Local Authors

Elaine Luddy Klonicki is a freelance writer in Raleigh, NC. She has a B.A. in psychology from NC State. A former columnist for The News & Observer, Elaine is the author of three nonfiction books: All on Account of You: A True WWII Love Story, Captured Words: A Sentimental Journey, and Thinking About Therapy: What to Expect From “The Talking Cure.” She blogs at www.skirt.com, a national women’s magazine, and at her own website, www.klonicki.com. Through her writing, she shares with others the skills she has learned for living a joyful and purposeful life.

Alice Osborn is a poet, essayist, creative writing instructor, and is the author of Right Lane Ends (Catawba, 2006). She is also a former Raleigh Charter High School English teacher, a freelance editor and has had work published in print and online. She earned a 2006-07 Regional Artist Project Grant for Literature from the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County. In addition, Alice teaches creative journaling, poetry and writing classes in the Triangle area. To view samples of her work or to find out her workshop schedule, visit Alice's website at www.aliceosborn.com.



Pam Beck is a freelance garden writer, photographer, and popular lecturer. Her book, Best Garden Plants for North Carolina, co-authored with Laura Peters, was released in March 2006 by Lone Pine Publishing. Pam regularly contributes articles and photographs to Carolina Gardener Magazine, where she received a national Silver Trowel Award for Magazine Writing for 2006 from the Garden Writers Association of America for her May 2005 article titled “For the Love of Magnolias.” In addition, she has published articles in Seed Saver’s Exchange, Wakefield, Wake Living and Fifteen/501, The Wake Weekly, The Ivy Dispatch, and The Raleigh Extra. Pam was a regular gardening columnist for Raleigh’s News & Observer for five years; and, she was honored by the N&O as “Tarheel of the Week” in May 1997 for her tree conservation work in Wake Forest, N.C. To contact Pam, visit her website at www.pambeckgardens.com.


Roz Grace is author of three children's picture books, Why is John Special?, Trina's Family Reunion, and Anthony's Surprise. After teaching first and second grade in the Cleveland, Ohio Municipal School District, she returned to school to earn an M.A. in Education/Reading from Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia and later became a Reading Specialist. Roz Grace now lives in Durham, North Carolina, where she works as a writer, publisher, and communications professional.


Anita Stone is a retired science education teacher, a naturalist and a certified Master Gardener. While teaching horticulture at Montgomery College, Anita became a garden/wellness columnist for The Pilot and has contributed to The News & Observer, The Buzz, Fifty + Magazine, Carolina Woman, Countryside, Grit, The Herb Quarterly, Herb Companion, Backhome, Bark Magazine, Acres, North Carolina Signatures, House, Home and Garden, and Hobby Farms. She published I Never Met a Flower I Didn’t Like in 2008. You can contact Anita by writing This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Megan Cutter is a writer, editor and photographer in Raleigh, NC. She has contributed to A Taste of Taffy: Samplings From the Triangle Area Freelancers, The News and Observer (North Raleigh News), Natural Awakenings, The Tuscaloosa News, and Jubilation among other publications. She co-owns Cutter's Word, LLC, a professional communications business with her husband, Barton Cutter. Visit their website at www.cuttersword.com.