V.L. Czerny

Besides teaching college English and literature, V.L. Czerny is a writer of fiction and poetry, a scholar, storyteller, and an avid reader and interpreter of classical children’s stories and fairy tales. She has recently written novellas and short stories for both adults and children with fictional plots placed in the world of caterpillars and butterflies, in biblical settings, and in colonial and Gilded-Age America. Her most recent work, “The Florida Keys,” is an epistolary short story—where Elsie Klemens embarks on a whirlwind adventure to explore a mystery in 1908 tropical Florida. Recognized by John Hamant, the Director of the “Legends” storytelling program at Colonial Williamsburg, as the best female creative writer/embellisher and storyteller, Val has recently written “The Potter’s Christmas,” a colonial tale, and is currently writing an 18th-century Christmas romance. She has performed at local venues, libraries and schools, has traveled to Paris to present her interpretations about Mary Poppins at the Université Paris Ouest Nanterre La Défense, and has presented papers at conferences throughout America.

Discover more about Val and her writing at vlczernyauthor.com.