About Us

Brenda is a published author and poet, who uses the pen name of B.K. Birch. Her short stories and poetry have been published at Solander - The Magazine
for the Historical Novel Society, Wildchild Publishing, Penwomanship, Charlotte Parent Magazine, Riverwalk Journal, Copperfield Review, Zygote in My
Coffee, Crush Magazine, and Emerging Women Writers. You can reach her at brenda@thescruffydogreview.com.

Colin Galbraith is the Chief Editor and Publisher of The Ranfurly Review, and an Associate Editor at The Scruffy Dog Review. He has published short stories,
poems, non-fiction articles and reviews, in both print and online publications. His novel, Hunting Jack, was serialised in 2004 by a US-based publisher, and
his first chapbook, Fringe Fantastic: The Poet's Experience of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, was published in paperback in December 2005 to critical
acclaim. Poolside Poetry was his second paperback, published in March 2007.

He has published three e-books of poetry; Brick by Brick (2005), Silly Poems for Wee People Vol.1 (2006), and Selektion (2007). He edited his first
anthology, Full Circle – An ARS Concordia Anthology in 2007. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland with his wife and daughter, and his website can be found by
logging on to www.colingalbraith.co.uk. You can reach him at colin@thescruffydogreview.com.

Devon Ellington publishes under a half a dozen names in various genres, both fiction and non-fiction. Her work has appeared in publications as varied as
EXPRESSO FICTION, ROSE AND THORN, GRIT, THE ARMCHAIR DETECTIVE, WILD CHILD PUBLISHING, EMERGING WOMEN WRITERS and ELLE. She wrote four
serials in four genres under two names for two years for KIC. Her blog, Ink in My Coffee , details the ups and downs of the writing life. She is also the founder
of The Thirteen Traveling Journals Projectand Circadian Poems. Her website is Devon Ellington Network and you can reach her at
devon@thescruffydogreview.com

Terri is a writer of romantic suspense and recently sold her first short story, HER WILL, HIS WAY to Cobblestone Press. She is an active member of Romance
Writers of America and serves on the board of her local chapter. She lends her writing expertise to writers of various genres and is an active participant at
Backspace and other private writers groups. You can visit her website http://www.terrimolina.com/. You can reach her at
terri@thescruffydogreview.com.

Lara is an author of Young Adult Historical fiction and Middle Grade Mysteries. A former journalist, she decided to switch to full-time novel writing, and
never went back. Her blog, Ramblings of a Suburban Soccer Mom, chronicles the life of a soccer mom juggling kids and a writing career. You can reach her
at lara@thescruffydogreview.com.

Associate Editor Kristen King is a redheaded, glasses-wearing, animal-loving freelance copywriter and consultant from Virginia. Formerly on the editorial staff
of the Rose & Thorn Literary Ezine, Kristen specializes in creative nonfiction and poetry, but enjoys fiction as well. Her work has appeared in local, regional,
and national publications both in print and online. Kristen and her husband share their rural home with three not-so-scruffy dogs – one of whom weighs more
than she does – and three cats, and she and hubby dream of moving to Colorado one day in the near future. Her favorite book is Encyclopedia of an Ordinary
Life, by Amy Krause Rosenthal, and she’s an avid blogger.

Visit Kristen online:
www.inkthinkerblog.com - Award-winning blog for freelance writers www.kristenkingfreelancing.com - Finalist in the 2006 Writer’s Digest Best Writer’s
Website Contest
www.bizchicksrule.com - Helping women kick professional butt since 2007
www.meowbarkblog.com - What happens when pets outnumber people 3 to 1
www.livelywomen.com - Women’s health and wellness information you can actually use
www.lkarticlechallenge.com - Helping writers succeed one article at a time

H.G Dowdell is a former freelance journalist and food writer, as well as a former NAACP executive speechwriter. Her articles have been featured in various
national and regional magazines, including Essence, Ebony, Self, Women's World, Family Circle, and Cooking Light, as well as NY Newsday, and the NY
Amsterdam News. Her short fiction has been featured in Sister 2 Sister and Honey magazines, and can also be found online at Hackwriters, The Copperfield
Review, The Sidewalk's End, Skive Magazine, Void Magazine, Mannequin Envy Quarterly, and Ken*Again. She is presently working on a series of novels
dealing in inner city culinary distinction. You can reach her at hgdowdell@thescruffydogreview.com.