Eureka F. Collins is an award-winning author, short story writer, inspirational speaker, founder and director of the Living To Be With God (LV2BWGOD) Network (www.LivingToBeWithGod.net) and publisher of the network's newsletter.  Her heart’s desire is to “Provide Christian literature that gives God the glory, honor and praise.” Over the past sixteen years, she has worked with thousands of individuals from all walks of life and all areas of corporate America, helping them to live a more effective and Christian life through literature. Collins is also the past Vice President of Education for a Toastmasters Club. She is an Area Governor for District 66 of Toastmaster International; which consists of six public speaking clubs and over 100 speakers.

Collins is the author of the highly acclaimed nonfiction work Strong Winds Change Lives, and the self-help Love Matters Most. She answers myriad requests of many aspiring writers with Literary Talks on Writing Short Stories. She is known for writing inspirational articles and short stories that have a unique twist to them. Several of her short stories have been featured in three popular anthologies, as well as on FatihWriters.com. Her writing prowess has guided hundreds of writers to knowing the what, how, and why of the short story. Collins' motivating efforts toward inspiring others can be summed up in her own words: “For me, it's about writers helping writers!”

Collins is also an inspiring speaker and interviewer. She has been invited to present awards, speak at conferences, and provide one-on-one mentoring to women. She is the recipient of the Competent Communicator (CC) public speaking certification and has been awarded several best speaker awards. She has hosted several interviews with entrepreneurs and business owners and published them in the LV2BWGOD Network’s newsletter.

She resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia with her husband and their son.