Alabama Authors Directory

The Alabama Authors Directory is a resource for readers, editors, publishers, educators, librarians, program planners, and the simply curious to discover and learn more about writers with connections to the state.

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Sonja McGiboney

Hometown: Gadsden, Alabama Lives in: Gadsden, Alabama

Contact Information

  • Email: smcgphoto@gmail.com

Address:

    • 808 Randall St
      Gadsden, Alabama 35901
      United States
  • Phone: (757) 871-5085
  • Preferred Contact Method: Email

 

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About Sonja McGiboney

Genres: Fiction, Children and Young Adults

Available for: Workshops, School Programs, In Person

Bio: Sonja McGiboney writes stories with a mix of photography, rhythm, and rhyme. Her children’s books aren’t just adorable—they sneak in learning, too!
After earning her bachelor of Music degree from West Virginia University, she met and married Dale. Together, they spent twenty-five years on an incredible Army Band adventure, raised two wonderful kids and are now spoiling their grandsons.
Sonja settled in Gadsden in June, 2023. She continues to create, surrounded by family and new friends.
Sonja is …Read More a member of the Gadsden Writers Community, the Isle of Wight Writer’s Group, the Chesapeake Bay Writers, SCBWI, 12 x 12 Challenge, The Alabama Writers Cooperative, The Alabama Writers Forum, and The National League of American Pen Women.

Works: Sonja is an independent author with over thirty picture books for children
Two Chapter Books – A Night in Lacey Manor and The Adventures of Eddie Elf
Published in Three Anthologies: Pumpkin Spice and Haunted Nights, and Christmas on the Bay, with …Read More the Chesapeake Bay Writers in VA. Bonfire, A Campfire Anthology with the Pamlico Writers’ Group in NC.
Published in 101 Words: October 23, 2022 https://101words.org/the-letter-opener/

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