Heather Kolich is a freelance writer, photographer, and children’s author.Her feature articles and photographs have appeared in local newspapers, magazines, and business publications since 1999, and she has been a frequent contributor to Discovery Communication's HowStuffWorks.com since 2008. Her humorous poem, "Self Editing," appeared in the July-August 2007 issue of SCBWI Bulletin, and "Fly Fishing," a poem for children, is slated for a future edition of Babybug magazine. "Assured Match," a short story for older teens, won first place in a recent Georgia Writer's Association contest. Heather also writes easy readers, picture books, and middle grade/young adult novels, one of which earned an Honorable Mention in the Writer's Digest 76th Annual Writing Competition for 2007. Her parenting columns and book reviews are featured on Smidgemore.com. She reviews books for Children's Literature Comprehensive Database, too.
After earning a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Georgia, Heather became a research specialist with Emory University's Yerkes Regional Primate Research Center, where she worked in language research and behavioral biology. She has also been a sign language interpreter for deaf and hard-of-hearing students and an instructional assistant for special needs children.
Heather is an information contact person for Southern Breeze, the Georgia/Alabama/Mississippi regional chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. She serves as the manuscript coordinator for the Southern Breeze Annual Writing Contests, conference facilitator for Springmingle 2009, and conference coordinator for Springmingle 2010. She is also an active member of Georgia Writer's Association and enjoys presenting career talks, newspaper writing workshops, local history lectures, and book readings and discussions in schools.
When she is not writing, Heather enjoys high adventure activities with the teens in her Venturing Crew, gardening, building stuff, reading, researching for her next book, and being with her family in the history-rich foothills of North Georgia.
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