Norma Knowles-Bastien was first published as a teenager in the Daily Chronicle newspaper. She continued to write but chose teaching as her profession. Among Bastiens published work...view moreNorma Knowles-Bastien was first published as a teenager in the Daily Chronicle newspaper. She continued to write but chose teaching as her profession. Among Bastiens published works are: a children's rhyming storybook, a job search guidebook, and two weekly newspaper columns. She has completed advanced novel and screenwriting programs in her efforts to hone her skills as a writer.
Biancas Journey is this authors first novel which was originally written as a screenplay and registered/WGA/1990 with the working title Jacuzzi Nights. Bastien won an Opus Magnum Award from CCS in Beverly Hills for this project, and a synopsis of her script was featured in Premiere Magazine.
Bastien is much traveled, has lived in London and New York, and presently resides in Azusa, California. She has a daughter and two granddaughters under 8.view less