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Maxine Thompson
About the Author
Maxine E. Thompson was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, but has resided in Los Angeles, California since 1981. After graduating from Wayne State University in Detroit, Mi...ver maisAbout the Author
Maxine E. Thompson was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, but has resided in Los Angeles, California since 1981. After graduating from Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, she worked as a Child Protective Services social worker for twenty-three years, first in Detroit, then later in Los Angeles.
Ms. Thompson attempted her first novel, The Hidden Sword, at the age of 16, when she was the first black student to integrate St. Francis High, an all-white school, in Traverse City, Michigan in 1967. In 1989, Ms. Thompson became a recipient of an honorable mention in Ebony’s first writing contest for her short story, “Valley of the Shadow.” In 1994, she won an award for her short story, “The Rainbow,” through the International Black Writers’ Association (IBWA). She won a PEN Award for her first novel, The Ebony Tree. She has had poems, short stories and articles published in e-zines, national magazines, such as The Writer and Final Call, and anthologies such as Proverbs for the People. She has written three self-publishing columns on the Internet found at
http://www.careermag.com, http://www.bwip.org, and
http://www.blackmarket.com. She is the author of five novels,
The Ebony Tree, No Pockets in a Shroud, (Hostage of Lies), LA Blues, LA Blues 2, and LA Blues 3, a contributor to 5 anthologies, an author of novella, Capri’s Second Chance, How-to-Write, Publish, and Market Ebooks (2000). She has written
She began hosting internet radio on March 5, 2002 at VoiceAmerica.com, and continues to this day on Artistfirst.com, where she started on March 4, 2004 and still interviews authors, and keeps abreast of the news in the publishing industry.
Ms. Thompson is also the founder of Black Butterfly Press, which created an e-zine for new and self-published writers called On The Same Page,(www.maxinethompson.com), and later created a blog, at Maxinethompsonbooks.com. Dr. Maxine Thompson is the owner of Maxine Thompson’s Literary Agency and Maxine Thompson’s Literary Services where she acts as a literary agent, a ghostwriter, a book doctor, and a developmental editor. Email maxtho@aol.com.ver menos
Livros de Maxine Thompson
The Katrina Blues Never Knew Love Like This Before Nota: 0 de 5 estrelas0 notasHostage of Lies Nota: 0 de 5 estrelas0 notasAffirmations and Essays for Melanoid People Nota: 0 de 5 estrelas0 notasCapri's Second Chance Nota: 0 de 5 estrelas0 notasL..A. Blues II: Nota: 0 de 5 estrelas0 notasL.A. Blues III:: Smooth Stones Nota: 0 de 5 estrelas0 notasA Place Called Home (Short Story Collection) Nota: 0 de 5 estrelas0 notas