SJVW Officers

President and Web Administrator
Bill VanPatten
A former academic, Bill is the award-winning author of seven novels and three sets of short stories. He focuses on contemporary adult fiction. Many of his stories take place in the fictitious Central Valley town of Mañana. Over a dozen of his stories have appeared in anthologies or online magazines. Visit his website at billvanpatten.net.
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Membership Chair and Treasurer
Pam Van Allen
Pam Van Allen draws on her background as a psychologist to construct rock and roll stories of intrigue featuring protagonists who cope with painful emotions. Dr. Van Allen’s fourth book, Silent Voices Calling, launches an epic science fiction series, Secret Messages. As an editor and formatter, she works with independent authors to aid their self-publishing. Visit her at Whizzits Press.​​
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Vice-President
Deborah Grochau
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Deborah Grochau’s work has been published in several anthologies. “The Last Frontier” is a finalist in the Historical Novel Society’s short story contest and appears in their Las Vegas-themed anthology, Desert of Dreams. She is currently working on a historical novel and a cozy mystery series. Follow her progress by subscribing to her newsletter via her website www.deborahjoangrochau.com

Secretary
Charity Romstad
Charity writes even when she isn’t typing away. For her, writing is a way of processing the world, whether with poetry, fiction, essays, or simple notations. Having moved to the region during the pandemic, she found SJVW. She encourages writers to take the step and join the supportive community – even with different goals, everyone benefits from encouragement and guidance.