Melissa Yancy

Writer Melissa Yancy discovered what all the fuss is about regarding Pinot and terroir in Anderson Valley, and found the vineyard setting around her retreat at The Madrones perfectly suited for work on ...

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2015Marcy GordonThe Madrones
Yalitza Ferreras

Yalitza Ferreras is a 2014-2015 Steinbeck Fellow at San Jose State University. She received an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Michigan where she won the Delbanco Thesis Prize. ...

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2015Marcy GordonMoshin
Helen Hooper

Helen Hooper spent twenty-five years as an environmental lobbyist in DC before turning to writing full time. She is a recent Stegner Fellow at Stanford and has an MFA from Warren Wilson ...

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2015Marcy GordonInman
Todd Jensen

Todd Aaron Jensen is the author of four books, including the beloved On Gratitude: Sheryl Crow, Jeff Bridges, Alicia Keys, Daryl Hall, Ray Bradbury, Anna Kendrick, B.B. King ...

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2014Marcy Gordon
Kimberley Lovato

Kimberley Lovato is an award-winning food and travel writer. She received the Gourmand International Cookbook Award and the Cordon d'Or International Culinary Academy Award, for her book, "Walnut Wine & Truffle Groves. …

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2014Marcy GordonArista