AUTHOR'S BIOGRAPHY:  Cristina M.R. Norcross resides in the U.S., dividing her time between Wisconsin

and New England with her husband and her two sons.  She graduated with a B.A. Honors Degree in English

Literature from the University of Ottawa, Canada.  Cristina lived in London, England for 5 years where she

worked in publishing and taught high school level English.  She also taught creative writing and language skills at

a youth organization and is the author of a grammar usage manual.  Cristina attended the Winter Writers Series

at the Featherstone Center for the Arts and also studied with Nancy Slonim Aronie (author of WRITING

FROM THE HEART) while living on Martha's Vineyard, MA.  Ms. Norcross has had over 50 short stories, poems

and articles published in literary magazines in England, Wales, The United States, Canada and Algeria.  Cristina

has been published in both English and German.  Cristina's first book Land & Sea: Poetry Inspired by Art,

featuring the paintings of Irene Ruddock, was published in December 2006, reprinted with a 2nd Edition in

September 2007, and is available at:  select bookstores, galleries, Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com and

RevolutionBooksellers.com.  Ms. Norcross has a second book of poetry, The Red Drum, published

November 2008, available at Amazon.com and Lulu.com.  Cristina recently completed the manuscript for

her third book of poetry inspired by art, with Fine Art photographer Pat Bashford: LIVING NATURE'S

MOMENTS.  Ms. Norcross is currently working on poems for a book project with visual artist, Jennifer Peña.  To

read a larger selection of poetry by Cristina M. R. Norcross  and to read what other authors are saying about her

work, please visit her profile page: "Firkin Fiction" on the Author Nation website.