Penny Fletcher

                          CREDENTIALS

Penny Fletcher is a freelance writer with an extensive background in newspapers, magazines, web writing and books. Her proven creativity as a fiction writer and accuracy as a photojournalist and news reporter are evidenced by her many testimonials and awards.

As an editor, her background includes Amazon Books, Media General Communications Inc., Sunbelt Newspapers and The Tampa Tribune. She currently writes for national magazines and locally in the Tampa Bay area for the Riverview Current and The Observer News, which can be seen at www.observernews.net

Now working exclusively with authors in every genre, she can help in any phase of your project from basic editing to manuscript development, scene setting, point-of-view, and writing natural dialogue.

She also prepares professional book proposals and writes press releases and jacket copy that can draw buyers' eyes to your book.

                                 2010 AWARDS

In the annual Community Papers of Florida Awards with nearly 1000 entries in all categories, Penny Fletcher received:

• A First Place award for news story on finding health care when you have no insurance, published in The Observer News: titled, "Seek & Ye Shall Find"
• A Third Place for news story published in the Riverview Current for, "Fish Farmers Lose Thousands as Freeze Kills Stock"
• A Third Place for personal column in The Observer News titled, "Daystar Faith Center Struggles to Keep Up With Growing Area Homeless"
• An Honorable Mention for news story in the Sun City Center Observer titled, "Residents Plead to Keep Programs in Place"