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A bestselling author and anthologist, June Cotner’s
newest collection is To Have and To Hold: Poems, Blessings,
and Wishes for Newlyweds (Hachette, formerly Time Warner
Book Group).
A graduate of U.C. Berkeley, June has always loved playing
with creative ideas, including starting the first "dormie"
powder puff football team at Cal, I ETA PI, that competed
against the sororities and went on to become a football
dynasty. She is the published author of 23 books including the
bestselling books, Graces, Bedside Prayers, and
House Blessings. Her books are carried in nationwide
bookstores and at the innovative Restoration Hardware store
chain. In her spare time, she volunteers at her local
elementary school and strikes up conversations with people of
all ages to learn "what's happening."
Her books collectively have sold more than 800,000 copies
and have been featured in many national publications,
including USA Today, The New York Times, Better Homes &
Gardens, Woman's Day, Glamour, and Family Circle. She has
one forthcoming anthology: Dog Blessings (Fall 2008, New World Library).
June has taught workshops and given presentations at
bookstores throughout the country and at the Pacific Northwest
Writer's Association Conference, the Pacific Northwest
Booksellers Association Conference, and The Learning Annex in
New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego. For
information on scheduling June as a speaker or workshop
leader, you may contact June at one of the addresses listed
below.
June is the mother of two grown children. She lives in
Poulsbo, Washington (a small town outside of Seattle) with her
husband and two dogs. Her hobbies include clogging,
yoga, hiking, cross-country skiing, and volunteering at her
local elementary school.
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