South African-born Lynette Brasfield is the author of NATURE LESSONS: A Novel (St. Martin’s Press, NY, 2003), which Booklist described as "a gripping first novel...part mystery, part dark family comedy, and part harsh political realism" and Publishers’ Weekly praised as “thought-provoking…complex and intriguing.”

Lynette is currently working on a new novel. She also teaches fiction, edits manuscripts, and speaks to groups large and small about her experiences with writing. Her most recent article, on memoir writing, appeared in the September 2006 issue of Orange Coast Magazine.

She's a member of PEN West and MWA. Through the Literary Guild of Orange County, she mentors writing students and supports scholarships for high schoolers. She also works with fellow novelist Lisa Fugard (SKINNER'S DRIFT, Scribner, NY, 2006) and Joanne Baker, founder of Tia's Arms—www.tiasarms.org—to raise awareness, and funds, for AIDS Orphans in South Africa.

 

NATURE LESSONS: A Novel was selected as a BookSense pick in 2003, won NAMI’s 2003 Outstanding Literature Award, and was listed by Poets & Writers magazine as a New and Notable Book.