I'm a lifelong writer who pens novels with characters like me and people I know - trying to live fully and faithfully, and trusting God to lead the way. Though we often fall short, grace is ever present. You'll likely recognize yourself, your relatives or your friends in my characters, and by book's end, I hope you will have laughed, cried and found yourself reflecting on how the twists and turns in their fictional world relate to your own.
Professional Bio
Stacy Hawkins Adams is an award-winning author, columnist, speaker and writing coach.
Her six nationally-published women’s fiction novels weave social issues and themes of faith
and personal growth into creative plots. Her nonfiction book gives
women practical tips and inspiration on how to connect more deeply with God.
Stacy's latest novel, Dreams That Won’t Let Go, was a 2011 Library of Virginia Award finalist, with the likes of books penned by John Grisham and Jan Karon.
Stacy’s fourth novel, The Someday List, maintained a steady presence on the Essence bestseller’s list throughout 2009, and soared to #7 on the Kindle bestseller list.
Stacy’s first nonfiction book, Who Speaks to Your Heart?, serves as a devotional guide for busy women from all walks of life seeking to deepen their faith.
Before becoming an author and freelance columnist, Stacy served as a newspaper reporter for fourteen years, primarily at the Richmond Times-Dispatch in Virginia. She currently writes a freelance parenting column for the Times-Dispatch and received the 2011 Media Award from the Virginia Association for Early Childhood Education for the informative and insightful subjects she tackles. She also pens a faith-based column for an online teen girls’ magazine, www.SusieMag.com.
Stacy is a member of the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association (AWSA), James River Writers and CAN (Christian Authors Network).
She operates a group coaching service for aspiring authors called Author In You, through which she provides personalized motivation and guidance to fiction and nonfiction writers seeking to complete a manuscript. She also teaches writing courses as an adjunct professor at the University of Richmond.
When she is not writing, speaking or coaching, Stacy devotes considerable time to promoting child advocacy as a writing and marketing consultant, and community volunteer. Among the honors she has received for these heartfelt endeavors are the YWCA of Richmond’s 2011 Outstanding Woman Award and Style Weekly magazine’s Top 40 Under 40 recognition in 2010.
Stacy, who is currently writing a new fiction series, lives in a suburb of Richmond, Va. with her family. Her next novel, Coming Home, is slated for release in mid-March 2012.
