ABOUT AUTHOR RENEA WINCHESTER:
Renea is a daughter of Appalachia who began her writing career in Georgia where she penned several non-fiction works including, Farming, Friends & Fried Bologna Sandwiches (Mercer University Press) which was nominated for the prestigious SIBA award, earned Renea a Georgia Author of the Year, and received the endorsement from The Pulpwood Queens, the largest book club in the country. Renea is the recipient of the Wilma Dykeman Award, the Appalachian Writer’s Award, and the Lucy Bramlette Patterson Award for women who elevate the world.
Renea has served on the Atlanta Writers Board, Georgia Writers Association, and judges multiple literary awards. In April 2020, Firefly Southern Fiction released Outbound Train. Set in her hometown of Bryson City, North Carolina, in 1976, Outbound Train is a triumphant story of perseverance and hope despite the harshness of poverty. The novel released internationally titled, De l’autre côté des rails.
Renea is passionate about literacy, Appalachian Heritage, preserving rare seeds, fiercely defending libraries, cultivating endangered plants, and meeting new friends.
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