Meet the Panelists of Senior Planet’s Older Adult Author Panel

Join us in supporting and celebrating older adult authors! Live from Colorado, Senior Planet will host a panel discussion on December 11 featuring older adult authors. Whether you’ve written 10 books or 0, there are numerous digital tools to help authors write, publish, and publicize their work.   

Panelists will discuss their journeys as authors, what tech they’ve found useful, and what aspiring authors need to know.

• Did you know that Senior Planet has programming that can support older adult authors? During this event we will highlight Senior Planet’s programs that provide helpful skills that can support authors. If you are an author and you want to brush up on some digital skills check out some of our programs listed below!
  • Need digital tools to promote yourself or a book? Take our self-paced How to Build a Website course to create a website for your work! 
  • Looking for creative inspiration? Want to discover how AI can help with writing? Learn more about AI in these programs
  • Want to learn how to use social media to advertise your work? Check out our social media classes!

See below to read more about the panel and moderator:

Linda C. Shaw

Linda C. Shaw hails from East Chicago, Indiana, and currently resides in Denver, Colorado. “My titles reflect who I am and what I believe!” As a Voice Actor/Artist, Linda is able to add more professionalism and flavor to her audiobook narration skills. Linda is both a Narrator and an Author as Narrator on Audible.com.  

Linda’s newest poetry paperback and audiobook release (2023) is Love Lines. Love Lines is the continued extension and union of her faith and love for people and the Lord.

Another book to consider is From Lamentation to Revelation: Shining the Light of Love into the Darkness of Chronic Pain. (2018) This saga details Linda’s personal story of living with chronic pain and the power of God’s to love to heal and set free. There is also a companion “study guide” for an additional purchase. Linda highly recommends you purchase them together.   

“I would be greatly honored if you would write a review/testimonial after your purchase. I care about what I produce and work so my audience is engaged and delighted with what they read/hear!”

–Linda C. Shaw

Carol Core

Carol Core is a financial strategist and has been a successful originator in the mortgage industry for nearly 17 years. Carol is also a published author, speaker, and humorist. Core is the author of 50 Sanity Saving Tips for Caregivers, awarded the Caregiver Friendly award for 2017 by Caregiver Magazine and Caregver.com. Carol is passionate about care for caregivers, understanding that they are a priceless asset and the foundation of care for the elderly in the US today. Carol is also a contributor to Jane Seymour’s book, The Road Ahead and so proud to be the Co-Author with her granddaughter, Lillie Sheppard, for her two children’s books New Shoes for Lilah and New Pet for Lilah.

Theresa Szczurek

Ms. Szczurek’s varied career spans skills as a Tech Expert C-level Executive, Entrepreneur, former State CIO, Consultant, Coach, Speaker, and Certified Corporate Director.  An awarded leader and speaker, she researched and authored the Amazon-bestseller, Pursuit of Passionate Purpose (Wiley), which provides her proven, step-by-step success formula.  Business and Professional Women honored her with the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020. A lifetime member / active leader, she was named Woman of Distinction by Girl Scouts of Colorado. A servant leader, she was Rotarian of the Year for her service.

Cristy Moran

Cristy Moran (she/ella) is the Adult Library Services Senior Consultant at the ColoradoState Library. She is a librarian and educator who has worked in libraries and education for over 15 years. In supporting all Colorado libraries, Cristy’s role can best be described as the librarian for librarians. Spanglish is her superpower. Kindness punk is her praxis. She’dtell you wildflower seed-bombing is what she does for a living.

Ready to learn from the panelists about how authors are using technology to support their work? Click here to join us live on Zoom Thursday, December 11 at 5:30pm EST / 3:30pm MST. (If you live in the Denver area, click here to register to attend the event in-person at the Senior Planet center in Lowry!)

As Program Lead, Aaron A. Santis is driven to support and grow Senior Planet programing throughout Colorado. Aaron oversees Senior Planet Colorado programs, manages the expert Colorado training team, and helps expand the network of Senior Planet partners. Aaron is Senior Planet’s former Program Manager for New York City. As Program Manager in New York, he managed Senior Planet’s flagship center in New York City, planned programs, and managed an excellent team of volunteers.

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