Tennessee Writers Alliance

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Darnell Arnoult, novelist (Sufficient Grace) and SIBA award-winning poet (What Travels With Us). www.darnellarnoult.com

S.L. Baer, novelist, is the author of Appalachian Spring. For more information, see his website www.slbaer.com

Sybil Baker, author of the novel THE LIFE PLAN (Casperian Books, March 2009). For more information see www.sybilbaker.com and http://sybilbaker.blogspot.com/.

Ruthie-Marie Beckwith is the author of the novel, Seven Days at Oak Valley and The Arlington Poems. Samples of her work can be found at www.ruthiemariebeckwith.com

Roy Burkhead, founder of the MTSU Writer's Loft, MFA graduate and more. http://personalpages.tds.net/~leslieor/index.htm

J.T. ELLISON is the bestselling author of the critically acclaimed Taylor Jackson series. Her most recent book is THE COLD ROOOM. Ellison lives in Nashville with her husband and a poorly trained cat. Visit http://www.JTEllison.com for more information.

Helen Hemphill, young adult and children's author. Hailed as a "strong new voice in children's literature" by Kirkus, her novels include Runaround (Front Street, 2007, 10+) and Long Gone Daddy (Front Street, 2006, 13+). http://www.helenhemphill.com/

Jane Hicks, poet (Blood & Bone Remember) and fiber artist known as the Cosmic Possum. www.cosmicpossum.com

River Jordan, author (The Messenger of Magnolia Street, The Gin Girl) Southern storyteller, speaker ("The Power of Story") has a radio program on WRFN and on the Internet. www.backstoryontheradio.com http://www.riverjordan.us/

Valentine Leonard, Ph.D. and affiliate of Amherst Writers and Artists, facilitates the Memphis Writers Ensemble, a growing community of creative writers in the Memphis area. Workshops, readings, and retreats.www.valentineleonard.com

Leslie Lytle, poet, fiction writer, and journalist, has a new book recently released by the University Press of New England. Execution's Doorstep is a collection of five true stories in narrative format recounting the experiences of individuals sentenced to death for crimes they did not commit. See www.executionsdoorstep.com.

Richard Modlin (writer, naturalists, lecturer), author of the travel adventure memoirs Malachite Lion, A Travel Adventure in Kenya and Chasing Wings, Birding Exploits and Encounters.www.richardmodlin.comandwww.hartsidepublishing.com

Terry Price is a fiction writer with an MFA from Spalding University in Louisville and is a mentor in The Writer's Loft creative writing program at Middle Tennessee State University.http://www.terryprice.net

Kathy Hardy Rhodes, author of Pink Butterbeans and editor of Muscadine Lines: A Southern Journal. www.kathyhardyrhodes.com www.pinkbutterbeans.com and www.asouthernjournal.com

James E. Robinson, songwriter, author, counselor, and speaker. His songs have been recorded by major artists in many genres. Jim and wife Teresa are cofounders of Prodigal Song Ministries www.ProdigalSong.com. They travel and perform throughout the country.The Flower of Grass, Robinson’s first novel, was published in 2008.http://www.lionhudson.com/Monarch/9781854248794

Max Sanders has two new children’s books that are printed by Lightning Source and available to major booksellers through Ingram and others such as www.Amazon.com. The titles are Hippy the Happy Hippo and Max’s Cloud Critters. More detail about the books and Max’s “A Magical Wish” mission are on his website, www.amagicalwish.com.

Rami Shapiro: Rabbi Rami is an award-winning author and writing coach. His newest book is Recovery, The Sacred Art (Skylight Paths, 2009), an interfaith look at Twelve Step programs. Rami also writes a Q&A column for Spirituality & Health magazine entitled "Roadside Assistance for the Spiritual Traveler." www.rabbirami.com

George Singleton has been published in a variety of magazines and journals, including Oxford American and New Stories From the South. He is the author of These People Are Us, The Half-Mammals of Dixie, Why Dogs Chase Cars, Drowning in Gruel, Novel, and Work Shirts for Madmen. His latest book is Pep Talks, Warnings, and Screeds: Indispensible Wisdom and Cautionary Advice for Writers. www.georgesingleton.com

Faye Turner, author of Ancient Historical Fiction series, Son of the Bracelet, and owner of Ki Eea Key Press, is currently writing her third novel in the life of Alexander the Great as told by his physician, Daneion Pelos, later known as Philip of Akarnania. Visit her website at http://www.ki-eea-key.com/

Kory Wells' novel-in-progress was a finalist in the William Faulkner competition. Published in prose and poetry. www.korywells.com

Amy Lyles Wilson is a writer, editor, and workshop leader with degrees in English, journalism, and theology. A trained leader in the Amherst Writers and Artists writing workshop method, she is on the board of TWA. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications, as well as on National Public Radio. www.AmyLylesWilson.com.