
Ward Emling Director of the Mississippi Film Office

Chuck Galey
Chuck Galey has worked in children’s book publishing for over twenty years. After a short stint as an art director in advertising, he began illustrating for children’s picture books and...

Carolyn Haines
When I was growing up in the small town of Lucedale, Mississippi, I had big dreams. I wanted to be a cowgirl, a writer, and Nancy Drew. Life has surely thrown me more than a few twists, but dreams are hard to destroy. Today, I’m all three--sort of. Of course...

Neil White, the Author biography
Neil White has been a newspaper editor, magazine publisher, advertising executive and federal prisoner. He lives in Oxford, Mississippi, where he operates a small publishing company, writes plays and essays, and teaches memoir writing. His memoir, In the Sanctuary of...

Philip L. Levin
Philip Levin combines his passions for medicine, writing, and travel to create marvelous tales that explore the breadth of mankind’s motivations. His descriptive travelogues of his yearly...

Bill Wilson
Bill Wilson has worked as a portrait painter, gallery artist, jewelry maker and illustrator for over 20 years. His portraits and gallery work are in both corporate and private collections all over the country and...

Ralph Smith
Ralph Smith is the author of the highly acclaimed novel Seal of the King, a Christian fantasy adventure story. His debut novel is the first in a series pitting it's hero and heroine against dark forces. About the author I'll never forget those days when we...

Darden North
Darden North, MD, is the award-winning author of four medical thrillers, including POINTS OF ORIGIN, a national IPPY book award winner in Southern Fiction. His latest novel is WIGGLE ROOM, a...

John Floyd
John Floyd's work has appeared in more than 200 different publications, including The Strand Magazine, Woman's World, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, and The Saturday Evening Post. A former Air Force captain and IBM systems...