Elizabeth Ayres

Elizabeth Ayres is the author of "Mirror of Our Becoming," "Home After Exile," "Writing the Wave" and "Swimming the River of Stone," as well as the audiobook series "Creative Writing from A to Z" and the audiobooks in the "Invitation to Wonder 'Journey' Series," which are based on "Mirror of Our Becoming." She lives in Mary¬land’s Chesapeake Bay area, where she paces shell-strewn beaches to pluck words from the soft salt breeze.

Ayres holds a Master's degree in Creative Writing from Syracuse University, where she was a Cornelia Ward Fellow. She's been hailed by New York magazine, New York Newsday and the Village Voice for her groundbreaking teaching methods. A charismatic workshop leader for over 40 years, Ayres has taught at New York University and the College of New Rochelle; at the New York Open Center and Ghost Ranch Conference Center; through Poets-in-the-Schools and Poets & Writers; in libraries and other public forums.

In 1990, she founded the Elizabeth Ayres Center for Creative Writing, which offers retreats, online workshops and private instruction to a global community of aspiring writers. Ayres' website is www.CreativeWritingCenter.com. She can be contacted there.