Salt in the Sugar Bowl
Book Talks
"By far the best meeting we've ever had! Thanks for joining us & sharing your story. It blessed me more than you will ever know."
- Yvonne, Sistas @ Heart Book Club
"Not healing that inner child shows up in all aspects of relationships. It was so good to speak about generational curses and how to break the cycle. ... Baby we let it all out, and then some.
-Shaquina @ Let's Get Social Raleigh! Book club
What's Happened!
October 2024: My novel-length manuscript, The House That Built Us, long listed for Blair Publisher's 2024 Bakwin Award for Full-Length Prose: Stay Tuned!
Honorable Mention for short story "Hurdles": Craft Literary Magazine's 2024 Short Fiction Prize
Black History Celebrating Black Authors: Halle Cultural Arts Center, Apex, NC, January 2024
Panelist at Griot & Grey Owl Black Southern Writer's Conference, November 2023.
Scuppernong Books, Feb. 9, 2023: North Carolina Literary Review 20022 Alex Albright Creative Nonfiction Awards Reading
Black History Celebration: Reading at Halle Cultural Arts Center, Apex, NC
South Carolina Writers Association: "Get Into Your Write Space" creative writing workshop via Zoom
North Carolina Literary Review's Albright Creative Nonfiction Virtual Reading:
North Carolina State University's OLLI Program: "Get Into Your Write Space" creative writing workshop
Quail Ridge Books: in conversation with author, Nadia Owusu about memoir Aftershocks
WUNC (PBS) "The State of Things" panel interview for All the Songs We Sing: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Carolina African American Writers' Collective
Wake County Public Library Zoom workshop: GRANT WRITING 101: Insider Tips for Winning Proposals.
Recipient of 2021 United Arts Council Artist Support Grant for creative nonfiction
Wake County Public Library "Get Into Your Write Space" creative writing workshop
Fearrington Village, Pittsboro, NC Heartspace Anthology Debut Reading
Quail Ridge Books: in conversation with author, Leesa Cross-Smith about Whiskey and Ribbons
NC Public Library:
Salt in the Sugar Bowl Book Talks: Washington County Public Library, Kinston-Lenoir Public Library, Durham Public Library, Wilson Public Library,
Barnes & Noble in Durham & Cary,
Scuppernong Books in Greensboro
Quail Ridge Books: introduction of author, Terri McMillan
Virtual Workshops
Get Into Your Write Space
Your unique sensibilities should be at the heart of your writing journey. Through ninety minutes of discussion and exercises, you will tap into what ignites your passion, clarify who you’re writing for, and understand how your reading and routines can lead to greater skills, commitment, and productivity. The outcome: a concrete vision for your personalized fiction-writing practice.
GRANT WRITING 101: Insider Tips for Winning Proposals
Learn strategies I learned as a professional grant writer. I won more than $20 million in federal, state, and local grants for schools and community organizations. As a result of my workshops, organizations have won millions on their own.
