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Hearts In Common
by Thelma T. Reyna
$14, paper
NATIONAL AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR, Thelma T. Reyna, has been writing for over 30 years, with her short stories, poems, essays, book reviews, and other nonfiction published in literary journals, anthologies, textbooks, online journals and ezines, blogs, websites, newspapers, and other print and electronic media over the years.
Dr. Reyna was named Poet Laureate of the Altadena (CA) Library District for 2014-2016 in recognition of her poetry-related accomplishments.
Her first book, THE HEAVENS WEEP FOR US AND OTHER STORIES (Outskirts Press, 2009) earned 4 national awards, as follows:
–2011 Indie Award for Book Excellence, Finalist: Multicultural Fiction
–2011 Eric Hoffer Book Awards, Honorable Mention, Grand Prize Round: General Fiction
–2011 The Montaigne Medal, Finalist
–2010 National Best Books Awards/USA Book News, Finalist: Short Story Literature.
Since then, Dr. Reyna has 7 more books to her name: 2 poetry chapbooks–BREATH & BONE and HEARTS IN COMMON; 3 full-length poetry collections–RISING, FALLING ALL OF US; READING TEA LEAVES AFTER TRUMP; and, in 2020, DEAREST PAPA: A MEMOIR IN POEMS. In addition, she was the editor of two editions of ALTADENA POETRY REVIEW ANTHOLOGY, in 2015 and 2016. Her books have collectively won 14 national book awards.
In addition, Dr. Reyna’s fiction and poetry can be found in other publications listed on amazon.com, such as the anthologies SOUL VOMIT: BEATING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (2012); VWA: VOICES OF HAITI (2010); PHAT’ITUDE (Vol. 3, Winter 2012); JOURNAL OF MODERN POETRY (Vol. 16; Vol. 17); the literary journals IF & WHEN (Volumes 1, 2, and 3); and PALABRA: A MAGAZINE OF CHICANO & LATINO LITERARY ART (Issue 6, 2010; Issue 8, 2012). She served as Editor of other books listed on amazon.com, such as SO YOU WANT TO BE A COP; TELENOVELA; LOVE, DEATH, AND OTHER WAR STORIES; RENAISSANCE PORN STAR; GONE IN A FLASH; and various others.
Dr. Reyna received a Ph.D. from UCLA and is an editor/ghost writer/writing consultant in her company, The Writing Pros, based in Pasadena, CA. (www.TheWritingPros.com). Visit her website at www.AuthorThelmaReyna.com. She was a Pushcart Prize Nominee in Poetry in 2017. Her micro-indie literary book press, Golden Foothills Press, has published over 100 authors in Southern California, including poets, a novelist, and a memoirist. For books written by others, the press has won a total of 8 national book awards. Visit www.GoldenFoothillsPress.com for further information.
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