Sandy Whelchel

Sandy Whelchel is the author of five educational coloring books. A DAY IN BLUE and PIKES PEAK COUNTRY sold extremely well in tourist locations though out Colorado Springs, Colorado. A DAY IN BLUE, a child’s tour of the U. S. Air Force Academy sold in excess of 5,000 copies. PIKES PEAK COUNTRY, a child’s eye view of all of the attractions in the Colorado Springs area sold almost as well, with both books going into three printings.

Sandy’s writing career over the past twenty years has included the following:

· Stringer and columnist for The Denver Post, Parker News Press, and The Express newspapers with over 1,000 articles published.

· Lecturer on writing and historical events in the Parker area. Writing teacher for Oasis Senior Activities, Arapahoe Community College, Aurora Parks and Recreation, and National Writers Association. Presently Executive Director for the National Writers Association.

      · Presenter/Speaker:
      International Olympiad of the Mind, Paris, France
      Colorado Writers Fellowship
      Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers
      Pikes Peak Writers Conference
      Sinipee Writers Workshop
      Rocky Mountain Romance Writers
      Colorado Writers Assn.--Durango, Estes Park and Denver Workshops
      National Writers Association Foundation Conferences 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003

CREDITS

· Magazines:

Articles published in THE WRITER magazine, SIGNATURE, WRITER'S JOURNAL, WRITER'S WORLD, REUNIONS, PEAK TO PEAK, ANCESTRY NEWSLETTER, HOST, JACK AND JILL, CHILD LIFE, CHILDREN'S DIGEST. Short stories published in WRITER'S OPEN FORUM, WRITER'S WORLD, CALIFORNIA HORSE REVIEW, PRIMARY TREASURE.

Former market columnist for Gothic Journal and former editor-AUTHORSHIP.

·Newspapers:

       Parker Trail-history columnist-1985 to 1995
      The Denver Post-two years
      The Express-two years
      Parker News Press-four years

·Books:

Nonfiction

     WRITER’S OFFICE: 100+ FORMS FOR WRITERS- 1998
      THE BEGINNING WRITER’S WRITING BOOK-1996
      A FOLK HISTORY OF PARKER AND HILLTOP-1996
      A GUIDE TO THE U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY-1990
      PARKER, COLORADO: A FOLK HISTORY-1990
      YOUR AIR FORCE ACADEMY-1982

· Documentary: currently under development, titled WILD BLUE

· Booklet: THE REGISTER (Parker Historic Sites) 1989

Coloring books

      A DAY IN BLUE -1984, 1986, 1990
      A DAY AT THE CAVE-1985
      PRORODEO HALL OF CHAMPIONS-1985
      PIKES PEAK COUNTRY-1986, 1988, 1990
      MILE HIGH DENVER-1987

HONORS

Currently listed for writing accomplishments in Marquis WHO'S WHO OF THE WORLD, WHO'S WHO IN THE WEST, WHO'S WHO OF AMERICAN WOMEN, WHO'S WHO OF EMERGING YOUNG LEADERS. Also listed in FOREMOST WOMEN OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY, INTERNATIONAL AUTHORS AND WRITERS WHO'S WHO, WHO'S WHO IN U.S. WRITERS, EDITORS AND POETS.

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