women writers. Book coming April 2024! Essays in @NYTimes @WashPo @LATimes. Author: “Restless in L.A.” www.robinfinn.com
Writers
Gayle Abrams
Gayle is an Emmy-nominated television writer and producer whose credits include Frasier, Spin City, & Gilmore Girls. She is working on her first novel.
Melissa Gould
Author of Widowish, A Memoir, an @Amazon bestseller 🎉 Named a Best Grief Book of All Time🎉 A @goodreads Top Book of 2021 🎉 More at MelissaGouldAuthor.com
Gina Wingate
Mom, wife , Ex-Costumer, Behavioral Therapist for kids with ASD, writer and animal rescuer.
Kirsten Laurel Prather Caplan
Former Theatre and Diversity and Inclusion teacher, is currently writing and incorporating her best teaching to her own life.
Dorothy C Pincus
Dorothy has 20+ years in the entertainment world. She performed at the Improv, the Voice, American Idol, and several shows through SAG/AFTRA. She has toured all
Guen Sublette
Guen Sublette has lived around the world. Currently, she can be found in Dallas, where she works as a writer, artist and chief sourdough fermenter.
Carol Adler
Teacher. Coach. Founder of Your Next Chapter, helping women take small steps toward big dreams. www.your-next-chapter.com
Sasha Smith
Sasha is a writer and mother living in LA with her family. She writes about family of origin issues and personality disorders like Narcissism and Borderlines.
Lindsey-Loon Ricker
World wanderer, LA-based. Storyteller, comedian, photographer. Singer of songs. Hugger of people. Actor. Like E.M. Foster said, “only connect.”
Terri E. Givens - terrigivens.com
Professor of Political Science, McGill University. Higher Ed Leadership, Immigration & European politics. Author of Radical Empathy & The Roots of Racism
Katie E. Peckham
Hobbies include dealing w/ preschooler meltdowns, staring down the slime-formerly-known-as-cilantro in my fridge & gently turning my heart to face what’s true.
Susan Gilbert
Susan Gilbert just published a young adult novel, Love You Like a Sister available on Amazon . See her website,TellMeYourStoryworkshop.org
Erin Leigh Neumeyer
Erin is a Writer|Actress|Director|Content Creator|Voice Actress|Photographer living in LA with her family and pets. Life get’s a little messy sometimes.
Kay Collette
(U.C.)L.A. Woman: Traveler, Teacher, Learner, Generalist. To support my words & access all Medium content, join here: https://medium.com/@kaycollette/membership
Andrea Yang
Former litigator turned career coach. I help lawyers with professional development, career transitions, and holistic well-being. www.andreayangcoaching.com
Linda Shapiro
Linda Shapiro writes with the Scarsdale Writers and takes classes at Sarah Lawrence.Her essays have been published by Read 650 and Forth Magazine.
Elizabethjonesreid
After teaching writing to incoming college freshman, I am learning to become a writer.
Lisa Dawn Angerame
Wife. Mom. Vegan. Yogi. Cook. Writer. 2x Cookbook Author Wait, That’s Vegan?! and The Vegan ABCs Cookbook
Anne Bergman
Van Nuys-based writer, mom to two humans, one dog. Married to a painter. Fully recovered entertainment journalist.
Catherine Oh
Writer. Storyteller. Mom. I am currently writing a series about my 100-year-old grandmother, working on a novel, and more. www.catherineoh.com
J.A. Shemtob
J.A. Shemtob studies at Scarsdale Writers Center & The Writing Institute. Her essays appear in BoomerCafe, GoodBookCorner, Arthritis Today, & Raise Your Words.
Frances Scheffler-Siegel
Student and writer of Flash Nonfiction. Expertise in speech and communication
Laila Ferreira
Um pouco de tudo aquilo do que sou feita, a saber: poesia, magia e arte. Siga-me aqui: @psiqueartem
Laila Ferreira
Laila Ferreira is an assistant professor in the School of Journalism, Writing, and Media at UBC.
Suzanneweerts
Suzanne Weerts' is a storyteller and producer, and is working on a memoir based on her 70's childhood while occasionally clean her recently emptied nest.
Jennifer Cowie King
Writer. Essayist. Poet. Wrestling with the Muse. One word at a time. Parenting, Mental health, Poetry, Humor on occasion. jennifercowiekingwriter@gmail.com
Shana BatSheva Susman
Coach, writer, singer-songwriter, Yale graduate. independent woman and mama to 4 kids. Favorite hobby used to be flying trapeze, these days, it's belly dancing.
