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About The Author / Illustrator
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Tina
Field Howe spent her childhood in
Waverly, NY, a
quiet little village close to the
northern border of Pennsylvania. There was lots of
countryside where she grew up, and she spent a lot of time in
the fields and woods near her house, examining creatures,
climbing trees, racing along well-worn paths, and sometimes
"helping" her mom, dad and grandmother with the gardening. Nature
has always been a part of her life, so it is no surprise
that this story takes place at the entrance to a garden.
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As a child, Tina
had many favorite books and loved being read to. She
remembers the day she "got" reading, with her mother's
loving assistance. She has been an avid reader ever since
and has been writing poetry and stories of all types since
her twenties.
Tina enjoyed reading to her
son until he himself became a reader. It was during that
time that she became inspired to write children's stories. Many writers
have inspired her, too many to list. She found that there's
one thing that all great children's book creators have in
common: what they write or what they draw comes from their
own truth. There are no formulas and you can not fool
children!
Though she has been creative
in various media all her life, she became serious about
illustration in the 1990s. She has published in several
books and other media.
Snailsworth, a
slow little story, is her first children's writing
and illustration endeavor. Tina thinks that creating
children's books may be her destiny!
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Tina
holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Anthropology and a minor
in Art (nearly a double major, however!) from State
University of New York at Brockport . She has been involved in graphic
design, very heavily in digital media, since 1990.
She also
earned a
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A member of
SCWBI (Society of
Children's Book Writers & Illustrators) and
The Arts of
the Southern Finger Lakes, Tina has been earning
a living as a freelance
communications designer since 1995. She creates
everything from web graphics, logos and photo images to
business communications, documentation, signage and scripts;
writes stories and screenplays; and designs and builds
commissioned stained glass windows. You can
visit her
main web site
and her
online store at
CafePress (where
SnailStuff
is also available) to view samples of
her other
work.
Tina
is also listed in the
Directory of Illustration #22.
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Book Publishing Credits
A&C
Black Publishers Ltd., London
Healthy Eating
for Kids, by Anita Bean 2004
Fitness on a
Plate, by Anita Bean 2003
The Complete
Guide to Sports Nutrition,
4th Edition, by Ania Bean 2003
To
learn more about A&C Black publications, click
on image at right
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Capra Books, California, USA
Garlic, Wine and
Olive Oil, Historical Anecdotes and Recipes,
by Thomas Pellechia 2000
To purchase this
book or to find out more about it, click on
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Competitions / Exhibits
171 Cedar Arts Center Holiday Café, Corning,
NY, 2005
AIM for Independent Living, Corning, NY -
2nd Runner-up in logo contest, Fall 2004
Writer's of the Future, Finalist
Writer's Digest Writing Competition,
Honorable Mention in Fiction
SUNY Brockport student painting &
photography exhibits
Several photo competitions & exhibits, 1-3
places
Conferences Attended
Santa Barbara Writer's Conference
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The author
is available for projects
and is willing to illustrate for other writers. Interviews are welcome.
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Acknowledgements
There are
many who have supported me (or put up with me) in my goal of producing this book, web
site, and associated pieces. I thank Matthew, my
son, for his infinite patience while I hogged the PC; my
family, whom I coerced into reading my manuscript - more
than once; and to friends who encouraged me along the
way. Without them, I would not
have gotten as far as I have. I would also like to express thanks to one of my most
helpful friends, Ted Sharack of
DayOne Marketing,
for his expertise in helping me work out web design
glitches and smooth my biographical material (it's so
difficult to write about oneself). |
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