Indie Gold Award Winner 2026
Judges comments: Your work stood out among a strong field of submissions from talented independent authors around the world. Our judges were impressed by the creativity, storytelling, and originality represented in your entry.
Biography
I’ve lived, traveled, and worked all over the world. I use my experiences and adventures in Japan, Nepal, Tibet, Borneo,
Lesotho, Germany, and Canada, as a source of inspiration to write novels set in faraway lands and populated with memorable characters.
In Japan, I taught English to businessmen, and in Tokyo worked on NHK telev
I’ve lived, traveled, and worked all over the world. I use my experiences and adventures in Japan, Nepal, Tibet, Borneo,
Lesotho, Germany, and Canada, as a source of inspiration to write novels set in faraway lands and populated with memorable characters.
In Japan, I taught English to businessmen, and in Tokyo worked on NHK television and radio. In Nepal, I was marketing manager for a resort in the Himalayas. In Lesotho, Africa, I was representative for a Canadian parastatal which brought out short term volunteers to assist with a multitude of wonderful projects. While in Canada, I did marketing for a Native American art gallery specializing in stone sculpture. In the United States, among other things, I was a travel agent and customer relations manager for a software company.
I love discovering new and exciting authors, artists, musicians, hiking and travel.
Awards 2023
2nd place winner in NOWWS International Short Crime Fiction Contest and long listed in the Letter Review Short Story Contest for "One Hundred Million Shades of Color" https://www.nowwwriters.ca/25th-writing-contest-2023.html
Awards 2018
2nd in RWA Kiss of Death's Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense for Mainstream Mystery/Suspense. http://www.rwakissofdeath.org/daphne
Crime Writers Association member
A past resident at the Dorland Mountain Arts Colony