{"id":268,"date":"2024-06-11T05:43:56","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T05:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kishakaye.com\/?page_id=268"},"modified":"2025-04-29T12:23:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T12:23:36","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kishakaye.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"268\" class=\"elementor elementor-268\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ce810ea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ce810ea\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Aspiring author Kisha Marc-Charles, known affectionately as Kaye, hails from the Tarhills of North Carolina. After serving honorably in the United States Air Force, Kaye transitioned to her true calling as an educator, leaving imprints of inspiration in classrooms across Richmond, Virginia, Dallas, Texas, and her current home in Houston, Texas.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a middle school teacher, Kaye\u2019s classroom has been described as \u201ca bit louder than others but it works!\u201d She contributes this to her openness to allow students to still be kids, as long as they do it while reading and writing,\u00a0too!\u201d<\/p><p>Outside the classroom, Kaye\u2019s passion for storytelling continues to blossom. An aspiring author, she crafts\u00a0multicultural worlds that\u00a0explore mythology, folklore, and magic themes. Her current work in progress swims off the pages, captivating young readers with vivid imagery and heartfelt storytelling.<\/p><p>In addition to her roles as an educator and writer, Kaye serves as the Co-regional Advisor for the Society of Children\u2019s Book Writers and Illustrators, guiding a dynamic community of over 500 regional members. In this capacity, she organizes community activities, retreats, and webinars for budding authors and illustrators.<\/p><p>In every role she embodies \u2013 soldier,\u00a0educator, writer \u2013 Kaye continues to strive for excellence and honor in all she does.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-924e633 elementor-reverse-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"924e633\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-801d455\" data-id=\"801d455\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffe7e3d animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ffe7e3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:1200}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Society of Children's Book Writers (SCBWI)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dc0620 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dc0620\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:1300}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI am the co-regional advisor for the SCBWI Houston Region. I have the honor of helping other children&#8217;s book writers connect with fellow creatives and increase their crafts. My favorite part is organizing engagements to boost the writing community in Houston. Visit us to learn more about our organization.\u00a0<a style=\"color:white\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scbwi.org\/regions\/houston\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.scbwi.org\/regions\/houston&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1719073144851000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3GuWu0BRdHMcgZ8h8UdLh0\">https:\/\/www.<wbr \/>scbwi.org\/regions\/houston<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4210cf8\" data-id=\"4210cf8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b6980a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b6980a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ca0b75c\" data-id=\"ca0b75c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdf02cd animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cdf02cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.scbwi.org\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/kishakaye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SCBWI_Member.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-940\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e92cc7\" data-id=\"3e92cc7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6505a4 animated-slow elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d6505a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scbwi.org\/members\/kaye\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/kishakaye.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SCBWI-Member-5.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-941\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bio Aspiring author Kisha Marc-Charles, known affectionately as Kaye, hails from the Tarhills of North Carolina. 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