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Shelia Elizabeth Lipsey (born July 20,1954) is an African-American writer of Christian fiction and non-fiction Christian literature, inspirational speaker, literary consultant, acquisitions editor, and freelance copyeditor. Her novels are known and widely applauded and celebrated for their realism and powerful messages about relationships,love, forgiveness, and redemption. Combined with romantic and dramatic storylines, Lipsey's literary works are tagged as "Perfect stories about imperfect people. She is a multi-bestselling author for Black Expressions and BCNN1 (Black Christian News Network Independent Authors)

Biography

Shelia E. Lipsey is a native of Memphis, Tennessee. She graduated from Mitchell Road High School in Memphis, Tennessee, followed by Tennessee Area Vocational School where she earned a Stenographer's Certificate. Later in life, she became an alumnus of Belhaven College(Jackson, Mississippi), where she majored in Business and graduated magna cum laude. She worked in Corporate America in the Human Resources arena prior to becoming a professional writer, copyeditor and literary consultant. Lipsey has two sons, Kevin Delone (b. 1971), and Davey Jerome (b. 1974). Lipsey began reciting poetry in numerous churches throughout Memphis, Tennessee starting at age six. She began writing poetry and speeches as a middle school student, but did not recognize her true gift of writing and speaking until 1997 when she journaled her feelings of grief after her fiance' was brutally murdered. As a result of journaling over a three year span, Lipsey transformed her journals into her first fictional manuscript, Always, Now and Forever (2000) Shortly thereafter, she penned her first nonfiction manuscript, A Christian's Perspective-Journey Through Grief (2002). Lipsey travels across the country speaking at numerous churches, book club events, conferences, and special occasion events. Literary Career

In addition to her own writing, Lipsey is one of the acquisiton editors of Bonita And Hodge Publishing Group, LLC, an independent small press publishing house that produces the works of writers from all genres. Lipsey is the founder and organizer of Black Writers And Book Clubs (BWABC) Literacy Festival, an annual festival that promotes literacy by uniting some of the nation's top black writers with avid readers and book clubs from across the country. Shelia is the founder and president of Memphis African American Writers (MAAW), a group of aspiring and established writers that gather to critique each other's works at the pre-publication stage. She is a professional freelance copyeditor, literary consultant, and inspirational speaker. Lipsey also facilitates writing workshops across the U. S. Lipsey's debut novel, Always, Now and Forever was independently published in 2000 and re-released in 2012. Lipsey gained national bestseller status with her first release, Into Each Life(Kensington/Urban Books 2005), and has since received numerous literary awards and accolades. Lipsey has penned, as of 2013, fourteen titles, 12 of which have achieved national bestseller status and a number of literary awards and recognition.

Always, Now and Forever (tigbs, 2000) A Christian's Perspective - Journey Through Grief *non-fiction (tigbs, 2002, Reprint, 2013) Show A Little Love (Charlotte African American Writers, 2005) Into Each Life (Urban Books, 2005) Sinsatiable (Urban Books, 2005) My Son's Wife (Urban Books, 2008) Beautiful Ugly (Urban Books, 2009) Against the Grain-Anthology,(Hollygrove, 2009) My Son's Ex-Wife (Urban Books, 2010) My Son's Next Wife (Urban Books, 2011) True Beauty (Bonita And Hodge, 2011) My Sister My Momma My Wife (Bonita And Hodge, 2012) What's Blood Got To Do With It? (Bonita And Hodge, 2012) House of Cars (Bonita And Hodge, 2013)

Literary Accolades

2007 Best Multi-Cultural Christian Romance Book of the Year, Shades of Romance Magazine 2007 Best Multi-Cultural Christian Romance Author of the Year,Shades of Romance Magazine 2007 Best Multi - Cultural New Christian Romance Author of the Year,Shades of Romance Magazine 2007 Best Multi-Cultural Christian Fiction Author of the Year,Shades of Romance Magazine 2007 Best Multi-Cultural New Christian Fiction Author of the Year, Shades of Romance Magazine 2007 Dallas Morning News Bestseller, Dallas, Texas 2008 Author of the Year, Conversations Book Club 2009 Readers’ Choice Awards, Shades of Romance Magazine 2009 Top Book Shelf Award, Black Pearls Magazine 2009 Top Shelf Award, Urban Reviews 2010 Pink Diamond Literary Award, Sistah Friend Book Club 2011 Book Clubs Unite Literary Award, Book Clubs Unite, Jackson, MS 2011 Kindle Awards for Literary Contribution 2012 Disilgold Magazine Editor’s Choice Book Awards (4) 2012 Christian Literary Awards Nominee, Joy & Company 2013 Nate Holmes Honorary Literary Award, African Americans On the Move (AAMBC) Book Club

External Links

Professional Website:www.shelialipsey.com Publishers Website: www.bonitaandhodgepublishing.comBWABC Literacy Festival Website: www.bwabcliteracyfestival.com Author email: books@shelialipsey.com