By Carol Jones
Meet the Authors
at Freedom Public Library
Left to right: Susan Rowan-Masters, Sylvia Fiorello; seated, Lyn Hill
Three local authors are scheduled to appear on Saturday, April 3, from 1 to 3 p.m. Sponsored by the Friends of Freedom Public Library, this program provides an opportunity to hear and speak with not just one, but three published authors: Sylvia Fiorello, Lyn Hill, and Susan Rowan Masters.
While you're there, remember to fill out a ticket for a door prize. You might win one of their books. Drawing will be held during the last half hour of the event.
Spruce Creek resident and snowbird Sylvia Fiorello talks about her first book set in Central Florida . "My Best Friend Ever (Infinity Publishing) was a 2009 winner in Florida Writers Association's (FWA) prestigious Royal Palm Literary Awards contest, in the published young adult category. It's a fact-filled novel that chronicles the lives of two young 'tweens' who set out to change their body shapes and get healthier. They quickly find their success riddled with roadblocks, such as cookies, fast food, junk food and lack of exercise." Dr. N. H. Jones Elementary here in Ocala has purchased a classroom set of books to use in their wellness and reading programs.
Sylvia Fiorello has a background in teaching, counseling, and prevention education. She wrote this how-to book "For kids and their families who want to be healthier," she says. "Olive and Amy O, the book's main characters, challenge the fast food chains, the CDC, and unhealthy school menus." This is a fun and informative read and complements First Lady Michelle Obama's battle against childhood obesity by advocating fresher foods and more activity, not only in schools, but our daily lives. Sylvia is currently working on her second book of this series with the same characters, called The Green Game of Golf Which is an Oxymoron. Visit her website at www.mybestfriendever.com
On Top of the World resident Lyn Hill introduces her newly published novel, Breaking Points (Infinity Publishing). "This fast paced saga involves two families in the late Depression era of the thirties in upstate New York," she explains. "The Mafia-connected Bommeritos meet the corrupt banker Roberts in a struggle for domination of the city. Members of both families are challenged to the breaking point and the choices they make change their lives forever."
Lyn Hill has written six books in the last seven years. They are mostly historical fiction: Dynamo, about her grandfather's obsession as a young boy with all things electrical; A Viking's Tale, which takes place in the ninth century Viking Scandinavia; and Enduring Spirit, a story of adventure and survival, all published by Infinity. She wrote a non-fiction book on pain and stress management, Some Days I Wish I was a Turtle (Infinity), and a handbook on organizing writing called Take Another Look (Runaway Press). She enjoys helping new writers organize their writing and has taught classes at On Top of the World's lifetime learning center as well as workshops in Freedom Public Library and the Recreation Plantation in Lady Lake.
Hill is a teacher, lecturer, researcher and writer. She is an Emeriti Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy from Utica College and is on the Editorial Board for the Occupational Therapy Journal of Mental Health.
Susan Rowan Masters, Oak Run resident and snowbird, is the author of numerous short stories and articles and four novels for young readers: The Secret Life of Hubie Hartzel, (J.B. Lippincott) a tale about the trials and tribulations of a fifth-grader; Libby Bloom, a plucky fourth-grader; Summer Song (Clarion Books), about a young teen taking on adult responsibilities, and Night Journey to Vicksburg (Silver Moon Press), an 1863 historical fiction about three slave children before the battle of Vicksburg. Visit Masters' website at www.srmasters.com
Masters was nominated for the Rhode Island Book Award and was chosen for inclusion on the Sequoyah Award Master List. She is a national winner of the "Writers' Digest Magazine" Writing Contest.
"Recently," Masters tell us, "New York State Council for the Arts awarded me an Individual Artist Grant to adapt my anti-bullying novel The Secret Life of Hubie Hartzel into a readers theatre radio play. The adaptation will be completed by the fall of 2010 and will be given a pilot production with a cast of children on radio station WRFA-LP (Radio for the Arts)." Plans are in progress to develop it for distribution on public radio and made available to schools for in-school readings/broadcast.
All three authors are active members of the Freedom Writers Group of FWA which meets the third Saturday at Freedom Public Library. For information about the writers group, email Carol Jones: cjones314@cfl.rr.com . For information about the Friends, contact Pat Babski, president: cbab@embarqmail.com .
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