Bio

Richelle Putnam
www.richelleputnam.net
richput@mywebemail.net
updated September 26, 2009

EDUCATION:

Graduate of Gotham Writers Fiction Certificate Program
Graduate of three Institute of Children’s Literature courses: Writing for Children and Teenagers, Novel
Writing Course, and Creating and Selling Short Stories and Articles, an Advanced Writing Program
Graduate of Advanced Writing Program of Open College for the Arts, an affiliate of The Open
University, University of Glamorgan in England
Completed Gotham Writers Playwriting Course
Completed of Writer’s Digest School Novel Writing Course
Completed Anastasia Suen's Rhyming Picture Book Online Course
Completed Poetry Kit of Liverpool England’s Advanced Poetry Course 2007
Completed Poetry Kit of Liverpool England’s Advanced Nature Poetry Course 2007
Completed Spring 2007 Gotham Writers Advanced Poetry Writing Program
Completed Sara Light’s Creating Lyrical Contrast Course
Completed Danny Arena’s Composer Bag of Tricks Course
Completed Danny Arena’s Essential Music Theory for Songwriters
Completed Margaret Shauers Writing For Children Online Course
Completed Scott Wiggerman's Poetry Online Course

OTHER EDUCATION:
2004 Thinking/Writing Project, Harris High, Meridian, MS
2006 Yoknapatawpha Writing Program, Oxford, MS
2007 Mississippi Alliance for Arts “Arts in Education: Planning Effective Workshops for Teachers”
Seminar held at the University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS
Annually attends many writer workshops and conferences, including the Southern Breeze Society
Children’s Books Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Fall Conference, Mississippi Writers Guild Writers
Conference, Conference of Southern Literature, and others.

EXPERIENCE:

An Artist and Teaching Artist on the Mississippi Arts Commission Artist Roster
A Mississippi Humanities Speaker on the Art and Benefits of Journaling
Judge for the children’s division of the “Dream Realm Awards”, 2000, 2001, and 2002
Guest speaker for Mystic-Ink’s website chat on the topic “Assessing and Winning Writing
Competitions"
Featured guest and winning entry, "Coming Home," on Writer's Review
A featured writer on Para Normal Photos website
A featured writer on The Book Reviewers Site
A featured writer on Real Scary Stories website
Facilitated writer workshops on characterization, writing for children, and memoir writing at Meridian
Public Library in 2001
20th Century Club, topic: Characterization, February 21, 2002
October 4, 2001, speaker at Meridian Community College's Victorian Christmas Luncheon regarding
how Victorians celebrated Christmas and what made the Victorian Era memorable
Closing guest speaker at Poplar Springs School, Meridian, MS, 2005 Writer's Day
A Scribum Online author for online stories and articles
Judge for 2002-03 and 2003-04 Meridian Community College's Writing Competition, High School
Division
Judge for 2004-05 Cultural Arts, Literary Division of Magnolia Middle School, Meridian, MS
Judge 2005-06 Cultural Arts Fair, Literary Division of Northwest Junior High School
Judge 2007 Gulf Coast Writers Association Writing Competition – Fiction Division
Facilitated 10 week Journaling Sessions with Trustees of Lauderdale County Detention Center with
writer, Virginia Dawkins
Facilitated Journaling Sessions in conjunction with the Milken Youth Festival through Mississippi
Writers Guild and Community Service Grant with fourth grade gifted students of Clarkdale, Southeast,
Northeast, and West Lauderdale Elementary Schools and special needs students at Northeast
Elementary School
October 2006, writing workshop, Eudora Welty Library, Jackson, Mississippi
November 2006, Judge for EPIC New Voices Contest, Poetry Category
Online teacher of "Creating Memorable Characters" through Coursebridge.com
Former Staff Writer, All Headline News, a major Internet news source
Facilitates workshops on writing and publishing at private and public schools, home-schoolers,
libraries, and through various arts programs.
Teaches private creative writing lessons to children and adults
An online mentor to children and teen writers
Started and facilitated writer's groups at Northeast High School and Lamar School in Lauderdale
County
Speaker for the Reading and Writing Celebration at Vestavia Hills Elementary School, Birmingham,
Alabama
Teaches creative writing/songwriting at College for Kids, held each year at Meridian Community
College
Teaches creative writing through Meridian Community College’s Continuing Ed Program
Founder of Mississippi Writer’s Guild
Former Children’s and Young Adult Genre Editor for “Gotta Write Network”, which has been in
business since 1988
Former Staff Writer for Novel Advice, an online writer ezine
Former first reader for Net Author's E2K's Literary Journal, fiction category
Former first reader for Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine
Former feature article freelance writer for Meridian Plus
Literary Artist on the Artist Roster for the State of Mississippi
SCBWI/Southern Breeze Contact Person for the State of Mississippi
Selected in 2006 as one of five authors in the state for Mississippi’s All-Write Initiative
A 2007 Mississippi Regional Facilitator for Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Competition
Performed in the 2007 production, A Mother’s Son, Roxy Theatre, Newton, MS
Co-writer of A Mother’s Son, a historical play produced by Newton Theatre Company and which
premiered on November 29, 2007.
Co-writer of Women of Potta Chitto, a historical play based on the original script, A Mother’s Son.
Co-Writer and performer of the soundtrack, A Mother’s Son, consisting of eight songs co-written with
Ralph Gordon
Serves on Literary Advisory Task Force, Mississippi Arts Commission
2008 Southern-Breeze/SCBWI Fall Conference Coordinator
September 2008, performed live at the syndicated radio show, Sucarnochee Revue, Livingston,
Alabama
Served as 2009 judge for the Independent Books Publishers Association’s (IBPA) 2009 Ben Franklin
Awards in young-adult non-fiction category
A former Fiction Editor/Reviewer for Sotto Voce Magazine
Judge and performer for 2009 Loose Caboose Talent Competition
Speaker at 2009 MCC’s Tribute to Miss Sadie on The Importance of Preserving Stories. Editor of Miss
Sadie stories.
Participant in the 2009 Mississippi Museum of Art's Unburied Treasures: On the Road to honor
Mildred Nungester Wolfe, her art, and her family.
Open Mic Host and performer for Picayune’s Blues Fest, June 12th, 2009
Since 2005 has portrayed famous Mississippi writer, Eudora Welty, in original monologues and as one
of the characters in the one-act play, Was It Worth it?,” which she co-wrote with four other writers
Barry McMullan, Robert Ray, Virginia Dawkins, and Daniel Lee
Performed at the 2009 Country Day Festival, Union, MS
Performed at the Jimbeau Hinson Homecoming at the historical Roxy Theatre, Newton, MS, October
2009

PUBLISHING CREDITS

The Institute of Children's Literature; What Is Character
The Institute of Children's Literature; Dialogue Without Skipping a Beat
The Institute of Children's Literature: Developing Character Emotion" (Children's Version)
The Institute of Children's Literature: Dialogue: A Fine Art
The Institute of Children's Literature; The Ins and Outs of Conflict,
Writer's Korner's, What is Character?
Sunday Magazine, Our Search for Perfection
National Association of Women's Writer's (NAWW), Gourmet Writing
The Writing Parent Print Newsletter, Gourmet Writing,
The Writing Parent Website, Knocking the Block off of Writer's Block
Beginnings Magazine January 2001 issue; Obsession
Beginnings Magazine January 2001 issue; Coming Home
World Wide Writers, Truth and Mercy
Cup of Comfort for Mothers and Daughters, The Power of a Mother’s Love
Net Author’s website, For the Love of the Game
Orchard Press Mysteries, Betraying Scents
Lovewords November 2001, The Ficus Prophecy
Press-Tige Publishing Company, March 2001, Fallout
Suite 101’s Real People, Real Stories anthology, Finalist out of 600 entries, a Reader's Choice Forum
Pick, and published with the three winning entries in the, which included 17 essays short-listed by
Suite101.com's Editors as well as 10 essays selected by the Members of Suite101.com in the Readers'
Choice Forum (Read Essays) as both an ebook and print-on-demand trade paperback. The anthology
featured an introduction by George Anders, a Pulitzer-prize winning journalist and Silicon Valley
Bureau Chief for Fast Company magazine, The Incredible Miracle of the Internet
Novel Advice, Developing Character Emotions
Novel Advice; Conflict: The Ins and Outs
Wee Ones June 2002, non-fiction What Am I?
E2K Literary Journal May 2002 issue, Perfect Peace
Fiction Fix, Contests: One Foot in the Door
National Association of Women's Writers (NAWW) Writer’s Guide, Greener Pastures
Novel Advice's May 2002 Cyber Journal, Dialogue: A Fine Art
Boy's Quest December 2003, non-fiction article, Mystery Booms
Hopscotch Magazine for Girls August 2006 issue, Butterflies in the City
Hopscotch Magazine for Girls August 2006 issue; A Butterfly Lesson
Cayuse Press’s Book of Remembrance, Volume 2, Circle of Love
The Copperfield Review, summer 2002, historical fiction My Friend Anita
NAWW’S Feminine Writes Anthology, Gourmet Writing
NAWW’S Feminine Writes Anthology; What is Character
Obadiah Press Living by Faith Anthology, Starting Over
Romancing the Soul Anthology, The Quintessence of Romance
Writers Journal, This Old Man
Meridian Community College Literary Review, Perfect Peace
Novel Advice January 2003 issue, The Road to Success
Net Author April 2003, Conflicts: The Ins and Outs
Novel Advice's Cyber Journal April 2003 issue, Writing Poetic Language
Appleseeds January 2004 Issue, Spinning Ideas and Weaving a New World
Net Author, Character? What's That?
A Tribute to Mothers Anthology, Paperdoll Publishing, publisher, The poem, Who Can Know a
Mother's Love
MeridianPlus June 16-30 2006 issue; An Afternoon with Greg Cartmell
MeridianPlus July 1-15 2006 issue; The Casserole Patrol
MeridianPlus July 1-15 2006 issue; Wanted: Cold-Blooded Creatures (Must have Own Cage)
MeridianPlus July 16-31 2006 issue An Afternoon with The Painted Lady; Lunch With Michael Jackson
MeridianPlus August 1-15 2006 issue, Regina Richardson; a Treasured Stone
Southern-Hum Literary Journal September 2006 issue, Discarded
MeridianPlus November 2-17 issue; Volunteerism: Building Strong Families
MeridianPlus November 2-17 issue; Amber Jones, Mentor and Volunteer
MeridianPlus November 2-17 issue; Girl Scouts, Volunteers of Today, Leaders of Tomorrow
MeridianPlus November 21-December 3 – All I want for Christmas is an Incubator
MeridianPlus November 21-December 3 - Deck the “Halls” with the Giving Spirits of Maurice and
Cathy Hall
MeridianPlus December 1 – 15, 2006 – Project Ballet Meridian - Great Russian Ballet
MeridianPlus December 1 – 15, 2006 - Fourth Graders Pass on Spirit of Giving
MeridianPlus December 1 – 15, 2006 - At the End of the Rainbow with John Floyd
Truth and Mercy – Amazon Shorts, Amazon.com
Coming Home – Amazon Shorts, Amazon.com
Papa’s Presence – Oxford Towne, Oxford, MS
All Headline News www.allheadlinenews.com – over 324 articles
The Glass Vase of Clover – Common Ties www.commonties.com
Meet Poet Dorothy Holloway – Today’s Mississippi Woman
They – Mississippi’s Got Talent Anthology – 2007 The Winners Circle
The Remote Control: Reincarnated, USA Deep South, September 2007; Humor Press, December 2007
Song of Melissy –published in GCWA’s Short Story Anthology, Teacakes and Afternoon Tales
Spirit-Filled – Flashquake’s Dec/Feb issue
All About Need – November/December issue American Songwriter
You Can’t Go Back –published in 2008 Winners’ Circle book by Brick Streets Press
I Love You Because – Optioned by Blue Mountain Arts for publication
Tired of Outlaws and Chasing Desperadoes, Rebel Soldier, Forest for a Child, I Ain’t Leavin’ Tonight,
How Many Can You Take, and The Truth Hurts, So Tell Me A Lie – iRADIO LA Indie 104
You Can’t Go Back – Published in 2008 Mad Dogs & Moonshine Anthology
See The Boy – Featured song for January 2009 on Skope Radio
High Strung Woman – Featured song on Dr. Lou’s The Dr Lou Radio Show, New Jersey, World Wide
Independent Radio, WNJC 1360 AM - Saturday Nights 7-8PM Eastern - wnjc1360.com for January 10,
2009
January 2009 - Tallahatchie – Published in 2009 MCC Literary Review
January 2009, High Strung Woman featured song on Midnight Special Blues Radio, Live365
February 2009 - "Lost in You" featured on iradio la, Indie 104.
February 2009 - Banana Peel Radio, Vancouver, Canada chooses Richelle's CD for Worldwide play
April 2009 – R&B song, Change My Mind, featured song on Dr. Lou’s The Dr Lou Radio Show, New
Jersey, World Wide Independent Radio, WNJC 1360 AM - Saturday Nights 7-8PM Eastern - wnjc1360.
com March 28, 2009
April 2009 – Confessions of a Single Mother published in Brick Street 2009 Winners Circle Anthology
April 2009 – “Change My Mind” and Grierson’s Raid” on BandRadio, an innovative 24-hour streaming
radio station
May 2009 –Baby on my Knee, Soldier in May Heart on #1 Internet radio station iradio la, Indie 104
May 2009 – Midnight Special Blues Radio, Live 365 plays Change My Mind
May 2009 – Ridin’ a Railroad Car Songwriter Magazine published in July/August 2009 issue and on
American Songwriter Magazine website
June 2009 –See The Boy, All About Need, and High Strung Woman in rotation on Radio Crystal Blue
July 2009 –Take the Long Way Home for Love” in rotation on Acoustic Fuel Radio.
July 2009 –It’s All About Need on rotation on WomensRadio Independent Channel, Live365 Radio.
August 2009 –The Best of Me is Yet to Come in rotation on #1 Internet radio station iradio la
September 2009 – The Ghost Train in rotation on #1 Internet radio station iradio la
October 2009 – Take the Long Way Home featured a 2nd time on Women of Substance Radio’s Folk
Radio Show
December 2009 - Chosen again as a favorite Indie Folk Song by Women of Substance (WOS) Radio
listeners, Take the Long Way Home for Love” was featured again in the WOS December Folk Radio
Program.
December 2009 – Pongid Radio selects Richelle to be a featured artist on its radio program, debuting
her song “My Side of Bad.”
iradio la, Indie 104 selects "My Side of Bad" and "Take the Long Way Home for Love for rotation

Interviews with children's authors David Davis, Dorothy Thompson, Valerie Hardin, Gail Johnson,
Violet Ramos, Laura Backes, Jan Pierson, Jennifer LB Lessee, Peggy Tibbetts, Kathryn Lay, Jan
Peck, Diana Kimpton, and Dotti Enderle.

AWARDS:

1999 Writer’s Digest Writing Competition (Over 14,000 entries) – Finalist for “Song of Melissy”
1999 Write Spot Competition – Finalist for “North and South,”
January 2000, By-Line Magazine Children’s Story or Picture Book Competition – First Place winner for
“Song of Melissy"; Special Honorable Mention for “My Brother Kevin; Honorable Mention for “The
Three Gruff Billy Goats
2000 Mystic-Ink “Love That Romance” contest – First place winner for “The Quintessence of
Romance”, $500.00 in prizes
2000 Writer’s Arena 48 Hour Mystery Contest – First place winner for “The Chocolate Syrup Caper”
2000 Inscription’s Summer Romance Contest – Honorable Mention for “Beneath the Ruin”
By-Line Magazine's September 2002 Genre Fiction Competition - Honorable Mention for "Beneath the
Ruin
2000 World Wide Writer’s Competition – Third Place Winner for “Truth and Mercy”, prize money and
Publication in World Wide Writer’s Anthology #14
2000 Writer’s Digest Writing Competition (over 19,000 entries) Finalist in Genre Short Story Division
for “The Curse”, and finalist in Children’s Division for “My Brother Kevin”
August 2000 Byline Magazine Chapter of a Novel contest – Honorable Mention for “You Are My
Sunshine”
Coffeehouse for Writers Short Fiction Contest: “The Ficus Prophecy” - 2nd Place winner in, prize
money and publication on website, a site recognized by Writer’s Digest and Inscriptions Magazine
Beginnings Magazine Winter 2001 Writing Competition – First Place Winner for “Coming Home,” prize
money, publication in Beginnings print magazine and on website;
Fiction Fix’s Vocab-Confab Essay Rant Contest – “Gourmet Writing" First place winner in, prize,
published on website, recognized by Writer’s Digest and Inscriptions Magazine
ChildAuthor's writing competition - "My Brother Kevin," one of ten finalists
2001 Writer's Digest Writing Competition which had over 18,000 entries – Honorable Mention for “My
Grandpa’s Overalls”
Honorable Mention in the Blue Mountain Arts Poetry Competition - "Since I Met You," finalist
October 2001 WriteSafe Quarterly Competition Finalist and 2nd place winner for North and South
WriteSpot's 2002 Spring Writing Competition - Short story entitled "They" selected as finalist in and
won first place in
WriteSafe's third quarterly competition of 2002 – 1st Place Winner for “They”
Writer's Journal July 2001 Romance Writing Competition – first place for "This Old Man,"
By-Line Magazine's Flash Fiction Writing Competition - "Perfect Peace," Special Honorable Mention
Coffeebean Shop's Writer's Competition on Irish Coffee - "The Luck of the Irish," finalist
Writer's Unknown 2002 Summer Classic Writing Competition "Song of Melissy," finalist
2002 CNW/FFWA Writing Competition - First chapter of "Sons of Segbert," a historical fiction,
honorable mention
A Cup of Comfort for Mothers and Daughters, Adams Media Corporation, publisher, Spring 2003
Memoir - "The Power of a Mother's Love" top five finalist in writing competition, prize money and
publishing
WriteSafe's Quarterly competition -Truth and Mercy finalist
2002 Writer's Digest Writing Competition, which had over 19,000 entries -
Honorable Mention for "Lights in the Darkness"
Obadiah Press' 2002 "Faith" Writing Competition published in the Obadiah Press "Living by Faith"
Anthology - "Starting Over" a finalist published in anthology
WriteSafe's Quarterly Competition - "Life After Death" finalist
WriteSafe's Quarterly Competition - "You Can't Go Back” a semi-finalist
2005 Writer’s Digest Popular Fiction Contest - Honorable Mention for “You Can’t Go Back” in
Suspense/Thriller Category
CNW/FFWA 2004 Annual Writer's Competition - First Chapter of "You Are My Sunshine" 1st place
winner in the Children's Category
Fish Publishing's 2005 Fiction Contest - Confessions of a Single Mother, a long list finalist of over
1,700 entries in
Writer’s Digest 2005 Annual Fiction Competition, Literary Division “Confessions of a Single Mother”
third place winner
Writer’s Digest 2005 Annual Fiction Competition - “I Hate You, Mrs. Powell (My End of the World),”
Honorable Mention in, Children’s Category;
2006 Tallahatchie Riverfest William Faulkner Award Original Short Fiction Competition - Honorable
Mention for “Song of Melissy,”
2006 Ripley Main Street William Faulkner Writing Competition – 2nd place for North and South
December 2006 runner-up in Song of the Year Competition in contemporary category for My Wish
February 2007 – 2nd place winner, Clinton Art Council Writing Contest, College and Beyond Fiction
Writing Category for They, judged by Best Selling Author Carolyn Haines.
February 2007 – Honorable Mention, Song of the Year Competition in Contemporary category for The
World Is Much Bigger Than Me
April 2007 – Honorable Mention, Song of the Year Competition, Christian Category, for Thank God for
All the Little Things
September 2007 – Honorable Mention, Tallahatchie Riverfest William Faulkner Poetry Competition for
Tallahatchie
October 2007 - 2nd Place Winner for All About Need, American Songwriting Magazine's
November/December Songwriting Competition
October 2007 - 1st Place Winner Mimi Heitzmann Writers Competition for Song of Melissy.
December 2007 – Finalist for Remote Control: Reincarnated, Humor Press December Humor Contest
January/February 2008 – Honorable Mention – American Songwriter Magazine for Take the Long Way
home
March 2008 – 3rd Place Winner, Brick Streets Press Short Story Contest for You Can’t Go Back,
judged by Best Selling Author Barry Hannah.
March 2008 – 1st Place Winner, Poetry Division, for Tallahatchie, Meridian Community College Annual
Writing Competition.
April 2008 – Top five finalist with Ralph Gordon for Grierson’s Raid, Song of the Year Competition,
February 2008, Folk Category
June 2008 – Honorable Mention for See the Boy, Song of the Year, Rock Category, June 2008
September 2008 – Commendable Certificates from the UK Songwriting Competition on The Truth
Hurts (So Tell Me a Lie) and The Best of You (Is Yet to Come).
September 2008 – 1st place winner for Momma’s Hillside, William Faulkner Poetry Competition,
Tallahatchie Riverfest
October 2008 - Tired of Outlaws and Chasing Desperadoes chosen by i#1 Internet Radio Station,
IRADIO LA Indie 104, to be played on their station.
November 2008 – IRADIO LA accepted nine additional songs for play on the #1 Internet Radio. They
are: I Ain’t Leavin’, High Strung Woman, Tell Me, The Best of You is Yet To Come, Tell Me A Lie, See
The Boy, Ridin’ a Railroad Car, Change My Mind, and two co-written with Ralph Gordon, Grierson’s
Raid and Rebel Soldier
December 2008 – Runner Up, Christian/Gospel Category, Song of the Year, for His Love Overwhelms
Me
December 2008 – Top Ten finalist for Grierson’s Raid and Rebel Soldier in Crescent Music and Media’
s Civil War CD Compilation competition
December 2008 - See The Boy chosen as featured song for January 2009 by Skope Radio
January 2009 - High Strung Woman – chosen out of many song entries by Dr. Lou of the The Dr Lou
Radio Show, New Jersey, to be a featured song on World Wide Independent Radio, WNJC 1360 AM
January 2009 - High Strung Woman selected by Midnight Special Blues Internet Radio, Live 365, as a
featured song for rotation
February 2009 – Honorable Mention for American Songwriter Magazine’s Lyric Writing Competition
for My Baby on My Knee, My Soldier in My Heart.
February 2009 – Top Ten Finallist, Ginger Creek Records Pop/Country Artist competition
February 2009 - iradio la, Indie 104 selects "Lost in You" for play
February 2009 - Through Sonicbids Songwriting Competitions, Banana Peel Radio, Vancouver,
Canada selects Richelle's EPK to feature worldwide
February 2009 – Finalist for publication in Adams Media’s A Cup of Comfort of Christmas Stories.
March 2009 – Finalist in Spread the Word Gospel Compilation for His Love Overwhelms Me
April 2009 – Confessions of a Single Mother 1st place winner in Clinton’s Brick Street Writing
Competition, judged by Best Selling Author Jill Conner Browne
April 2009 – BandRadio, an innovative 24-hour streaming radio station, accepts “Change My Mind”
and “Grierson’s Raid” for play.
May 2009 – #1 Internet radio station iradio la, Indie 104 selects Baby on my Knee, Soldier in May Heart
for rotation
May 2009 – Honorable Mention for His Love Overwhelms Me Song of the Year March 2009
Christian/Gospel category
May 2009 – Midnight Special Blues Radio, Live 365, accepts Change My Mind for rotation
May 2009 – Ridin’ a Railroad Car receives Honorable Mention from American Songwriter Magazine
and will be featured in the July/August 2009 issue
June 2009 – Take the Long Way receives “Suggested Artist Placement Award” from Song of the Year
April, 2009’s Songwriting competition
June 2009 – Women of Substance Radio chooses Take the Long Way Home for Love” as a featured
song.
June 2009 – Radio Crystal Blue selects See The Boy, All About Need, and High Strung Woman for play
July 2009 – Acoustic Fuel Radio accepts Take the Long Way Home for Love” as a featured song.
July 2009 – WomensRadio Independent Channel on Live365 Radio accepts It’s All About Need as a
featured song.
August 2009 – #1 Internet radio station iradio la selects The Best of Me is Yet to Come for play
September 2009 – Honorable Mention for Walk With Me, Song of the Year Competition, Folk Category
September 2009 – 3rd Place winner, Tallahatchie Riverfest Fiction Writing Competition for Crossing
Bridges
September 2009 – Honorable Mention, Tallahatchie Riverfest Fiction Writing Competition for Life After
Death
September 2009 – 1st place winner for 2009 Tallahatchie Riverfest Playwriting Competition as co-
writer of “Was It Worth It,” with Robert Ray, Daniel Lee, Barry McMullan, and Virginia Dawkins
September 2009 – Semi-Finalist out of 6,000 entries into the 2009 UK Songwriting Competition for His
Love Overwhelms Me, Contemporary Christian Category
September 2009 – iradio la, Indie 104 selects The Ghost Train for play
October 2009 – “My Side of Bad” receives Honorable Mention in the 2009 Mike Pinder’s Songwars
Competition

ORGANIZATIONS: Member in good standing of the National SCBWI, Southern Breeze Division of
SCBWI; The Association of Writers and Writing Programs (AWP); Writer’s Bridge; Meridian Museum of
Art; Mississippi Writer’s Guild; Auxiliary Board Member of Meridian Council for Arts; Past Board
Member of Lauderdale County's Boys and Girls Club; Twentieth Century Literary Club; Roundtable
Chapter, Mississippi Federated Women’s Club; Mississippi Alliance for Arts in Education; Meridian
Council for the Arts Auxiliary Board Member; Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center Board
Member