Catharine is a writing coach, workshop facilitator, and author of 21 fiction, non-fiction, and poetry books. Her poetry collection UnConscious Words – Poet as Scribe will be published this December by Dancing Girl Press, the second in the series, UnConscious Words- Best Seller Edition is under consideration by Dancing Girl Press. She holds a BA in English from UCSB and a MA in Creative Writing from Sonoma State University. She currently teaches history and creativity for Sierra College and the University of Hawaii.