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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...visualizza altroAbout 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.visualizza meno
Libri di Maxine Thompson
Hostage of Lies The Katrina Blues Valutazione: 0 su 5 stelle0 valutazioniNever Knew Love Like This Before Valutazione: 0 su 5 stelle0 valutazioniAffirmations and Essays for Melanoid People Valutazione: 0 su 5 stelle0 valutazioniCapri's Second Chance Valutazione: 0 su 5 stelle0 valutazioniL..A. Blues II: Valutazione: 0 su 5 stelle0 valutazioniA Place Called Home (Short Story Collection) Valutazione: 0 su 5 stelle0 valutazioniL.A. Blues III:: Smooth Stones Valutazione: 0 su 5 stelle0 valutazioni