ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Name: Karna Tecla (This is my pen name.)

In one sentence, who am I? Karna Tecla is a teacher by day, but a multidisciplinary artist by night (and in her spare time), but she is a family person every minute of the day.

Interests: Writing (all genres), family (wife, mother, step-mother, step-grandmother), various crafts, baking, gardening, piano, violin, theater, reading.

Skill(s): editing, creative writing (poetry and fiction and plays), newsletter writing/editing, public speaking, research, willingness to try new things

Currently working on: a novel Tomorrow Relies on Yesterday (working title)

URLs: Sleepy Gate; Hold the Mayo; WDC fiction / poetry portfolio; Helium contributing writer

Social media platforms: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter.

Accomplishments: Rockford Writers’ Guild Newsletter Editor (3 years), Winner of Rockford Writers’ Guild “Ides of March” contest for poetry