Gloria Mallette Follow me on a literary journey! Company: Gemini Press Location: Bartonsville, Pennsylvania Website: www.gloriamallette.com

Biography:
A self-taught writer, Gloria Mallette began her acclaimed literary journey by self-publishing her second novel Shades of Jade in April of 2000. By July, and 13,000 sold copies later, Gloria signed on with Random House who re-released Shades of Jade in 2001. Shades of Jade made several best sellers lists, including Black Board, Essence Magazine, The Dallas Morning News, and The Washington Post/Washington is Also Reading listing.

Along with numerous reviews in national magazines and newspapers, Gloria has been featured in The New York Daily News, USAToday, Today’s Black Woman, Upscale Magazine, and The Pocono Record. Gloria also has a featured novella, Come Tomorrow, on the USAToday website. Since 2001, thousands of radio listeners have enjoyed hearing Gloria speak nationally and internationally about her body of work and her literary journey, and as well, Gloria has spoken before national conventions and audiences attending renowned book events.

To her credit, Gloria now has nine published titles: If There Be Pain, What’s Done in the Dark, Distant Lover, The Honey Well, Promises to Keep, Weeping Willows Dance, Shades of Jade, and When We Practice to Deceive. With her third title, Weeping Willows Dance and the release of her ninth title, Living, Breathing Lies, on June 15, 2007, Gloria returned to her highly successful self-publishing roots and now has a storehouse of publishing knowledge from both sides of the literary fence.

Gloria and her family recently moved from Brooklyn, New York to the mountains of the Pennsylvania Poconos.

Availability:
Available as a speaker on the publishing industry. Will hold workshops on self-publishing.