ABOUT THE AUTHOR
MariJo Moore, author and poet, is of Eastern Cherokee, Dutch and Irish ancestry. Her writings take integral meaning as they stem from dreams, her Cherokee ancestry, and the many voices of Spirit. Writing has brought healing and deeper understanding in her life. Through her lectures/literary readings and creative writing workshops, others can also find healing and inspiration through their own written words. MariJo (Su Na Le Di Ka Nogi Sdi/Morning Song) is a member of the Bird Clan of the Cherokee.

BIOGRAPHY

Moore is the author of Spirit Voices of Bones, Crow Quotes, Stars Are Birds and Other Writings, and Returning to the Homeland - Cherokee Poetry and Short Stories. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including National Geographic, The New York Times Syndicated Press, Indigenous Woman, Native Women in the Arts, News from Indian Country, Indian Artist, The North Carolina Literary Review, Red Ink, and Studies in Native American Literatures.

Moore has served on the Board of the North Carolina Writer's Network, is a member of the Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers, Storytellers, and the Speaker's Bureau for the North Carolina Humanities Council. She was project director for the 1997 Native American Literary Heritage Conference at Guilford College in Greensboro, NC, and is presently editing a journal of collected writings by NC American Indians.

The recipient of numerous literary awards, Moore travels widely to present lectures/literary readings and teach workshops on the spirituality of creative writing. With her refreshingly honest and warm approach, Moore is well-received by both young and old audiences. She has been a presenter at numerous literary gatherings, and institutions, including the American Indian Women Conference at Columbia College in SC, the Festival of Women Writers at UNC Greensboro, the First Native American Writer's Camp in Cherokee, NC, the Asheville Poetry Festival, the Southern Writers' Festival in Nashville, TN, numerous NC Writers Networks' and MELUS conferences, the visiting Poets Writers Series at UNC at Charlotte and UMass at Amherst, and the American Indian Literary Festival at Texas at Commerce.