Hawley grew up in suburbs of New York and Chicago. At Wellesley College, she majored in English literature with a minor in art history. During college summers, she studied art in Italy and acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in Manhattan.
Since then, she has been lucky to live in Manhattan, Rome, Bodega Bay, Santa Fe, Santa Barbara, and the Napa Valley. Now she has settled in the scenic San Juan Islands, Washington, nestled between the mainland United States and Canada's Vancouver Island. She keeps in touch with her son and grandson as well as with good friends from every period of her life.
In her memoir she is writting about a life of both good fortune and misfortune.
Seminars and Public Speaking
An experienced public speaker, Hawley has given her WriteAssets® seminars for Fortune 500 companies and for such nonprofits as the Stanford Alumni Association.
In Santa Barbara, she presented seminars for attorneys about the history and use of ethical wills; the Bar Association gave participants continuing education credits, and the seminar received high ratings.
Dr. Eric H. Boehm, Founder of ABC-CLIO, observed that, "Hawley creates and gives entertaining presentations about preserving personal and business history. Her relaxed, humorous style engages audiences."
I admire not only Hawley's engaging writing style but also, and perhaps even more, her ability to help others shape their material into book form.
— Michael Snell, Michael Snell Literary Agency
