K. S. Brooks
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Bio
K.S. Brooks has been writing for over thirty years. She penned her first book, a swashbuckling action-adventure based in 17th century France, when she was fifteen years old. Since then, despite working for a living in the electronics industry, Ms. Brooks continued to write. In 2001, she left the high-tech arena in Boston for the Eastern Shore of Maryland to pursue her writing.
That same year, her first novel, Lust for Danger, was published. That action- adventure novel won Ms. Brooks Honorable Mention in the Jada Book of the Year Awards, and invitations to speak at the Maryland Writers’ Association Writers’ Conference, the Bay to Ocean Writers’ Conference, and numerous other venues. She has been honored by the Maryland Writers’ Association three times by participating as a judge in its annual novel contest.
As the business world and health issues took up more of her energy, Ms. Brooks set her sights on moving West to an environment more suitable and affordable to a writing career. Since her relocation to the wilderness of northeastern Washington State, late in 2008, Ms. Brooks has created and released fourteen titles, the majority through the small independent publisher Cambridge Books. Published genres include suspense, educational children’s books, comedy, photography, non-fiction, and action-adventure. She has six more novels planned in the original Agent Night Adventure Series (action-adventure), two in the Agent Night ‘Cover Me’ series (suspense), a horror novel, and a number of Mr. Pish educational children’s books in the works.
In addition to her writing, Ms. Brooks is an award-winning photographer and poet. Her articles, photographs, poetry, and blogs can be found in books, magazines, newspapers, galleries, and web sites worldwide. In December of 2011, Ms. Brooks was recruited to assist in the start-up of Indies Unlimited, a website dedicated to the independent publishing community. She now serves as co- administrator and blog partner to the multi-author, multi-national, and award- winning site.
K. S. Brooks is an award-winning novelist, photographer and poet. Her first novel, Lust for Danger, won Honorable Mention in the Jada Press Book of the Year Awards for Brooks, as well as a spot in the "Next Big Thing" tent at the Baltimore Book Festival in Baltimore, Maryland. Since then, The Kiss of Night (2010) and Night Undone (2011) also featuring Special Agent Kathrin Night have been published by Cambridge Books. Ms. Brooks has written 3 children's books, also published by Cambridge Books: The Mighty Oak and Me (2009), Postcards from Mr. Pish (2010) and Mr. Pish's Woodland Adventure (2011). Postcards from Mr. Pish Volume 2 is due out late in 2011. Odd and Odder: A Collection of Sensuality, Satire and Suspense, co-written with author Newton Love, became available in October 2011.
Ms. Brooks' feature articles, poetry, and photography have appeared in magazines, newspapers, books and other publications both in the U.S. and abroad.
In the serenity of her surroundings in Washington State, Ms. Brooks devotes her time to writing action-adventure thrillers, romantic suspense novels, and children's books which promote outdoor learning and literacy.
Writing, Photography, Travel
Ms. Brooks set a personal goal to produce four published titles in 2011. She is shooting for the same in 2012.
Postcards from Mr. Pish Volume 2 is now available.
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Contact Information
Email: ksbrooks@ksbrooks.comWashington United States
Media
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Awards
Versatile Blogger Award
The Sassy Brit Bookcover Award
The New Covey Most Intriguing Trailer Award
Honorable Mention / 2005 Jada Press Book of the Year Awards
Press
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Publication: AOL NewsDate:Blue Earth Gets a Visit from a Special Furry Postcard Mailer
Publication: Faribault County RegisterDate:Brooks` Photos Chronicle U.S. Travels
Publication: The Dorchester StarDate:Publish or Perish
Publication: Bay WeeklyDate:Artist Spotlight: K.S. Brooks
Publication: The Daily TimesDate:Author`s `Lust for Danger`
Publication: The Andover TownsmanDate:A Snapshot of K. S. Brooks
Publication: Chelmsford IndependentDate:A Van and Its Dog
Publication: The Andover TownsmanDate:The View through Her Lens
Publication: The Boston Globe Northwest WeeklyDate:Dracut Resident Lands One Man Show at LTC Gallery
Publication: The Merrimack JournalDate:"The Kiss of Night" Just Out
Publication: The North Columbia MonthlyDate:Conversations Live! Radio Show
Cyrus Webb & author K. S. Brooks discuss her children's book "Postcards from Mr. Pish."Publication: Midday Conversations with Cyrus WebbDate:CBS42 Morning News
Wake Up Alabama News showPublication: CBS42Date:Meet Suspense Novelist & Children's Author K. S. Brooks
Publication: WriterViews.comDate:Meet the Author: K. S. Brooks
Publication: Indies UnlimitedDate:Author's Undone is Done
Publication: Andover TownsmanDate:Have Dog, Will Travel
Publication: Baraboo News RepublicDate:WRJN Morning Show AM 1400
Author K. S. Brooks joins host Curt Vollman on the WRJN Morning Show to talk about her new children's book, Postcards from Mr. Pish: A Cross-Country Journal Volume 2, which features Wisconsin and the historic Southport Lighthouse in Kenosha.Publication: WRJN AM 1400 Racine WisconsinDate:American Author's Book Features Stop to the Burrowing Owl Centre
Publication: Moose Jaw ExpressDate:New Entry in Travelling-Dog Book Series
Publication: The Andover TownsmanDate:Dog's Visit Earns Lake Delton Spot in Book
Publication: Wisconsin Dells EventsDate:In Fiction
Publication: Burnaby NowDate:Summer Reading List
Publication: Maryland Life MagazineDate:
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