Category: Rochester Authors

4/18/2018 1 Comment

CaTyra Polland Writes

THE BOOK

Are you a student, recent graduate or stay-at-home parent re-entering the employment market? Perhaps you're an aspiring entrepreneur, young professional or retiree. This book is for anyone interested in being professional. Learn the purpose and importance of an informational interview, the difference between business professional and business casual attire and the importance of code-switching. If you are clueless about professionalism or need a refresher, Professionalism, What's That? is just the book you need. Once you have finished reading this book, you will be equipped to take on the world as a serious professional in any field and remain so in any circumstance, interaction or setting.

Pub Date: 2017
Genre: Professional Development
Buy: Amazon

THE AUTHOR

CaTyra Polland is a native of Rochester, New York. She earned her Master of Arts in Criminal Justice from the State University at Albany. Upon graduating from SUNY Albany she returned to her hometown and founded Career Prep. Career Prep is an
employment solutions company that specializes in resumes, cover letters and LinkedIn profiles.

She earned her Bachelor of Arts (Sociology/Spanish) from the State University of New York at Buffalo, graduating Cum Laude with Honors in Spanish and High Honors in Sociology. During her undergraduate career she studied in Puerto Rico for a semester.

CaTyra launched Polland Enterprises, LLC in the spring of 2017. Polland Enterprises LLC is a parent company that offers writing and editing solutions such as developmental and copyright editing. She is also the author of the book Professionalism, What’s That?!, available on Amazon. CaTyra will be a featured author at the upcoming Rochester Black
Authors Expo in fall of 2018. CaTyra loves to volunteer. She is a founding member of WomELLE, a board member of
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), and a charter member of the Roc City Rotary Club.

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www.pollandllc.com

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K.L. Gore Writes

THE BOOK

Seven popular high school cheerleaders. Seven distinctive lives. Seven little secrets.
And the truth that haunts them all.

The Janes have everything: beauty, brains, a secure future. So why did co-captain
Natalie Greene trade her perfect life for eternal sleep? Her teammates hold pieces of
the puzzle, but putting the parts together means revealing defects and
vulnerabilities.

And when you're a Jane, you're flawless.
An afternoon of mourning turns into a day of disclosures. A day that challenges the
teammates to discover the true meaning of friendship.

Pub Date: 2017
Genre: YA
Buy: Amazon

THE AUTHOR

Kimberly Gore is a writer and freelance editor in Rochester, New York. Her play, Something Blue, was performed for the college stage in 1995.

Her other writing credits include “Gone,” a short story published in Beginnings Magazine, and “Hamsters, Vietnam War, and Me,” published in Cicada Magazine. Her novels, published under pen names, include Seven Little Secrets, The Miss- Adventures of Amy and Tracy, and a short story collection, When We Make Our Beds. Her soon-to-be released novel, Knucklebone, won first place in two competitions: one given by author Cynthea Liu and literary agent Jennifer Jaeger, the other through the Write On Con/Reading Room 2012 Aspiring Writer’s Competition.

She created scripts for the syndicated radio show, Magic of the 80s, and radio commercials for Lakeville Jewelers. She was editor-in- chief for Rochester literary magazine Imprint Journal as well as a contributor and now facilitates a local writer’s group that produces an annual Halloween anthology.

For the past fifteen years, she’s taught creative writing to adults, teens, and children through community education programs and private tutoring. She can occasionally be bribed with chocolate.