Today is not the only time when I am filled with gratitude for the trust a large number of authors have invested in me in working with them through their manuscript drafts – whether the task involved copy-editing or substantial editing. I am grateful beyond words. And then, when an author reaches out to express to me her / his appreciation of the work involved and the ensuing product, my gratitude is sky-high. Below, you will find the names of some of the authors I have successfully worked with. The titles of their precious writings follow their names. Please, bear with me while I “brag about” my professional dedication and commitment, but most of all, my labor of love toward the completion of each of these remarkable books. In front of you, dear reader, I wholeheartedly thank each of the authors whose names appear below for entrusting me with their creative writings.
[Please note: The list has been compiled in random order. As for the different genres, the titles represent a large variety which includes poetry, novel, memoir, prose poetry, single autobiography and a collection of autobiographical essays. My own literary work that has undergone my editing scrutiny has not been included here.]
William S. Peters, Sr. (Pulitzer Poetry Prize and Pushcart Poetry Prize nominee) ~ Day by Day; Think on These Things; Inward Reflections; This Is Why I Sleep; 7 Days in Palestine, and Eclectic Verse
Fahredin Shehu (Pulitzer Poetry Prize nominee) ~ Bonds; Neon Child, and HERENOW
Dr. John R. Strum ~ Of Cabbages and Kings; Opus 5, and As the Don Flows Down to the Sea
Demetrios Trifiatis (Pushcart Poetry Prize nominee) ~ An Aegean Breeze of Peace (co-author); Lessons Life Taught Me, and Whispers of Inspiration
Jackie Davis Allen (Pulitzer Poetry Prize and Pushcart Poetry Prize nominee) ~ Looking for Rainbows; Dark Side of the Moon and No Illusions
Mario Rigli ~ Words over the Ocean
Faleeha Hassan (Pushcart Poetry Prize nominee) ~ Mass Graves and Breakfast for Butterflies
Gail Weston Shazor ~ Lies My Grandfathers Told Me
Nataša Sardžoska (Pushcart Poetry Prize nominee) ~ Skin
Shareef Abdur-Rasheed ~ Poetic Snacks 4 the Conscious Munchies
Jen Walls ~ Tender Petals
Shirlee Hall ~ Circle of Light Revisited and Adventures in Consciousness
Frank Verkley (Pushcart Poetry Prize nominee) ~ Frankly Inspired. Volume I; Frankly Inspired. Volume II, and Frankly Inspired. Volume III
Laure Charazac ~ Voyages of a Loving Soul
Samih Masoud ~ Haifa, Burqa. A Search for Roots. Volume II and Haifa, Burqa. A Search for Roots. Volume III
Bassam S. Abu-Ghazalah ~ Bitter Love. An Image of the Palestinian Diaspora
Anwer Ghani (Pushcart Poetry Prize nominee) ~ A Farmer’s Chants
Lonneice Weeks-Badley ~ The Evils of Greed Is Not Your Root and The Essence of God’s Law of Love
Chukwu John David ~ African Dark Light
Tihomir Jancovski ~ The Noise of Loneliness
Langley Shazor ~ Tips from Taps
Barbara Coats Allan ~ Memories of You
Yasmeen Hamzeh (Pushcart Poetry Prize nominee) ~ A Small Revolt
Lana ‘LJ’ Joseph ~ God’s Radiance