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Kathleen Welton

Born: in Santa Monica, California
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: I was born and raised in California and graduated from Stanford University with a BA in both English and Italian Literature. Veteran publishing executive with 30 years of experience in the book publishing industry, including positions in strategic planning, editorial, sales, marketing, and e-commerce

Biography: During her career, she has served Director of Book Publishing for the American Bar Association, Vice President & Publisher for IDG Books, Vice President & Publisher for Dearborn Trade, and Senior Editor for Dow Jones-Irwin.Welton has also edited four books: ''100 Essential Modern Poems by Women'' with Joe Parisi, ''The Little Book of Gratitude Quotes'', ''The Little Journal of Gratitude'' and ''The Little Book of Success Quotes''.


Awards:
  • -- Benjamin Franklin Award Finalist, ''100 Essential Modern Poems by Women''
  • -- Award-Winning Finalist in the Self-Help

Primary Literary Genre(s): Non-Fiction; Poetry

Primary Audience(s): Adult readers

Website: http://www.kathywelton.com
Kathleen Welton on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=kathleen+welton


Selected Titles

Poetry for beginners
ISBN: 9781934389744 OCLC: 880879029

From Ancient Greece to the present, a guide to poetry traces the wonders of the written word and shows how to enjoy poetry and how it is relevant to everyday life, explaining why both rhyming and free verse matter and why some people are drawn to poetry while others are not.

Poetry for beginners /
ISBN: 1934389463 OCLC: 430510254

For Beginners, Danbury, Conn. : ©2010.

From Ancient Greece to the present, a guide to poetry traces the wonders of the written word and shows how to enjoy poetry and how it is relevant to everyday life, explaining why both rhyming and free verse matter and why some people are drawn to poetry while others are not.

 

 

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