Eileen Grafton is a life-long reader and professional writer with a passion for story. She has been writing fiction since 2002, focusing on stories that tie the present to the past. Currently she is working on two novels both with historical ties to the Middle East. One is an archaeological suspense linking 1^st century Israel to modern day America. The second is a Holocaust survivor inspired love story she is co-writing with author Susy Flory. Lauraine Snelling’s weeklong fiction intensive launched her into fiction many years ago and she’s been hooked ever since.