CONTRIBUTORS

Claire Lynch

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Claire Lynch was a public relations manager in New York for 22 years. She received a M.A. in English from New York University and published four ebooks on Amazon and Kindle, including One City Transplant: Growing Up Urban, Suburban. In 2018 Claire moved to Calabash and enjoys eating in the “Seafood Capital of the World.”

Jo Ann Mathews

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Jo Ann Mathews was a freelance writer and English teacher before she and her husband, Steve, moved from Flossmoor, Illinois, to Ocean Isle Beach in 2000. Their son, Steven, lives in Virginia Beach, Virginia, with his wife, Meghan, and their three sons. Their son, Jeffrey, lives in San Francisco with his wife, Anne. Matthews enjoys swimming, jazz, needlepoint and her Kindle, where her book, Women and Adversity, Honoring 23 Black Women, is available.

Melissa Slaven Warren

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Melissa Slaven Warren is a freelance writer who lives in Sunset Beach. She earned her BA in English from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and is currently pursuing her Masters in Liberal Studies from UNCW. She’s been a freelance business writer, feature article author, non-fiction essayist, technical editor, entrepreneur, product and brand manager. Her work has appeared in Our State magazine and she is a regular contributor to local publications. In her spare time Melissa enjoys water sports and coastal living with her husband, Bill, and 110 lb. rescue dog, aptly named Bear. Visit her website at melissaslavenwarren.com.