About the Author

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Elizabeth Fuller Neumayer has been writing from the

heart for much of her adult life. In 1996,

she had her first poetry piece published

by a small literature review and soon embarked on a

successful journey through the ranks of many national

and international literacy magazines

(see Publication Credits). Her early prolific writing

was sparked by the tragic death

of her first husband, culminating in the

release of her first poetry collection,

"At Heart's Length." This collection is filled

with traditional poems of emotion - from

inspiration to hope to loss and despair -

all deeply felt at the time of her loss.

After choosing to put her career in

recreation services on hold to care for

her two young sons, Christopher and

Alexander, Elizabeth decided to devote

her time to poetry on a full time basis.

This decision led to the birth of "The

Sunday Suitor Poetry Review," a

national/international review she edited

and published from her home. The Sunday

Suitor highlighted hundreds of budding

and established poets from all over the

country and abroad. Elizabeth began

conducting local workshops, judged

poetry competitions and performed

open readings of her work throughout

Northern California (Bay Area). She was

a regular on the Barnes and Noble

Bookstore poetry curcuit and was asked

to host grand openings and First Night

celebrations for New Years Eve. During

this period, she also began entering poetry

competitions with her own work. In 1997,

her poem, "She Wore Teal," won Best of 1997

First Place for the Council on National

Literatures Poetry Award. This recognition

became one of a growing list of accomodations

and accomplishments for her work.

In 1997, "Totems," debuted as her second

collection, where Elizabeth gifted her readers

with a glimpse into the many faces of her

own personal totem, built out of her inner

strength and interpretations of the world

around us. In 1998, Elizabeth rejoined her

recreation career in Salinas, California,

and served as Recreation Services Manager

in after school programs and neighborhood

grants. Recently, she was appointed

Director of Parks and Recreation for

the City of Yuba City, California. Although she

has ended her relationship with The

Sunday Suitor Poetry Review, she still

composes beautiful, imagery-filled poetry.

In December 2001, her third collection,

"Shadow Walking," was released and is

currently available through this web site.

Elizabeth Fuller Neumayer