About the Author

Anita Stienstra is publisher and editor of Adonis Designs Press that annually publishes a teen poetry anthology, Navigating the Maze. Awards received include John Knoepfle Creative Writing Award for Poetry, PWLF Presidential Award, Springfield Area Art Council Artist Advancement Award, and an Athena Award nomination from the Springfield Chamber of Commerce. Her poems and essays can be found in reviews, newspapers, chapbooks, and anthologies.