Sophy Burnham
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Sophy Burnham

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"I was born to be a writer. Growing up in the horse country of Maryland, my first ambition was to be a race jockey, a profession closed to girls at that time (no longer). But I remember one day when I was 11 or 12, curled in my father's big chair in the study, reading The Iliad. I came to the passage where Homer writes that no greater honor can come to a hero than to die in battle, and have his name ring down the corridors of Time. I remember thinking (tears streaming down my face)"OH NO! That's not what I want. I want to be the one who WRITES about the hero. I want my work to be so good that 3000 years later someone curled in a chair reading the little black squiggles on the page, will be moved to laughter or to tears. Like the Roman poet Tacitus, I want "to move the mind and hearts of mankind."~ Sophy (website: www.sophyburnham.com)(sorry, this doesn't automatically link) BIO Author of 14 books, Sophy Burnham has written novels, award winning plays, journalism, nonfiction books, short stories, and poetry essays and articles. Three of her books have appeared on the New York Times and many other bestseller lists. She is most celebrated for her works on angels and mysticism. Her work has been translated into 25 languages. TALKS A frequent public speaker, she presents workshops and lectures in the Us and abroad and has appeared on scores of shows including Larry King Live, Oprah, Today Show, Good Morning America and CBS Morning News. PLAYS As Executive Director of the John F. Kennedy Center Fund for New American Plays, she worked closely for five years with famed Broadway producer Roger Stevens, giving money to theaters to produce new plays and to playwrights to write them. Active in the Washington, D. C. theater scene, her play Prometheus, was produced at the Studio Theatre in Washington, DC. Her award-winning play Penelope (the story of the Odyssey from Penelope's point of view) was produced most recently at American University. FLUFF She is a member of the prestigious Cosmos Club of Washington, D. C., where she plays an active role, including as chair of the Cosmos Club chess team. She lives in Washington DC and in Taos NM. www.Sophyburnham.com Look for her blog at www.sophywisdom.com and www.Listenwell.org
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