Meet The Author

A full professor at the University of Maryland (UMUC), Anne Carlisle teaches online writing courses worldwide to U.S. military students. She also teaches writing for American Intercontinental University as an online adjunct. Anne’s PhD is in 19th Century British Literature from Case Western Reserve University, where she was on the faculty, later serving as a dean for Golden Gate University in San Francisco.
Anne’s earlier novels include The Siren’s Tale and The Fire Night Ball.  She also authored a best-selling trade book on writing, Every Manager an Effective Writer. This was followed by dozens of feature articles and theatrical reviews for Solares Hill, a weekly magazine in Key West, Florida.
Her writing awards include two graduate fellowships, a prize in poetry, a collegiate newspaper-writing award from the ANPA, and an award from the National Writers Club for a novel manuscript.
Like the main character in Birdwoman, Anne migrates between homes in Key West and the West.

Anne Carlisle