Francine Barish-Stern has been an author for over 30 years, and has received numerous awards for poetry and short stories. Her “Rainbow City” won first place and was published in “The Arts Newspaper.” She has written many articles for newspapers and magazines and has worked on over 15 books including, “TELL IT TO THE FUTURE” and “NEW HORIZONS.” She has recently finished her trilogy, "Code 47   to   B R EV Force.”   Francine has developed writing programs for all ages and has created and designed materials for numerous businesses. She teaches writing, acting and co- wrote and produced, the play, "The WE Nobody Knows" for Crown Players. Over the years, she has expanded to teaching writing and has worked with many authors editing their books.  Recently Francine co-wrote “How to Write from an Idea to Your Finished Story.”  She has also turned her love of writing to children and is currently tutoring children to develop their imaginations into brilliantly told stories.    

Also, an accomplished business writer, she has specialized in seminars on telemarketing.

Francine has recently added photography to her creative interests and has won a major prize for her first exhibit. Recently, her photograph, “Falls at the Bridge” was exhibited at the Art Museum of Western Virginia. All her art work are reproduced exclusively as Art on Gold.