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Welcome Heroic Adventure Writers and Readers!
I created this website for readers and writers, who love strong female characters and heroines, to come and find their bliss. You’re invited to look around, see the latest on my Adventure of Iona Fay series (Summer Book Tour going on now, two books published in the five book series, blog, videos, interviews, games and tons of fun). I also coach writers (novels and scripts) as well as create writer’s workshops to help you unleash your artistic potential. Live Your Dreams!
Why Enjoy a Fast-Paced, Magicial Story (Typed by My Own Hands) Today? I love giving back to people in a fun and entertaining fashion, and I believe women’s and girls’ stories have been missing for far too long — eons, in fact. That’s one of the main reasons why I created The Adventure of Iona Fay series. I wanted girls to have a positive role model while traveling on epic, exciting journeys that inspire them to create their dreams.
What’s Your Street Cred? I’m a writer-in-residence at Weymouth Center, taught at Sandhills Community College and have written over 50 articles, several to the award-winning PineStraw magazine. Some of the best years of my life were spent earning an MFA from the American Film Institute, BA from the University of Southern California, highlighted on the night when I was the first writer to win the Ojai Film Society Award presented by Larry Hagman. After the passing of my mom, I wrote with a greater sense of purpose. In the modern fantasy series, Iona Fay is a reflection of the loving relationship I shared with my mom and is meant to inspire young readers to believe in themselves.
I hope you’ll enjoy reading The Adventure of Iona Fay series as much as I’ve enjoyed writing it! I encourage parents and grandparents to read along with their children as well as to pop by Facebook on Sunday nights for my LIVE readings of book one on the Iona Fay Bedtime Stories page. Hope to see you soon while traveling to the Fairy World!
XO,
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Iona Fay Across America – Summer Book Tour
“AN IMPRESSIVE PIECE OF WRITING TO EMPOWER YOUNG WOMEN. IT’S SO IMPORTANT TO GIVE YOUNG WOMEN A ROLE MODEL NO MATTER HOW MYTHOLOGICAL. KUDOS TO MS. POWERS.” – GABRIELLE STUDENMUND, FORMER EDITOR OF SELF MAGAZINE
Travel with Iona Across America this summer as we go to United States National Parks, discover nature and magic, have fun, and read our way across the United States!
You can follow Iona on her journey on The Adventures of Iona Fay blog, Iona Fay Bedtime Story Group on Facebook (Sunday nights) and on this website.
“It’s not the end of the journey that matters, it’s the journey that matters in the end!” – Annonymous
Books
THE ADVENTURES OF IONA FAY
“To find her mother, Iona must embrace a world of magic.”
“My daughter has read it twice already (in one week) and can’t wait for the next book.” – Jaclyn Broussard
The Adventures of Iona Fay books are filled with positive and empowering stories, written to inspire self-confidence in middle graders. Throughout the series, young readers go on epic Irish adventures to various fairy realms where Iona discovers more than she imagines about magic, family, friends, and herself.
Iona Fay: An Irish Fairy Tale, Book 1
Los Angeles & Ireland.
Iona Fay is the first book in a series of six books about a young girl who searches for her mother in Ireland. Her journey takes her to the fairy world where she discovers that magic and fairies are more a part of the human world than she ever imagined. Ultimately, Iona must embrace the magic within her to find her mother as well as save both the fairy and human worlds. (More about the series below.)
This is a 184 page PROSE MIDDLE GRADE NOVEL for readers ages 8-14. Read a writing sample of Iona Fay!
Iona Fay & the Fire Keepers, Book 2
Ireland.
A desperate Iona secretly searches for clues about her father’s death, traveling to the dark caverns of Northern Ireland, where the dangerous fire keepers dwell. Little does she know, her actions will lead her onto a quest that her grandfather started centuries earlier and never finished. It’s a journey that will reveal more about her family, fairy magic, and friendship than she knew was possible. While on this a mission to bring her family home, Iona will face the unknown and begin a greater journey than she ever imagined.
Events
Join in the fun! At Iona Fay events, your favorite characters show up from the books for photo opportunities. Readers are encouraged to also dress as their favorite character or come dressed up as fairies! Gayvin will be reading from her book and/or speaking at the following events:
2017
March 15 – Iona Fay & the Fire Keepers Official Launch; The Country Bookshop, Southern Pines, NC @ 4 p.m.; 140 NW Broad Street, Southern Pines, NC
March 19 – LIVE Reading Iona Fay Bedtime Story – Book 1 – Part 1 – on the Facebook Group: Iona Fay Bedtime Story Club at 8 pm EST/5 pm PST; https://www.facebook.com/groups/IonaFay
April 9 – LIVE Reading Iona Fay Bedtime Story – Book 1 – Part 2 – on the Facebook Group: Iona Fay Bedtime Story Club at 8 pm EST/5 pm PST; https://www.facebook.com/groups/IonaFay
April 23 – LIVE Reading Iona Fay Bedtime Story – Book 1 – Part 3 – on the Facebook Group: Iona Fay Bedtime Story Club at 8 pm EST/5 pm PST; https://www.facebook.com/groups/IonaFay
May 7 – LIVE Reading Iona Fay Bedtime Story – Book 1 – Part 4 – on the Facebook Group: Iona Fay Bedtime Story Club at 8 pm EST/5 pm PST; https://www.facebook.com/groups/IonaFay
May 21 – LIVE Reading Iona Fay Bedtime Story – Book 1 – Part 5 – on the Facebook Group: Iona Fay Bedtime Story Club at 8 pm EST/5 pm PST; https://www.facebook.com/groups/IonaFay
June 11 – LIVE Reading Iona Fay Bedtime Story – Book 1 – Part 6 – on the Facebook Group: Iona Fay Bedtime Story Club at 8 pm EST/5 pm PST; https://www.facebook.com/groups/IonaFay
June 25 – LIVE Reading Iona Fay Bedtime Story – Book 1 – Part 7 – on the Facebook Group: Iona Fay Bedtime Story Club at 8 pm EST/5 pm PST; https://www.facebook.com/groups/IonaFay
JULY – AUGUST: Iona Across America Tour
Join Gayvin Powers, Author of The Adventure of Iona Fay series, as she travels across the country to national parks, reading from her book series and sharing enchanted happenings along the way!
July 9 – LIVE Reading Iona Fay Bedtime Story – Book 1 – Part 8 – on the Facebook Group: Iona Fay Bedtime Story Club at 8 pm EST/5 pm PST; https://www.facebook.com/groups/IonaFay
July 23 – LIVE Reading Iona Fay Bedtime Story – Book 1 – Part 9 – on the Facebook Group: Iona Fay Bedtime Story Club at 8 pm EST/5 pm PST; https://www.facebook.com/groups/IonaFay
August 6 – LIVE Reading Iona Fay Bedtime Story – Book 1 – Part 10 – on the Facebook Group: Iona Fay Bedtime Story Club at 8 pm EST/5 pm PST; https://www.facebook.com/groups/IonaFay
August 20 – LIVE Reading Iona Fay Bedtime Story – Book 1 – Part 11 – on the Facebook Group: Iona Fay Bedtime Story Club at 8 pm EST/5 pm PST; https://www.facebook.com/groups/IonaFay
