Members

ANTHONY BARTLEY has taught at Heights Middle School in New Mexico for over twenty-five years. His debut young adult novel, Freakshow Summer, has earned multiple awards including a silver medal in the Moonbeam and CIPA-EVVY book competitions as well as a finalist spot in the Indie Book Awards. A free PDF Freakshow Summer teacher’s guide is available on his website: https://Anthonybartley.com. He also co-authored a western-horror novel with Lee Pierce called, Jack Patch Mountain Man: Devils of the Black Mountain. Now available on Amazon.

LINDA FREDERICKS is an award-winning author of both short stories and poetry. A career educator, she taught at the elementary, secondary, and post-secondary levels in Wyoming and New Mexico. She has published a number of short stories, flash fiction, and poems in literary journals including Red Mesa Review (University of New Mexico) and Perspectives (San Juan College). She has recently completed her first novel. Animals have always been an important part of her life, from dogs, cats, and horses, to pigs, sheep, and goats. As an elementary teacher she had guinea pigs and gerbils in her classrooms. You may email her at: ohen49@yahoo.com.

TRACI HALES, MA. MFA. retired Professor of Writing, started the One Book/One Community program in her area and hosted a national award-winning radio show where she interviewed local authors. Besides reading and writing she leads writing workshops for senior citizens, wrestles with her many pets, plays the piano, and knits. Her publications include short stories, flash fiction, and poems in literary journals and anthologies across the country. She has written three novels. Find her on http://Facebook.com.tracihalesauthor

J. W. MASTERSON, a best-selling Western author was raised on a small ranch near Fort Worth, Texas where he learned to appreciate animals and the value of hard work. Masterson became hooked on all things Western when, at an early age, he began to read Western novels by Zane Grey, Max Brand, Louis L’Amour, and other greats of the genre. He began his writing career at age 55. Since then he has had over twenty-five Westerns published. His latest effort, Downwind of Trouble, reached the Top Ten Western list on Amazon. Masterson’s protagonists always treat their horses and dogs with love and respect.

GLORIA O’SHIELDS, MA in Communication, is an award-winning writer with published works in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. Quinn’s Quest, her lighthearted novel, has received honors in national book competitions. She is co-author of We Shall Be Heard: Women Speakers in America, a scholarly collection of speeches with biographical and rhetorical commentary. Gloria is a founding member of San Juan Writers and served as editor of their first anthology, Into the West. There is a soft spot in her heart for animals and she greatly misses her rescued golden retriever, Charlie. Visit her website: http://gloriaoshields.com.

ROBERTA SUMMERS is an award-winning author with a Creative Writing degree from San Juan College in Farmington, New Mexico. She is published in poetry and short stories and is the author of two novels. Pele’s Realm, a crime/adventure set on Hawaii’s Big Island, and Fatal Winds, a fact-based story about Downwinders and nuclear pollution. Her sequel novel, Pele’s Children, has just been released. Having been raised on farms and ranches, she has bonded with many animals. She lives with two small dogs who rule her life. About her writing, she says, “I write because I have something to say, and I want to be heard.” Visit her website: https://robertasummers.com, or follow her on Facebook.

San Juan Writers honors its founding members: Judy Castleberry, Ron McDonald, Gloria O’Shields, and Roberta Summers.