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's latest book is Unsung Love Songs,
published February 2010, available at select bookstores, Amazon.com, Lulu.com, and BarnesandNoble,com.
Cristina recently completed the
manuscript for the book, Living Nature's Moments, with Fine Art
photographer Pat Bashford. Ms. Norcross is currently working on poems for a book project with visual artist,