Melissa Newman is an award-winning journalist and writer, having spent 20 years in the newspaper industry. She has called Southeastern Kentucky home most of her life and truly embraces the title of southern writer, bestowed upon her by loyal readers. Newman has won many journalism awards, seized the opportunity to write for various news magazines and had several stories published by the Associated Press. Although she enjoyed life in print media, she felt something was missing. Her focus had gradually shifted to a concentration of the bottom line instead of what she loved most about newspapering, the written word. Newman now works as Alumni Relations Director at her alma mater. This new career allows for more focus not only on writing but also on the type of writing she adores, fiction.
Newman lives in Kentucky with her husband Frank, who is an attorney. They have two grown daughters.

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