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Cheryl Haynes
Publisher
Cheryl Haynes is a published author under the pen names Cheryl Henry Hodgetts and Laurie Foston. Writing form letters and human interest stories at banks eventually lead to fiction stories.
Her first children's story, "Leon the Chameleon," was written in 1979 and
copyrighted in 1981. Others titles are Mystery of the Sasyrifera Plant, The Coming of the Magi, Christmas Is Not Just For Children and a recent work in progress, Just In Time For You.
Permission was given to a school in Jerusalem that built web sites for children to teach moral and social skills to translate Cheryl's children's stories in Hebrew. She belongs to an Independent Publisher's Group on Facebook and various writers’ forums, and started the first online author’s think tank. She is a member of the American Council of the Blind.
For a hobby, she serves as a beauty pageant judge for America's Most Beautiful Girls and has judged beautiful girls who went on to the Miss America pageant. She is a docent for the Memphis series “Wonders” - exhibitions of such relics as items from the sunken ship Titanic, the Pharaohs of Egypt, and Catherine the Great. Cheryl is working on The Magi Chronicles, Just In Time For You which will be ready for publication in 2011.
Valerie Bouthyette
Children's Divison
Illustration Services
Valerie is a renowned graphic and fine artist who has won numerous awards. Nothing delights her more than illustrating and her passion comes is evident as she brings author's words to life. She remains of the top 19 illustrators on guru for the past 3 years and her work has been published worldwide.
Founder of CATS (Cultural Arts of Taneytown) 1998 and the Pocono Mountain Arts Council (2001) she is committed to her belief that the arts plays an integral part of our lives and has been a fore runner in recognizing and encouraging young artists particularly in rural areas. Valerie's most recently provided first grade student's in Corning Ny with a cooperative writing and illustrating experience. The work entitled The Magnificent and Scientific Adventures of Mouse was recently published.
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She currently creates in her studio located on a farm in upstate NY were she lives with her husband Pierre.
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Michelle Izmaylov
Science Fiction/fFantasy Editor
Young Adult Fiction
An accomplished writer of fantasy-fiction books featured by CNN, Michelle Izmaylov wrote her first title when she was eleven. Now eighteen, she has published three titles, including the first novel of the science-fiction trilogy The Galacteran Legacy, and currently works as a staff editor at FutureWord Publishing. Among her notable recognitions, Michelle was selected as one of Georgia’s 20 Under 20 for demonstrating initiative that makes an impact on the greater community and serves as a positive example to other young people.
Meet the Staff of FutureWord Publishing
Boyd Highfield is our Director of Sales and Marketing.
We negotiate with our buyers to provide the best quality of reading for their customers.
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Boyd has 35 years of sales management with a national corporation. He is a Shriner, Past Master, and Secretary of the Memphis Provost Guard.
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Boyd R. Highfield Jr.
Marketing Director
