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Maxine Thompson
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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...показать большеAbout 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.показать меньше
Книги автора Maxine Thompson
The Katrina Blues Hostage of Lies Рейтинг: 0 из 5 звезд0 оценокNever Knew Love Like This Before Рейтинг: 0 из 5 звезд0 оценокAffirmations and Essays for Melanoid People Рейтинг: 0 из 5 звезд0 оценокCapri's Second Chance Рейтинг: 0 из 5 звезд0 оценокL..A. Blues II: Рейтинг: 0 из 5 звезд0 оценокL.A. Blues III:: Smooth Stones Рейтинг: 0 из 5 звезд0 оценокA Place Called Home (Short Story Collection) Рейтинг: 0 из 5 звезд0 оценок