Nora is a first generation Norwegian-American poet, playwright, lyricist, songwriter, translator, and educator. A child of immigrants, she has spent years living overseas teaching and traveling. She's blessed to have spent years writing plays and producing theatre. She is a member of the SACD (Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques), the Dramatists Guild, and the Honor Roll! She studied under poet Brigit P. Kelly and mezzo-soprano Sylvia Stone at the University of Illinois. She is at home in the USA and France. Her published works include ELLIS ISLAND AHEAD! with Eldridge Plays and Musicals and THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS IN FRANCE and OUR FAKE HISTORY with Next Stage Press as well as monologues in the most recent Smith & Kraus anthologies.
