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New Voices: Gail Shepherd & Karen Strong on Writing Southern Settings

New Voices: Gail Shepherd & Karen Strong on Writing Southern Settings

Posted on May 15, 2019May 15, 2019

By Stephani Martinell Eaton

Gail Shepherd and Karen Strong, debut middle grade authors, both found inspiration for their books in southern settings. Today they share insights about their journeys to publication.

Gail Shepherd

I grew up with the Vietnam war in the background—it was always on TV.

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