I’ve had no time to update the news. The Decatur Book Festival was a great success. I met many people, sold numerous books, and enjoyed all the special events.

DOGWOOD BLUES was nominated for a 2015 Georgia Author of the Year Award for First Novel.

Samuel’s Wife, a short story published byThe Broadkill Review, was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in Fiction.

I’ve spoken to twelve book clubs about Dogwood Blues.

Erica Gerald Mason and I discussed Creating a Sense of Place on a panel  at the Allatoona Book Festival.

At the Chattahoochee Writers Conference, I enjoyed leading a class on The Archaeology of Memoir.

Brenda Sutton Rose

Author of Dogwood Blues, a work of southern fiction.