Someone is impersonating Francesca Rheannon and the radio program and podcast Writer’s Voice in order to solicit authors for fraudulent interviews and request money.

The person or persons involved have been using a variety of email addresses, such as (but not limited to) thewritersvoicepodcast@gmail.com and contact.francesca.wpkn@gmail.com. These email addresses are not associated with Francesca Rheannon or Writer’s Voice.

The fraudulent accounts have used Francesca Rheannon’s name and photograph and have contacted authors through contact forms on websites, inviting them to appear on Writer’s Voice. At least one author was subsequently asked to make a $400 bank transfer to a purported “payment manager.”

Writer’s Voice never charges authors or publishers for interviews. We do not charge booking fees, appearance fees, scheduling fees, promotional fees, or any other fee in connection with an interview. We will never ask an author or publisher to make a bank transfer or other payment in order to appear on the program.

If you receive an interview invitation claiming to be from Francesca Rheannon or Writer’s Voice from thewritersvoicepodcast@gmail.com or contact.francesca.wpkn@gmail.com or any email address using any email domain other than writersvoice [dot] net, please do not respond, send money, provide banking information, or click on payment links. The message did not come from Francesca Rheannon or Writer’s Voice.

If you are uncertain whether an invitation from Writer’s Voice is genuine, please contact Francesca Rheannon through the official contact information on this website, francesca [at] writersvoice [dot] net.

Finally, you can find a list of companies (including Writer’s Voice) being impersonated by scammers at Writer Beware.

Again: Writer’s Voice does not charge guests for interviews.