DAY ONE PANEL MEMBERS 2

Maurice M. Gray, Jr. is an author (of two novels), an editor, a speaker and a comedian. He serves on the faculty the Greater Philadelphia Christian Writers Conference, where he evaluates manuscripts for conferees and teaches workshops as needed. Along with Lacricia A'ngelle, Dr. Linda Beed and Wanda Campbell, he is a member of the Damascus Road Authors. As a Christian comedian, Maurice has worked with the likes of James “The Storyteller” Ford and Pat “Sister Betty” G'orge-Walker.

Maurice serves as an HIV/AIDS Prevention Counselor for Beautiful Gate Outreach Center; in this capacity, he regularly educates men, women and teenagers about this disease.

Maurice is a member of Bethel AME Church in Wilmington, DE, where he is active in many ministries (including the Singles Ministry and the Men's Chorus). He is also a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc and of the Greater Newark Area Toastmasters club. He lives in New Castle, DE with his family.

The Soul Of A Man

What lies in the soul of a man? Love, laughter, heartache and sorrow? Pride, fear, rage and contentment? The true measure of a man lies in his heart and in his soul. This collection of enlightening stories personifies the sentiment, faith, resilience and love embodied in the creation God made in His own image. The Soul of a Man is a Divine truth and an affirmation of the passion running through the minds of men where hearts and souls are bared.

Contributors: Thomas Ashburn, Jr., K.L. Belvin, William Frederick Cooper, Eddrick DeJuan, Tyrell Floyd, Brian Ganges, Maurice M. Gray, Jr., Jarold Imes, Marc Lacy, Clarence “Baba Simba”’ Mollock, Joey Pinckney, Alvin C. Romer and Joe Thomas

http://www.mauricemgrayjr.com/

Carrie Elizabeth Greene is a native New Yorker who now resides in Columbus MS. She is an ordained minister who loves to write Christian inspirational books. A Voice behind Thunder is her first novel which she attempts to show God’s mercy and forgiveness in the face of greed, lies and betrayal.

Carrie Elizabeth Greene is her pen name, and she also writes Christian non-fiction under her real name Valerie L. Dodson. Her second book titled “Don’t Delay your Increase” will be released in Dec 2009, and is published by Urban Christian.
Please visit my website at http://www.avoicebehindthunder.com/ or email me at carrie@avoicebehindthunder.com.

Donovan and Rachel Kerr are married and very devoted to their religious convictions, but each has hidden dreams that are far form pure. The desire for glamour, fame and riches, in conflict with the quest for honor, power and nobility, threaten their marriage and causes chaos in their lives. Secrets begin to surface that lead to evil encounters.

They meet Marcus Henderson, whose murky and sinister lifestyle brings about an eruption of temptation and danger–far more than either are ready to face. Nevertheless, their Christian experience and deep love for God and each other overcome the evil influence of a man who has the potential to ruin their lives forever.

Can they rekindle the light that once burned in their hearts for one another while illuminating a dark and destructive soul as well?

Jeanette W. Hill

Jeanette Hill is a Christian playwright, director and producer. She is the founder and executive director of Sight Ain’t Seeing Productions (SASP) a non-profit Christian theater arts organization. She has written, produced and directed numerous plays including The Broom, The Silent City, It’s Not About You and God Allows You Turns. Her next production, Dealing with Daddy’s Devils, is the second in a series that supports Domestic Violence Awareness month. She also produces the series The Amen Circle, which is seen on a local cable television station.

http://www.sasprod.org/
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www.myspace.com/jeanettehill
www.myspace.com/theamencircle

Michelle Larks was born and raised in Chicago , IL . She currently resides in a suburb of Chicago . Michelle was educated in the Chicago public school system and attended the University of IL at Chicago Circle Campus. Michelle has been employed in the IT field too many years to mention.

Michelle is married and the mother of two adult daughters. Michelle signed a two book contract with Urban Christian Books in 2006. Her first book, Keeping Misery Company was released in November of 2007 and went on to attain best selling status. Her second book with Urban Christian Books, The Legacies was released in July 2008. Til Debt Do Us Part will be released in July of 2009.

Keeping Misery Company is being adapted for the big screen and will be released in June 2010. Michelle is currently working on a manuscript titled Faith.

Til Debt Do Us Part

Life was easy for Nichole Singleton, with a voice like an angel, a job she adores, and a church she has called home since her teens. While Jeffrey, Nichole’s loving husband, has control over the life they are living, Nichole still feels blessed . . . until her gambling “hobby” turns into a personal cross to bear that threatens to destroy her marriage.

Through her trials and tribulations, will Nichole remember to put her trust in God and reaffirm her faith in the Lord, or will she see her marriage and gambling habit as bigger than even the God she serves?

http://michellelarks.net/



Shelia Lipsey is a multi-award winning author, and the winner of the 2009 SORMAG Readers’ Choice Awards for her novel My Son’s Wife. She has penned four novels, which includes her newest release titled Beautiful Ugly. She is president of Urban Christian books’ UC His Glory Bookclub (uchisglorybookclub.net). Lipsey is also an inspirational speaker, professional proofreader and a literary expert. She recently relocated to Tucson, Arizona.

Beautiful Ugly is the story of three friends who are on a spiritual journey that they’ve yet come to realize or understand. There is Layla who struggles with severe obesity and a low self image. Kacie is a single parent of seven children with six baby daddies and a physical disability of cerebral palsy, and then there’s successful, and secretly promiscuous Envy who seems to have her life well defined, except for the fact that she struggles with the issue of why her mother named her Envy and the division between her and her sister Nikkei.


Vickie McDonough

A Wagon Load Of Trouble

Computer geek and a guest ranch owner must figure out who's sabotaging wagon train tours before someone gets hurt.

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