Julaina Kleist, originally from Wisconsin, received a Master’s Degree in Education from St. Mary’s College of Moraga, California. She was head teacher at a Montessori Elementary School, taught in special education private schools, and for the Contra Costa County program for multi-challenged students. She also was a field supervisor for teachers working toward their credentials. Currently she teaches creative writing classes at the Dublin Senior Center.
Julaina published 3 anthologies. In 2014 the first one is called Written Across the Genres, in 2017 Captivate Audiences to Create Loyal Fans, and in 2019, The Choice Matters. All her books are available on Amazon. They are collections of short stories, essays, poems, and novel excerpts written by several Tri-Valley Writers members and other writers she knows
Her current fiction project is an inter-dimensional mystery called Norman in the Painting. Hada’s Fog, is in the editing stage and a YA novel called Lilli is planned for the future.
She has won first place awards for her short stories and several are published in various anthologies such as two years in Harlequin’s Christmas editions, The CWC Literary Review, Oakland Anthologies, and San Francisco Writers Conference collections.
Julaina lives in the SF Bay Area with her Russian Blue Cat, but she doesn’t mind the drive to Tri-Valley. She says the writers in her class and the TVW members make the commute worthwhile.
Connections:
timetowritenow.comamazon.com/author/julainakleist-corwin
Instagram: Julaina6578
