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| THERESA JENSEN LACEY PO Box 1175 Fairhope, AL 36533 Email Me! |
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A freelance writer, journalist, mother of two, former newspaper columnist and teacher, Lacey has been writing for 26 years. Lacey has been nominated to the 1995 WHO'S WHO IN THE SOUTHEAST and is a charter member of the Tennessee Writer's Network.
Her writing experience has been with six newspapers and several magazines, among them the award-winning national collegiate magazine, ORIENTATION. She has published over 700 articles on a variety of topics.
Lacey has received positive criticism from authors such as the late Alex Haley (ROOTS), W.E.B. Griffin (MASH, THE CORPS, LINE OF FIRE), and Dr. John C. McCollister (THE CHRISTIAN BOOK OF WHY, among others; and President of American Writer's Guild).
Note to publishers from Theresa Lacey:
Until his sudden passing in 1992, ROOTS author Alex Haley was a neighbor of mine when I lived in Norris, Tennessee. I was a struggling writer, working at the Museum of Appalachia there, and we struck up a friendship when he would visit his long-time friend, fellow writer and museum owner, John Rice Irwin. When I shared some of my writing with Alex, AND told him of receiving rejection letters for that work, he was insistent that I never give up. "You're a good writer, and there's always room for more good writers," he told me. "Keep writing. Don't let rejection letters stop you from writing more." As a result of my meeting and being encouraged by him, I named a character in GROWING SEASON after him (the character Alex Parker).
W.E.B.Griffin has long been a writer in the military-thriller genre, but first wrote Young Adult novels. He's read some of my work, including GROWING SEASON, and in reading that, proclaimed me "a truly gifted storyteller"--high praise coming from a great writer like him!
Dr. McCollister and I met at a writers' conference, and in some of our correspondence after that, he wrote in response to my writing samples: "I look forward to seeing your titles in bookstores such as Barnes and Noble and thinking, 'I know her.'" All this has served to keep me going and inspire me to do my best writing.
Besides writing, I also enjoy giving presentations at workshops. I
have been a speaker at nearly two dozen events and/or workshops, including
the Tri-State Book Fair in Owensboro, KY (various years), a featured
author/speaker at the annual Southern Festival of Books in Nashville, TN,
(2001) and a featured author at the South Eastern Book Sellers Association
in Atlanta (2000). I have also been a featured speaker on the Grand Ole
Opry's radio station, WSM (two occasions). Feel free to contact me in regard
to speaking engagements.Please know that I am an author who loves promoting her works. I enjoy speaking engagements, storytelling, and being in touch with my readers. This, of course, translates to more sales of "our" books. If a title intrigues you, contact me or my agent:
Lantz Powell
Literary Agency for Southern Authors
Chattanooga, TN
tel: 423.893.5539
email: southernlitagent@aol.com