Song of the Shaman

Annette Vendryes Leach is a New York City author, publisher, and entrepreneur who started her career as a Madison Avenue advertising copywriter. For years she wrote magazine, radio, and TV ads for everything from soda to the CIA. After winning industry awards and moving on to Creative Director, Annette decided to follow her real passion - books and fiction writing. She founded the Black Literary Club, the foremost direct mail book club devoted to African-American, African, and Caribbean literature. Annette's membership in several writers' workshops led her to publish a short story in an anthology and begin writing a book. Song of the Shaman is her first novel. Annette is a graduate of The New School, where she majored in Creative Writing and Comparative Religion. With a lifelong curiosity about spiritual truths, she completed a three-year course in the science of Kriya Yoga offered by the Self-Realization Fellowship, which influenced her writing. As a publishing consultant, Annette provides professional services for authors and traditional publishers. An empty nester with two adult sons, she is working on a new book. Annette lives in Manhattan with her husband.