Andrea Barbosa

When not writing, reading, or working, Andrea Barbosa travels in search of history, museums, and adventures. Her flash fiction, short stories, and poems have appeared in several anthologies and journals, including the Southern Pacific Review, Flash Fiction Magazine, and Ariel Chart. She served several years as VP and Press Director for the Houston Writers Guild and as Flash Fiction Editor for The Ocotillo Review Literary Journal (Kallisto Gaia Press) where she's currently a Board Member. She's been invited to speak at several events including Houston Writers Guild writing conferences, Houston Baptist University Writers Conference, Lone Star College Bayou City Book Festival, Fort Bend County Libraries Book Festival, First Colony, Maud Marks, and Bear Creek libraries, Bay Area Writers League, NW Houston Romance Writers of America, Authorology workshops by Inklings Publishing, and is a regular guest author and panelist at Comicpalooza (Texas largest pop culture event). Awards: 2015 Readers' Favorite Silver Medal Award - Poetry: Holes in Space - A Poetry Collection 2015 Honorable Mention Award - Spider Road Press Flash Fiction Contest 2015 Honorable Mention Award - Houston Writers Guild Press Mystery Short Story contest 2016 First Place Award - Spider Road Press Flash Fiction Contest 2016 Solo Medalist Winner in Contemporary Romance - New Apple Literary Book Awards 2018 "Official Selection" in Romance - New Apple Literary Summer e-Book Award 2019 Shortlisted - Strands International Flash Fiction Competition Contact her on Facebook for any speaking engagements or book club appearances and signings.