We are thankful for . . .

2016 is coming to a close and we are taking this holiday to look back at the many wonderful opportunities we've had over the past year:

• We are thankful to a our new Creatives Michael B. Judkins and Thomas P. Athridge, entrusting us with their stories.
• We are thankful to James D. King and Bianca Palmisano, for working with us on their second books.
• We are thankful to Aylin Vega, Ian Roberts, and A.C. Charlap, for working with us on new podcast series.
• We are thankful to Paul Dickinson Russell, for completing his fantasy epic, The Will of the Magi, so we can share it with the world.
• We are thankful to Shiella Bowler, Deepan Chatterjee, Joshua M. Morgan, Shayla Morris, and Philip J. Sipkov, along with our other Creatives for continuing to help us succeed.
• We are thankful to all of the wonderful members of our audio, design, and editorial staffs for all of their hard work on the many projects that have come our way.
• We are thankful to all the of the contributors to this year's aois21 annual, our first all digital literary magazine.
• We are thankful to Pablo Sierra of Walls of Books in DC, our new retail partner.
• We are thankful to Allen Robinson of Books and Other Found Things in Leesburg, for continuing to support our authors and events.
• We are thankful for every challenge and every opportunity, for it is only through them that we can really grow, and
• We are thankful for the new year to keep on growing and sharing our stories with the world!

From the aois21 staff . . .

Editor in Chief Corey Parker
"I am thankful for a job I like and a loving wife.
 I am thankful for all the authors who choose to share their stories with the world.
 I am thankful for good friends and good family relationships"

Tech Specialist Joshua Silberman
"I've often talked about how thankful I am for my family and friends, but this year I also want to include my girlfriend who I moved in with in August.  Simply put, she's inspired me to be more empathetic to the world around me."

Creative Adjacent Adam Wallick
"I'm thankful for the many opportunities I've had this year to spend time with my family."

Publisher Keith F. Shovlin
"I'm thankful for my wife and children, and all the opportunities I've had over the past year. I am also thankful for every new challenge that I've faced, and for those to come."

aois21 publishing signs writer Dr. Deepan Chatterjee

Clinical Psychologist’s book will be converted for digital market

MOUNT VERNON, VA – aois21 publishing, LLC announced today the signing of Deepan Chatterjee as an aois21 Creative. Dr. Chatterjee is the author of The First Prophetical, and he will be working with aois21 to convert it into an eBook and promote it online and throughout the DC area.

The First Prophetical is a collection of short fiction and poetry where all the stories and poems have common psychological thread running through them. Dr. Chatterjee released the collection in 2013 through Emma House Publishers and Lulu.com and with cover art designed by renowned Indian artist, Mr. Suchibrata Deb.

“Dr. Deepan Chatterjee shares a voice and a view that invite readers to listen and see,” said Janice Lynch-Schuster, senior writer for the Altarum Institute in Washington, DC. “He melds his professional experiences as a clinical psychologist with his creative skills, creating a collection of fiction and poetry that reflects his compassion, his insight, and his imagination.”

This is Dr. Chatterjee’s first published collection, though he has been writing poetry and short fiction since he was a teenager. He has won national and regional awards for his writing and it has been featured in newspapers, literary magazines, and even art exhibitions, such as “Poets and Painters” at The Artist’s Gallery, in Columbia, MD. Dr. Chatterjee will also be taking part in aois21’s poetry podcast series, Passion on the Page.

Originally from Calcutta, India, Dr. Chatterjee is currently a licensed Clinical Psychologist in Maryland. He has over 13 years’ experience in providing diagnostic evaluations, individual, family and group psychotherapy, crisis counseling, psychopharmacological consults, as well as psychological assessment services to children, adolescents, adults, couples, geriatric adults, families and criminal offenders. He has published papers in peer-reviewed journals and presented seminars and workshops to professionals on topics of immigrant psychology, addiction, optimism, and dual diagnosis at several major conferences

"We are honored to have the opportunity to work with a writer of Dr. Chatterjee’s esteem," said Keith F. Shovlin, aois21’s executive officer. "He is an excellent example of how everyone has a story in them. Together we will help share his stories with a wider market.”