Traci Yates Poff, also writing as Liane Gentry Skye, is an award-winning motivational essayist. Her writings regarding autism have been featured in numerous magazines, newspapers, and books.

    Ms. Poff has recently founded It Takes a World Books, a non-profit publisher of literary material which strives to advance the mainstream public's knowlege about the vast range of abilities of people with autism and related differences.

    It Takes a World Books is currently seeking essays of 1000 to 1800 words for the publisher's debut compilation of motivational essays, Don't Cry for Me. Deadline for submission is July 1, 2005. For complete details, including submission guidelines, click here.