Speaker and award-winning author Maria Murnane signs It's a Waverly Life.
Light Luncheon Provided
A former PR executive who abandoned a successful career to pursue a more fulfilling life, Maria Murnane is the author of the award-winning romantic comedy Perfect on Paper. At many of her speaking engagements she shares the “story behind the story,” an entertaining tale of courage, passion and perseverance that has inspired audiences across the country to follow their dreams—no matter what. She has been featured in USA Today, Publishers Weekly,
Entrepreneur, Money, Shape, and PopSugar. Maria is also a blogger for CreateSpace and helps entrepreneurs and aspiring writers realize their dreams of becoming published authors. She was a Regents’ and Chancellor’s Scholar at UC Berkeley, where she graduated with high honors in English and Spanish and was an Alumni Scholar. She also received a master’s degree in integrated marketing communications from Northwestern University.