This year, She Writes Press and SparkPress took a step towards inclusion by offering a publishing scholarship to women of color. After reading through 29 phenomenal manuscript submissions, the judges selected two winners, one to be published on She Writes Press in fall 2019, and the other to be published on SparkPress in spring 2020.
Congratulations to Bobi Gentry Goodwin and her winning book Emergency Break, a story about a social worker’s life-changing realization and the events that transpire because of it.
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Bobi Gentry Goodwin has had a passion for writing since age eight. She has written poetry, short stories and her first unpublished novel, Emergency Break. Professionally, she is a licensed psychotherapist in the field of social work and has worked with families in crisis for over 25 years. Her novel, Emergency Break, was birthed out of being on the front lines of trauma-informed care and the resilience she has witnessed through the hearts of her clients. She is an active member of her church and her local community.
She received her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Social Work and currently resides in Livermore, California, with her husband and two daughters.
Congratulations to Yodassa Williams and her winning book The Goddess Twins: Days before their eighteenth birthday, Arden and Aurora’s mother goes missing and they discover they belong to a family of Caribbean deities. Can these goddess twins uncover their evil grandfather’s plot in time to save their mother, themselves, and the free world?
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Congratulations to the three finalists:
Mohana Rajakumar, To the Ends of the Earth
Keisha Baker, The Girl from St. Kitts
Kathryn Brackett, Wounded Sparrows
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