About Mary Vensel White Books
Mary Vensel White is the author of the award-winning young adult novel Things to See in Arizona, and the novels Bellflower, Starling, and The Qualities of Wood. Her short fiction and essays have appeared in numerous publications. She is an English and writing professor, an editor and publisher, and the current president of the California Writers Club, Orange County branch. Born in Los Angeles, Mary has lived in northern California, Denver, and Chicago, and now resides back in SoCal. She believes in second chances-- in most cases-- and in our ability to imagine and forge a new paths.