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.  Cristina recently completed the manuscript for her second book of poetry inspired

by art, with Fine Art photographer Pat Bashford: LIVING NATURE'S MOMENTS.  Publication details coming soon!

Ms. Norcross is currently working on poems for her 3rd book with visual artist, Jennifer Peña: SOUL STORIES.

To read a larger selection of my poetry and to read what other authors are saying about my work, please visit my

"Firkin Fiction" profile page on the Author Nation website.