Brown, Corinne Joy: - As a journalist, Corinne freelances for a variety of print publications, including "Cowboys & Indians", "Western Art & Architecture", "Colorado Life", "Home & Garden Colorado" and others. She was formerly a staff writer for "Working ranch" magazine, "True West" and "Persimmon Hill", the publication of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma.Since, 2015, Corinne has been editor-in chief of "HaLapid," the publication of the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies, a secular, academic organization committed to the study of the forcefully converted Iberian Jews of the Middle Ages and their global descendants. As a multi-award winning, published author, she is currently working on her ninth book. She looks forward to the release of the sequel to her first novel, "MacGregor's Lantern." titled "MacGregor's return" in 2022.Corinne is a professional member and past president of the Denver Woman's Press Club and a founding member of Women Writing the West. She is a member of Western Writers of America and the Colorado Independent Publishers Association. Corinne was named a Fellow of the University of Colorado History Dept. in 2014. She is an alumna of Boston University's School of Fine and Applied Arts and has a graduate degree in design from the Interior Design Institute. She was the original founder of Writing the West, a 20 year accredited writing program held at Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado.Corinne and her husband own a home furnishings gallery founded in 1976 (Zoli Contemporary Living) and are importers of European high-end home furnishings. Corinne is an Allied Member of the American Society of Interior Designers. When not writing, she spends her free time designing jewelry and playing with their German Shepherd.