Born and raised in the Philippines, Elizabeth Peláez Norris has been a long time resident of the San Francisco Bay Area. She holds Master’s degrees in Spanish and Education. She re...view moreBorn and raised in the Philippines, Elizabeth Peláez Norris has been a long time resident of the San Francisco Bay Area. She holds Master’s degrees in Spanish and Education. She retired from a 40 year career in teaching, 35 of which were at St. Joseph Notre Dame High School in Alameda where she taught Spanish and English. In 1991, she founded and served as adviser to PRISMS, the school’s award-winning literary/art magazine for 26 years. Her first collection of poetry, Inner Voices, received Artist Embassy International’s Literary Cultural Award in 2010.view less