Our Members

  David A. Godwin is an independent author of fantasy fiction, writing from his home in eastern Virginia. His richly detailed Guardian’s Prophecy series debuted in 2018 and has gone on to spend months in the Amazon top 20 for its category, including receiving multiple #1 New Release awards. He prefers to spend his time exploring made-up worlds filled with magical creatures and endless possibilities and is often observed in deep conversation with his imaginary friends.   

Website: https://dagodwin.com

 Wright, consultant, lecturer & wordsmith, specializes in eco biz, communications and environmental theories.

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visit sections of web site www.TheWrightScoop.com or follow Twitter ID, Wright Scoop or Face-book group, The Wright Scoop.

Emily Walls Ray writes about nature, gatherings, memoir, and the art of conversation.  A native of Alabama, she lives in Richmond, Va., and is an Air Force veteran.  She is retired as a teacher of English and creative writing.  She writes a column for the Goochland Gazette, a weekly paper in Goochland, Virginia. The anthology Room for Poetry was written with other Richmond poets over a period of two years.  Her story, “Kamsamnida,” about her experience in South Korea in the United States Air Force, was published in The Richmond Magazine as winner of a short story contest.  She holds an M.F.A. in creative writing from Virginia Commonwealth University, an M.B.A. from Mississippi State University, and a B.A. from The University of Alabama.

Liz Daughtrey grew up in the tiny town of Wakefield, VA, but has lived in Mechanicsville, VA for the last 40 years. A graduate from Longwood College, she has a 4.0 in several graduate classes taken at VCU for teacher recertification. She is a mother, grandmother, former teacher, summer recreation director, and office assistant. Now retired, she works part time with RMC Events, Inc. and as a temp in scanning /assembly at a local tax office for tax season. She has also managed the annual Hanover Book Festival since it began in 2006 working behind the scenes to make sure everything runs smoothly. 

She loves the beach, dancing, rock & roll oldies music, gardening, and spending time with her grandchildren.

Liz is a charter member and former secretary of Hanover Writers Club. She writes non-fiction and has been a contributing writer for one article published in a River City Magazine, has written newsletters for various clubs & organizations, and has had several recipes published in 2 local cookbooks. Since 2016 she has consistently won 2nd and or 3rd places in the Virginia State Fair Culinary Arts contests for her baked items. (Except 2020 when there was no fair). This has inspired her to start writing a cookbook of her “family famous” recipes to have as a legacy for her family. She is also working on her memoirs. Being in HWC helps keep her on track with these writing projects, encouraging her and helping her when needed.

 An Autistic resident of Montpelier, Virginia, Michael Bourret aspires to be a published author someday. He is currently working on The Genesis Project, a science fantasy novel where a race of alien wolves colonizing a distant planet with the help of armies of altered canines from Earth, which the resident marauders are secretly trying to pit against them. He also has plans for future installment in that series on the backburner while working on other projects, such as Renewal, a light religious fantasy set in the real world about a Virginian family torn in a war between heaven and hell. In the meantime, he is working towards an associate’s degree in general studies at Central Virginia Community College from home. Currently, he lives with his father and has five sisters and two pet mice, a German Shepherd, and a cat.