Meet Shelia E. Lipsey

Lipsey is a multi-award winning author, along with the 2009 SORMAG Readers’ Choice Awards for her novel My Son’s Wife. Black Pearls Magazine Top Book Shelf Award for her newest release Beautiful Ugly. Lipsey is also an inspirational speaker, professional proofreader and a literary expert. She attended Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi, graduating magna cum laude with a BBA degree. She is an inspirational speaker who has been actively writing and speaking most of her life. Lipsey has penned the following novels under Urban Books’ Into Each Life (Jan. ’07), Sinsatiable (Aug.’07). My Son’s Wife (Oct. ’09), Beautiful Ugly (Aug. 09) My Son’s Ex-Wife-The Aftermath (Sept 2010).

Shelia Lipsey Prior to being noticed by Urban Books, she self-published a fictional title, Always Now and Forever, about love, loss, and grief. Then just two years later, she followed up with a nonfiction book, A Christian’s Perspective—A Journey Through Grief, which enlightens and encourages grieving hearts.

Lipsey has shared her inspirational messages throughout the south since the year 2000, having written several short stories and over 200 poems which she also has plans of publishing in the near future. After submitting to the newly founded imprint, Kensington/Urban Christian, Lipsey’s talents were noticed, landing her a book deal in December 2005. She is one of the first authors to be signed to Urban Books LLC.

Among Lipsey’s list of other literary accomplishments and affiliations, she was awarded 2007 Shades of Romance Readers Choice Awards (Into Each Life); Conversations Book Club 2008 Author of the Year (thebestbookclub.info) (Into Each Life and Sinsatiable), Dallas Morning News Bestselling Author ’07 (Into Each Life), Urban Knowledge Memphis Bestselling Author ’07 (Into Each Life); Founding president Memphis African American Writers Group (MAAW), Founder & President of Living Your Dreams Literary Arts. She is president of UC His Glory Bookclub (uchisglorybookclub.net). Founder and Writer of The Word According to Shelia motivational blogs, speeches and columns; contributing writer for Black Pearls Magazine, contributing writer for By God Inspired BGI Connnections Webazine; as well as a member of several online literary social groups. Lipsey is the proud mother of two adult sons and three grandchildren.

To arrange speaking engagements, book signings, tour events, interviews, online chats, or phone chats with the author you can contact her at shelialipsey@yahoo.com or visit her online at www.shelialipsey.com.