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Gerry Wilson [1]

Listed as: 
Fiction Writer
Public address: 
Jackson, MS
Mississippi US
Email: 
gwilson41@gmail.com
Bio: 

A seventh generation Mississippian, Gerry Wilson grew up in Pontotoc, a little town nestled in the red clay hills of North Mississippi, thirty miles from William Faulkner’s Oxford and far from just about everywhere else. THAT PINSON GIRL, a lyrical/historical novel set in rural Mississippi during World War I, is forthcoming from Regal House Publishing on February 6, 2024. Gerry also writes and publishes short fiction; her latest, "Life Line," appears in december magazine's Spring 2023 edition.

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Twitter/X: 
@gerrywil
Born in: 
Tupelo, MS
Mississippi
Raised in: 
Pontotoc, MS
Mississippi
Website: 
https://gerrygwilson.com [2]
Prizes won: 

Mississippi Arts Commission Literary Arts Fellowship, 2015. Crosscurrents nominated for the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Fiction Award, 2016.

What I'm reading now: 
Indigo Field by Marjorie Hudson
Now Is Not the Time to Panic by Kevin Wilson
Writers Retreats: 
Hambidge Creative Residency Program
Ragdale
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Adults

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