Louisiana Authors Kimberly Willis Holt Elaine Grant Tim Gautreau Baton Rouge and Surrounding Areas Cindy Foust Lawana Blackwell John Ed Bradly Sylvia Rochester
Slide 2Louisiana Authors In Baton Rouge Elaine Grant Lawana Blackwell Sylvia Rochester
Slide 3Sylvia Rochester
Slide 4Biography Born and brought up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Moved on from LSU with a degree in expressions and science with a fixation in Fine Arts and English In Alabama she worked for NASA She has two children and seven grandsons She put in two years with the Peace Corps in Ethiopia
Slide 5Works When Evil Loves – a ladies who lost her adoration may be infatuated with an executioner The Sweet Smell of Death – dramatization of the legislature is conveyed to LA\'s narrows Shadow of the Soul – merciless grasps of winter in 1870 blows in an energizing novel Come Back My Love – Civil War acquires more than division of a country; it hails a hazardous secret
Slide 6Style Her works originate from pictures in her psyche. Composes sentimental anticipation and paranormal romance books. Her goes to numerous spots including Europe and Africa motivate her to compose. Invests hours making a trip to inlets in South Louisiana hunting down future works of art and novel settings.
Slide 7Elaine Grant
Slide 8Biography Born in 1951 in a residential area thirty miles outside of Auburn, Alabama Resident of Baton Rouge, LA for a long time Married with one child Loves stallions, cultivating, baseball, eating sushi Her first short story distributed in a nearby daily paper Wrote her first novel at age sixteen
Slide 9Works Make Believe Mom "Instant mother simply include a life partner and seven children!" Roses For Chloe A 150-year-old southern manor named Caroline is being spooky by adoration, enthusiasm, and an apparition named Chloe. Little Book of Baseball This book is a manual for baseball for kids beginning t-ball. It clarifies the enormity of the amusement and why it is America\'s side interest.
Slide 10Style • Elaine Grant is a gifted writer, she enthralls you with roar with laughter minutes and in addition tear-wiping murmurs • She takes repulsiveness, satire, show, and sentiment and can wrap them up in one book
Slide 11Mrs. Lawana Blackwell
Slide 12Her Life Born Feb. 1952, Baton Rouge Took composing courses at LSU Married with three children Realized at forty God called her to compose Christian-based books
Slide 13Her Works Writes Christian and verifiable romance books The Gresham Chronicles Tales of London The Maiden of Mayfair The Victorian Serenadea
Slide 14Writes convincing plots with reasonable character advancement and profound knowledge. Characters in the book learn lessons about God\'s adoration and pardoning. She says in regards to her work, "When you compose a book, a tiny bit of you goes into each character." Her Style
Slide 15Louisiana Authors In Surrounding Areas Tim Gautreau Kimberly Willis Holt John Ed Bradly Cindy Foust
Slide 16Cindy Foust
Slide 17Biography Was conceived in Lake Arthur LA, however now she lives in West Monroe, LA. Is hitched and has two kids. Started distributed her books when her child, Samuel, passed on. "I trust God laid it on my heart." Cindy Foust
Slide 18Austin Alligator I\'ll See You Guys Later Benny Bear Having A Baby Sister Isn\'t Fair Claude and Callie Cat When We Get In A Spat Douglas Duck I Think My Pacifier Is Stuck Elephant Emma Lou I\'ve Lost My Pretty Tutu Freddy Fox I\'ve Got The Chicken Pox Glen Goose There\'s A Babysitter On The Loose Harry Hippo My Doctor\'s Name Is Chico Iguana Ike The Truth Is What I Like Johnny Jackelope You Must Believe in Hope Works
Slide 19Style Writes youngsters\' books for each letter of the letter set, helping kids adapt to ordinary life. She says, "Composing another book takes six hours to six months." Rhyming is utilized all through every last bit of her books.
Slide 20John Ed Bradley
Slide 21Biography John Ed Bradley was conceived on August 12, 1958. He was conceived in Opelousas, Louisiana. John Ed Bradley was an all SEC Center at LSU. He turned into a creator when his football playing days were over. " Tupelo Nights" was his first novel.
Slide 22Works It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium . Collection of memoirs of Bradley\'s encounters as a LSU Tiger "His book is far beyond just football once you read it."- Mark Warren Two different books are Tupelo Nights and My Juliet .
Slide 23Style Major subjects: - Love - Murder - Racism - Sports An author of extraordinary force and power
Slide 24Tim Gautreaux
Slide 25BIOGRAPHY Tim Gautreaux was brought up in Morgan City, Louisiana. As a child, he was given a where he started his composition vocation. Filling in as an educator helped him improve as an essayist. He is currently an essayist and a teacher at Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond.
Slide 26WORKS His prior works have showed up in Harpers, The Atlantic Monthly, GQ, and Zoetrope. He has composed: The Next Step in the Dance , Same Place, Same Things , The Clearing , and Welding With Children.
Slide 27STYLE His written work demonstrates enormous points of interest and completely clarifies little subtle elements Characters are standard individuals who experience unusual occasions
Slide 28Kimberly Willis Holt
Slide 29Biography Born in Pensacola, Florida on September 9, 1960. Kimberly\'s mom was an instructor; her dad filled in as a culinary expert for the U.S Navy. Her "enthusiastic home" was Forest Hill, Louisiana. Kept in touch with her first book in 1998. She says, "Louisiana gave me my underlying foundations; Texas gave me my branches." Favorite nourishments: dim chocolate, and chicken and dumplings. Most loved leisure activities: perusing, motion pictures, and going to plays. Most loved books: To Kill a Mockingbird , and The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter.
Slide 30Works My Louisiana Sky: Tiger Ann Parker lives with her grandma and guardians in Saitter, Louisiana. Tiger\'s folks are rationally moderate, however she is a straight "An" understudy who ends up being increasingly humiliated of her folks . At the point when Zachary Beaver Came to Town: This Story is around a 13 year old kid who moves to Texas. His life comprises of for the most part misfortune and fellowship.
Slide 31Style When Zachary Beaver Came to Town It is miserable, cheerful, amusing, and everything else. My Louisiana Sky (First Book) "It had an incredible storyline and I adored the characters." This book is extraordinary for spitfires. The creator made a superb showing with regards to with acquiring demise, misery, sentiment, and energy. From Barnes & Nobles\' Reviewers
Slide 32Bibliography www.elainegrant.com www.bookbrowse.com www.Atlanta.creativeloafing.com www.louisiana.edu www.sylviarochester.com www.bayoustudios.com www.christianbook.com www.historicalromancewriters.com www.randomhouse.com www.2theadvocate.com www.powells.com www.esquire.com www.gardendistrictbookshop.com www.Amazon.com Personal Interviews: Elaine Grant, Sylvia Rochester, Lawana Blackwell Phone Interviews: John Ed Bradley, Cindy Foust Internet Interviews: Tim Gautreaux, Kimberly Willis Holt
Slide 33Special Thanks To: All of the partaking writers All of Mrs. Mill operator\'s Classes, particularly Technical Support Students: Kelli Blount Dainon Miles Zachary Luker Holton Hancock Joshua Arnone Michael Bochicchio Kyle Haigler Dylan Philippe Ian Douglas