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I was invited to join when I attended my first AGM as a then unpublished author waiting for my book to be released the following fall. As a newbie, I was surprised and thrilled to be welcomed to such an esteemed group of Canadian authors. At my small book launch in Toronto, the Executive Director was there to cheer me on even though I had only given her a day’s notice. That’s when I knew that I was part of something unique. Immediately available to me was contract help, a clearer understanding of Google Book choices, PLR, Access Copyright and a source to call on whenever I needed it. And a batch of new friends from all over the country.
Member Profile
Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
Marsha didn't learn to read until she was nine. At ten, she taught herself how to read with Dicken's Oliver Twist. After high school, Marsha earned an honours degree in English at UWO. In 1978, she took a job with an industrial supplier, becoming the first woman in Canada to be an industrial sales rep. She married Orest Skrypuch in 1981, and in 1982, she returned to UWO and got her Master of Library Science degree. She worked as a librarian for Agriculture Canada until 1984 when her son Neil was born. Marsha invented a washable nursing pad that was so successful it was sold across Canada and in Europe for over a decade. In 1996 Marsha's first book, Silver Threads was published. All of Marsha's books have one thing in common: they are the stories that people tend to brush under the carpet.
