FAST FACTS
» Cathy Yardley was born in Poughkeepsie, New York. For most of her life, she has lived in three of the major cities of California: San Diego, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. She currently lives in San Diego, CA with her husband, son, and black Labrador retriever.

» She graduated from UC Berkeley with a double major in Art History and Mass Communications.

» She has worked as a finance analyst, marketing manager, sales assistant, office manager, editor, and song lyricist.

» She writes both romance and “romantica™,” a blend of erotica and romance. She also writes Chick Lit, a humorous genre of women’s fiction.

» She often incorporates her heritage as a “hybrid” Asian-Caucasian-American into her writing.

» Her favorite pastimes are sleeping, eating chocolate, playing casual video games, and sleeping.

DOWNLOADABLE PHOTOS

Cathy appreciates all the requests for photographs for press use. The following photo is available for download in both mac (.sit) and pc (.zip) formats. All images are jpgs. Please let us know where you post your article so we can link to it. Thanks.

300dpi, 1200px
mac ~ pc

web-ready (right click on photo at left)

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Cathy regularly speaks at conferences and other events. Check out available workshop descriptions.

» Wednesday, July 30, 2008, 5:30-8:30pm
San Francisco Marriott, San Francisco CA
RWA's "Readers for Life" Literacy Booksigning

Every summer, Romance Writers of America puts on its annual "Readers for Life" booksigning benefit, and Cathy will be there (along with hundreds of fellow romance authors, all signing their latest titles). The booksigning is free and open to the public. Every year the benefit raises thousands of dollars. For more information please visit rwanational.com

The summer 2003 RWA event was in New York City (photo above).

Above: Cathy signed copies of her debut non-fiction novel, Will Write for Shoes and her June 2007 Blaze One Night Standards at RWA’s “Readers for Life” Annual Charity Book Signing, Dallas, TX.

For photos of Cathy's Milan, Italy signing to support the release of L.A. Woman, see the photo archive.

For the 2004 "Readers for Life" Literacy Booksigning, the signing was in Dallas, TX.