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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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Elizabeth Fuller Neumayer has been writing from the
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heart for much of her adult life. In 1996, |
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she had her first poetry piece published |
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by a small literature review and soon embarked on a |
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successful journey through the ranks of many national |
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and international literacy magazines |
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(see Publication Credits). Her early prolific writing |
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was sparked by the tragic death |
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of her first husband, culminating in the |
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release of her first poetry collection, |
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"At Heart's Length." This collection is filled
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with traditional poems of emotion - from |
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inspiration to hope to loss and despair - |
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all deeply felt at the time of her loss. |
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After choosing to put her career in |
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recreation services on hold to care for |
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her two young sons, Christopher and |
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Alexander, Elizabeth decided to devote |
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her time to poetry on a full time basis. |
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This decision led to the birth of "The |
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Sunday Suitor Poetry Review," a |
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national/international review she edited |
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and published from her home. The Sunday |
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Suitor highlighted hundreds of budding |
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and established poets from all over the |
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country and abroad. Elizabeth began |
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conducting local workshops, judged |
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poetry competitions and performed |
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open readings of her work throughout |
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Northern California (Bay Area). She was |
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a regular on the Barnes and Noble |
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Bookstore poetry curcuit and was asked |
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to host grand openings and First Night |
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celebrations for New Years Eve. During |
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this period, she also began entering poetry |
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competitions with her own work. In 1997, |
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her poem, "She Wore Teal," won Best of 1997 |
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First Place for the Council on National |
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Literatures Poetry Award. This recognition |
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became one of a growing list of accomodations |
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and accomplishments for her work. |
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In 1997, "Totems," debuted as her second |
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collection, where Elizabeth gifted her readers |
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with a glimpse into the many faces of her |
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own personal totem, built out of her inner |
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strength and interpretations of the world |
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around us. In 1998, Elizabeth rejoined her |
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recreation career in Salinas, California, |
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and served as Recreation Services Manager |
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in after school programs and neighborhood |
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grants. Recently, she was appointed |
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Director of Parks and Recreation for |
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the City of Yuba City, California. Although she |
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has ended her relationship with The |
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Sunday Suitor Poetry Review, she still |
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composes beautiful, imagery-filled poetry. |
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In December 2001, her third collection, |
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"Shadow Walking," was released and is |
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currently available through this web site. |
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Elizabeth Fuller Neumayer
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