Pohlman, Susan: - Susan Pohlman is the founder and director of The Phoenix Writers Network, a freelance writer, editor, and writing instructor/coach. She is a frequent presenter at workshops and conferences. Her essays have been published in a variety of print and online publications including: The Washington Times, Tiferet Journal, Raising Arizona Kids, Guideposts Magazine, Homelife Magazine. She is the author of Halfway to Each Other: How a Year in Italy Brought our Family Home (Guideposts 2009) It was the winner of the Relationships category and a finalist in the Memoir category in the 2010 Next Generation Indie Book Awards. It was shortlisted for the 2010 Inspy Awards and has been published in German and Russian. Susan's work has also been featured in Dream of Venice by JoAnn Locktov (Bella Figura Publications, 2014) and Writing & Selling Short Stories & Personal Essays: The Essential Guide to Getting Your Work Published by Windy Lynn Harris (Writer's Digest Books, September 2017).