Quirky Southern women and dogs - what more do you need?
Born and raised in the South, award winning, internationally published author and poet Christy Tillery French has published seven books to date: Chasing Horses, Wayne's Dead, Chasing Demons, The Bodyguard, The Bodyguard and the Show Dog, Book 2 of the Bodyguard Series, The Bodyguard and the Rock Star, Book 3 of the Bodyguard Series and Chasing Secrets. The Bodyguard and the Snitch is slated for publication 8/09.
French's books have been chosen by numerous book clubs across America. Chasing Horses was named finalist in the Heart & Scroll Madcap Contest for Best in Romantic Comedy, 2001. Wayne’s Dead was named one of MyShelf’s Top 10 Reads for 2002 and Manager’s Pick for the Month of September 2003 by United Authors Association. The Bodyguard and the Show Dog received the 2006 Single Titles Reviewers' Choice Award and was nominated finalist in the Dog Writers Association of America 2006 Writing Competition, Book: Fiction. Chasing Secrets was chosen as B97.5s highly recommended selection for their Book of the Month for March, 2009. In addition, all six books have been placed with the McClung Historical Collection of the East Tennessee Historical Center as part of the local and genealogical history of East Tennessee. The translation rights for Wayne's Dead were sold to Yacom Publishers of Seoul, South Korea and the translation rights for Chasing Demons were sold to Futami Shobo Publishers of Tokyo, Japan.
French’s award-winning poetry has been published in America and England. She has been recognized in Who's Who in U.S. Writers, Editors & Poets (American Biographical Institute, 2002-2008), Who's Who in America (Marquis Who's Who, 2003-2008), Who's Who of American Women (Marquis Who's Who 2004-2008), Who's Who in Finance and Business (Marquis Who's Who, 2004-2008), and Manchester Who's Who, 2006-2008.
In the past, French served on the Board of the Southeast Mystery Writers of America (SEMWA) Skill Build Committee, representing East Tennessee. In August, 2005, she organized and hosted a skill build in Knoxville, Tennessee, sponsored by SEMWA.
In August, 2006, French was interviewed for the Norwegian magazine, "Magasinet", published by "Dagbladet" (http://tinyurl.com/atav39) in an article by Kjersti Flaa about beauty scams and women's constant search for the right products.. Her article on Genre Fiction vs. Literary Fiction was utilized by the University of Florida in Spring, 2006 as part of the coursework for Crime and Detective Fiction in Brazil (http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/eginway/POW4930.html). Her essay on The History of Makeup has been published in the book Exploring Beauty by Joanne Strobert.
French worked as a paralegal until she decided she preferred to be her own boss. In the past, she owned and operated a medical transcription service for psychiatrists and psychologists, a transcription service for court reporters, and freelanced as a paralegal. With her husband, she has co-owned a cartage company, industrial tire service, and most recently, a forklift service. French previously was book reviewer for the Knoxville News-Sentinel and presently reviews books for Midwest Book Review.
French resides on a mini-farm in Powell, TN, with her husband, four dogs and two cats. Avid boaters, she and her husband are restoring a 1965 47’ wooden Trojan Cabin Cruiser. In addition, Christy enjoys working in her flowerbeds and vegetable gardens, horseback riding, camping and, of course, reading. She is a volunteer with Wolf Creek Weimaraner Rescue and donates proceeds from her book sales to this group as well as the local animal shelter. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, the Guppies and Tennessee Mountain Writers.
More information about Christy and her writing can be found at www.authorsden.com/christytfrench.
