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THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS

Alison DaRosa

Alison DaRosa is a six-time winner of the Lowell Thomas Gold Award for travel writing, the most prestigious prize in
travel journalism. She served 15 years as Travel Editor of the San Diego Union-Tribune. She was the award-winning
editor of the San Diego News Network Travel Page. She produces and edits the San Diego Essential Guide, a highly
rated and continually updated travel app for mobile devices. Alison is a regular freelance contributor to the travel
sections of U-T San Diego, the Los Angeles Times and USA Today.

Sharon Whitley Larsen
Sharon Whitley Larsen’s work has appeared in numerous publications, including Los Angeles Times Magazine, U-T
San Diego, Reader’s Digest (and 19 international editions), Creators Syndicate, and several “Chicken Soup for the
Soul” editions. Although she enjoys writing essays, op-ed, and people features, her favorite topic is travel (favorite
destination London). She’s been lucky to attend a private evening champagne reception in Buckingham Palace
to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee, to dine with best-selling author Diana Gabaldon in the Scottish
Highlands, and hike with a barefoot Aborigine in the Australian Outback. Exploring sites from exotic travels in the
Arctic Circle to ritzy Rio, with passport in hand, she’s always ready for the next adventure!

Carl H. Larsen
Carl H. Larsen is a veteran journalist based in San Diego. He now focuses on travel writing, and is summoned to pull
out his notebook whenever there’s the plaintive cry of a steam locomotive nearby. In San Diego, he is a college-
extension instructor who has led courses on the Titanic and the popular TV series “Downton Abbey.”

Mark Moxon

Mark Moxon is an avid traveler and freelance journalist who spent the first four years of his working life as a print
journalist on various computer magazines. During the dot-com boom he had the job title of Editor of The Hitchhiker’s
Guide to the Galaxy, Earth Edition, and that probably sums up his career more than anything else – a mix of writing,
humour, technology and travel. His extensive website, Mark Moxon’s Travel Writing ( www.moxon.net/ ) is a must
read for any fun loving traveler or wannabe.

Susan McBeth

Susan McBeth is the founder and owner of Adventures by the Book ( www.adventuresbythebook.com ) which
brings literature to life for readers through events and travels with authors. She is the founder of the SoCal
Author Academy, providing workshops and training to help authors better connect with readers. She is a current
member of the One Book One San Diego committee, and a former board member with the Southern California
Booksellers Association.

Priscilla Lister

Priscilla Lister is a longtime journalist in her native San Diego. She has covered a many subjects over the years,
but travel is her favorite. Her work, including photography, has appeared in the U-T San Diego, Los Angeles Times,
Alaska Airlines magazine and numerous other publications throughout the U.S. and Canada. She currently writes
a weekly hiking column for the U-T, photographing every trail and its many wonders. But when the distant road
beckons, she can’t wait to pack her bags.

Kathi Diamant

Kathi Diamant is an actor, writer, broadcast professional and the author of the Geisel Award-winning biography,
Kafka’s Last Love. An adjunct professor at SDSU, she serves as Director of SDSU Kafka Project, (www.kafkaproject.
com ) the official international search for a missing literary treasure. This September she leads her “Magical Mystery
Literary History Tour” to Prague, Krakow and Berlin.

Diane Welch

An award-winning author, feature journalist and public speaker, Diane Welch is recognized as the world’s expert
on master architect Lilian Rice who is credited with the design and development of much of historic Rancho Santa
Fe and San Diego County landmark buildings. Last year Diane received Save Our Heritage Organization’s People In
Preservation Award for her work on Rice. You’ll find her leading Diane Welch Celebrity Walking Tours of the village
of Rancho Santa Fe on the last Sunday of the month. ( dianeywelch@gmail.com )

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