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Joseph Richard Mannella

Joseph Richard Mannella has been a member of the Canadian Writers Society since 2005. Writing short stories since "forever", he really started enjoying it when his children asked him to read them to sleep, and he wrote fantastical stories for them, using the three of them as the main characters. A small sampling of his poetry (he is old school, preferring poetry with rhyme, rhythm and cadence, but he's getting to know more modern types as well) can be found on www.poetry.com.

He has no preference in style, enjoying everything from comedic to dramatic works. A prolific reader, he goes through fifty or so novels every year, and can usually be found with a Robert Jordan, Terry Goodkind, or Piers Anthony novel in his hands.

He is a computer buff (okay, not THAT buff, just what might be considered a connaisseur-in-the-making) and enjoys everything having to do with the internet (okay, despite the myriad e-mails he receives daily, he has NOT made application for that special loan or credit card and he is DEFINITELY NOT interested in splitting $47,000,000.00 with the widow of a deposed African president-for-life). In the not too distant past, he hosted a trivia show online.

He has most recently (June 2010) received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Creative Writing from Concordia University and is currently co-authoring a novel with Rosalie Avigdor.