Marcia Meiernbsp;is annbsp;award-winning journalist and writer andnbsp;the owner and director of the Santa Barbara Writers Conference. She is the author ofSanta Barbara: Paradise on the Pacificnbsp;andnbsp;a former editor of theSanta Barbara News-Press.Her work has appeared in theArizona Republic,Central Coast Magazine,Huffington Post,Los Angeles Times,Seattle Times, andSanta Barbara Magazine. She lives in Santa Barbara, California.