Joanna Richey

Joanna is a retired water resources engineer who studied creative writing at Vassar College and at the University of Washington. She is a child at heart and a feminist who was born in England, and has lived in the United States since 1964. She lived part time in Brazil over the past twelve years and also in 1986-89. She is a member of SCBWI and was a reviewer for the Pacific Northwest Writers Association (PNWA) Annual Contest for the past five years. She has been an active member of several writing critique groups since 2005. She writes poetry, children’s books (mostly magical fantasy), and memoir to celebrate and understand the world around us. In addition to her just completed books, a Middle Grade fantasy book, SANDIN SAVES THE FOREST and THE FIRST ORCA, a picture book about how the first orca evolved, her current projects include a Chapbook of recent poems, and a novel about how a grown woman comes to terms with past disappointments and embraces the power of love and forgiveness. The story is set in on an island in the Salish Sea. When she is not writing, you can find Joanna playing with her grandchildren, taking long walks, riding her bike, traveling to London and Baja, or growing flowers around her home in Seattle, Washington.