Brenda Faye Collie was born and raised in Harlem, New York City. 
There she attended inner city public schools.
She wrote her first poem in the fourth grade. When It was published in the school newspaper she was encouraged to write by her teachers. She attended Benjamin Franklin High School and she began writing plays and having them performed for friends. She went on to obtain a BA in Theatre Arts at Hampshire College, an MA in Theatre at the University of Connecticut and an MFA in playwriting from the University of Iowa.
As a substitute English teacher in an inner city Junior High School Brenda became interested in writing novels for teens. She developed a trilogy based on the character, Loresha Evans, a young black girl growing up in Harlem. Brenda continues to teach. She is the co-leader of a creative writing program and the director of a theater program where she teaches playwriting and script analysis. She has had two chapbooks of poetry published. She is an award winning playwrite who enjoys all literary forms.
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About Claire Power Murphy, HonDL
Claire Power Murphy, HonDL is the multi "award-winning" author of semi-autobiographical Preserved to Serve , Towards the 144,000 and The 8 Laws of health with Recipes. She is a featured author in both Spirituality and Health/Wellness on many websites. Claire is also the "award-winning" director of the Self Rejuvenation Center, Inc. (SRC). DL stands for a Doctor of Letters from the International Biographical Centre (IBC). Claire's many awards and associations may be viewed here: Cambridge Who's Who Connect Featured Member and http://billionaireselite.ning.com/profile/ClairePowerMurphy?xg_source=activity Claire is also the Host of Improve Every Year! at WomensRadio. Improve Every Year! leads out in reform measures desperately needed to counteract both the healthcare and education crises. Listeners will be led to see a brighter future, beyond cure, where both they and institutions will be Improving Every Year!
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