Authors

Gary Van Haas is a graduate of Journalism at UCLA and has spent the last twenty years writing articles after touring the world's most intriguing travel destinations at the same time researching their indigenous cultures, various customs, mythology and archaeological sites. He has work as a freelance feature travel writer for the International Herald Tribune, Newsweek, Time, Athens News and Travel Magazine.

After THE IKON book was published he completed two more sequel thrillers for his ‘Garth Hanson’ adventure series called, MALABAR RUN, set in popular Goa, India, and HEAVEN’S RAGE an adventure thriller set in Thailand. His latest academic book just completed is called, IN SEARCH OF ANCIENT GREECE, which is said to be one of the most comprehensive and compelling travel-historical works completed to date.

Gary has been involved for 25 years in the Film Industry as a producer and screenwriter and has 6 movies in development with various movie production companies worldwide. You can find his film writing credits on IMDb here: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3572940/

Some of his published books are:

LATIN QUARTER -- about young Picasso’s wild early years in Paris in 1902.

MY MTV! -- The unabridged true story about the beginnings of MTV.

BLOOD ON THE BORDER – a tense police thriller about the DEA vs. Drug Cartels

THE DEVIL'S BANKER -- an incredible murder thriller involving the Mafia & Vatican

I wrote the feature film, Buds for Life, which was distributed to video in 2008, I also wrote, co-produced and starred in the short films Wedding (Selection – Stories by the River Film Festival), The Two Professors (Finalist for Best Picture – Azure Lorica Fan Film Awards), Star Wars: The Mission, Guns in the Posters, The Date, The Forum and my proof-of-concept short, Orpheus Star. My articles and blogs have been published on The Huffington Post (huffingtonpost.com/author/donn-swaby) and donnswaby.wordpress.com. My feature length articles, restaurant and music reviews have been published in meltmagazineforwomen.com and entertainmentvoice.com. My self-published picture book, You're Everything Everywhere All the Time, debuted in 2014. My traditionally published picture book, It’ll be Irie, published by Cardinal Rule Press, debuted in July of 2023.

Barbara Ann Briggs is a poet, podcaster, and the author of two books. She is also a certified Consciousness Advisor. She has over twenty years’ experience as a freelance journalist and has had numerous articles and essays published in both print and online media. A practitioner and teacher of Transcendental Meditation for over thirty years, Barbara hosts a bi-monthly podcast called Essence of Life (https://essenceoflife.buzzsprout.com) which has a rapidly growing audience. She also has a YouTube channel called: LivingWisdom-Barbara Briggs. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in philosophy from New York University and a Master’s Degree in curriculum development from Maharishi International University. She was on the faculty of Maharishi University of Natural Law in England where she developed courses on poetry as well as on art, creativity, and consciousness. The Facebook page for her debut novel Pilgrimage on the Path of Love has garnered 2,500 likes. Barbara was born in Manhattan, New York. Her mother came from Vienna, Austria, and her father from New Orleans. Needless to say, she loves music! Barbara, who currently lives in India, has travelled widely and considers herself a “citizen of the universe.” 

I’m a fairly new author I’ve only been doing this for about 3 years. I have an 11 year old daughter and I’m 35. I am in the process of getting a couple books published and would like any reviews you are willing to share.

Will Gibson lives in Newcastle with wife, Victoria, and their two children, Elijah and Xanthe.

Gibson is a successful executive in the retail and telecoms space. He has visited over 75 countries and has lived in the UK, Moscow, Singapore, Miami and Athens during his lifetime. An avid traveller and a lover of science fiction from Arthur C. Clarke to namesake William Gibson, it’s long been on his bucket list to write a novel. He started in 2018 writing on an iPhone while on yet another international flight.

Christina Weigand’s a writer, wife, and mother of four grown children. She is also Nana to five grandchildren. She lives with her husband  in Pennsylvania after a short sabbatical in the lovely state of Washington. She has three published YA Christian Fantasy novels; Palace of the Twelve Pillars: Book One, Palace of the Three Crosses: Book Two and Sanctuary of Nine Dragons: Book Three. She also has a woman’s Bible study Women of the Bible: A Study published. Through her writing she strives to share the Word of God and help people young and old to realize the love and mercy He has for everyone.

When she’s not writing she’s active in her local Church as a Proclaimer. She also guides young people in developing a love for reading and writing. Jesus fills her home with love as she shares Him through her writing.  

19 year podcasting expert, economic development consultant, fractional AI Officer and CMO, author, speaker, game designer, Texas high school football historian

 Elaine grew up in Scotland and although her passion has always been art, she also worked for over ten years at her local SSPCA animal Shelter where she helped care for rescued animals, both domestic and wild. She spent 8 years living in Cyprus but is a home girl at heart and recently returned home with her husband Grant and two rescue dogs Rosie, and Poppy.

Open Season is the first in the C.H.A.S.E. Tales series and Elaine’s debut novel. You can learn more about the characters and the merchandise that will soon be available not to mention the release date for the second book, A Poultry Affair on her website: www.crimezoodesigns.com