Margery Casares

I wrote my first story at age eight, about a little girl who didn't want to go to school and a little frog who did.
 
Since that time, I've written dozens of short stories, (several have been published here and in England), completed seven novels, four have been published, and I'm working on four or five other novels in various stages of completion.
 
I've won many writing contests, and have received a number of awards, including the Susannah Nelson Davis Award for Excellence, the 1999 Distinguished Artist Award in Honor of Outstanding Contributions to the Literary Arts in Louisiana, and a 2001 Louisiana Library Award.
 
I've been a judge for many writing contests, including the Molly and RWA's Golden Heart Contest.
 
I belong to several writing groups, including our local RWA chapter and the national RWA chapter, and have taught an online class in creative writing. I am now a member of several critique groups.
 
I've been an editor for two small press publishers and am at present a first reader for one of them.
 
I live in Bivins, Texas and write full time.