Allen & Linda Anderson's profile

Allen and Linda Anderson are best-selling authors, writing instructors, and speakers. In 1996, the Andersons founded the Angel Animals Network to raise awareness of the life enrichment and health benefits people receive from their relationships animals (www.angelanimals.net). They also established Writing on the Run to help people find time and space for writing. The Writer's Digest E-Newsletter recommends the Andersons' Web site (www.writingontherun.com).

With positive reviews from Publisher's Weekly, Library Journal, Country Living, Cat Fancy, Best Friends, plus dozens of other national publications, the Andersons' books have been listed in Amazon.com Hot 100 and Barnes & Noble's Top 10, What America Is Reading. Celebrities Tippi Hedren, Willard Scott, Valerie Harper, Brian McRay, Dr. Bernie Siegel, Betty White, Dr. Larry Dossey, Penelope Smith, and Richard Simmons are a few who have endorsed or contributed stories to the books. The Andersons' work has been featured twice on NBC's The Today Show and on ABC's Peter Jennings Nightly News and on The Montel Show. The Andersons have been the subject of numerous national magazine and wire service articles and were interviewed for London newspapers and the BBC.

The Andersons' co-authored Angel Animals: Exploring Our Spiritual Connection with Animals, Dutton-Plume, 1999 (also published and translated into Japanese), and books published by New World Library: Angel Cats: Divine Messengers of Comfort (2004), and God's Messengers: What Animals Teach Us about the Divine (2003), Angel Dogs: Divine Messengers of Love (Fall 2005), Rainbows & Bridges: The Animal Companion Memorial Kit (Fall 2005), Rescued: Saving Animals from Disaster, www.rescuedsavinganimals.net (August 2006), and Angel Horses: Divine Messengers of Hope (Fall 2006).

The 2006 Writer's Market published the Andersons' article on finding time and space to write. The Andersons offer Writing on the Run presentations for organizations, events, and meetings for people from all walks of life who write for pleasure or publication. They were each awarded a 2004 Certificate of Commendation from Governor Tim Pawlenty in recognition of their contributions as authors enhancing the State of Minnesota.

Allen and Linda Anderson publish two online newsletters, which reach over 20,000 readers in 50 states and 42 countries. They write newspaper and magazine columns and articles and sponsor writing contests at their Web sites. The Andersons also have written articles for a variety of magazines, journals, newspapers, and e-zines. Visit www.writingontherun.com to view clips.

Allen Anderson earned a B.S. degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Georgia and has years of experience in print and broadcast journalism, writing, and photography. For five years, he worked as a public relations and training specialist for a computer public safety software company. Allen Anderson is profiled in Jackie Waldman's, The Courage to Give, a book that was featured on a 1999 Oprah show.

Linda Anderson has B.S. and M.S. degrees in education from St. Cloud State University in Minnesota where she graduated summa cum laude. She received national awards for her plays and was the recipient of an Artist's Grant from the Georgia Council for the Arts. In 2002, the Loft Literary Center awarded her with its Anderson Residency for Outstanding Teachers.

The Andersons are writing instructors at The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis. They have facilitated writing workshops across the United States and Canada as well as in Great Britain, Ireland, Mexico, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, and West Africa.

Allen and Linda are members of the American Society of Journalists & Authors (ASJA). They are also members of the Minnesota Screenwriters' Workshop and the National Writers' Union. They offer book-coaching services to people who want help in accomplishing writing goals.