J. G. Woodward, a descendent of Edgar Allan Poe, General Robert E. Lee, and President George Washington, obtained Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Kent State University. She makes her home in Akron, Ohio and she is known as “The People’s Poet,” due to her ability to reach a diversity of readers. Ms. Woodward was a winner in the 2008 J. B. Solomon Poetry Contest and several of her poems are included in that publishing house’s anthology poetry book. Ms. Woodward’s debut novel, Over the Course of a Lifetime, is a general/historical fiction work published on December 8, 2008. She will contribute $1.00 to the Human Rights Campaign for each paperback and E-book sold. The novel is available at all major retail booksellers. Ms. Woodward’s first book of poetry, Tumultuous Journey, Poems Along the Way, was published in 2007; the sequel, Poems Beyond the Journey, was published in 2008. Her remaining two poetry collections scheduled for release are Allegories, to be released in 2009, and Analogies, to be released in 2010. Her poetry books are available at your retail bookseller of choice.
