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.

Authors directly submit their entries via this form, including publications, availability for programs and workshops, and contact information. Easily searchable and updated, the directory will grow and become more valuable with each entry.

Alabama authors are writing in every genre, for every age and interest, and in just about every corner of the world. From the new and emerging to the underknown to the best known, the Alabama Authors Directory is a resource to discover writers and works that reflect our rich, lively literary culture.

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Leslie Anne Tarabella

Hometown: Fairhope, Alabama Lives in: ,

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  • Email: la@leslieannetarabella.com

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About Leslie Anne Tarabella

Genres: short story, essay, columns

Available for: Readings, Workshops, School Programs, In Person, Remote

Bio: Leslie Anne Tarabella wrote a weekly newspaper column for 10 years for the Gulf Coast Newspapers and Alabama Media Group, appearing in the Mobile, Birmingham and Huntsville papers and ocassionally syndicated in Grand Rapids and Syracuse. Her work won a humor award from the Alabama Press Association. She has published two collections of columns, “The Majorettes are Back in Town,” and “Exploding Hushpuppies.” Her Christmas book, “Bringing Christmas Home” was released in 2022 and a new book, “We …Read More Don’t Push in Fairhope” is scheduled for release in the Spring of 2024. Leslie Anne keeps a busy speaking schedule and writes for and appears on the Wisdom Harbour broadcast with New York Times best selling author, Andy Andrews. Her columns now appear in various online and print publications like Mobile Bay Monthly and Lagniappe News. More information is available on her website: leslieannetarabella.com

Works: The Majorettes are Back in Town, and Other Reasons to Love the South, published 2017 by River Road Press
Exploding Hushpuppies, More Stories from Home, published 2020 by Westbow Press
Bringing Christmas Home, published 2022 by Liberty Blue Press
We …Read More Don’t Push in Fairhope, to be published 2024

Awards:

Humor Column Award – Alabama Press Association
Marketing Award for Bringing Christmas Home by Christian Authors Net
Featured Holiday Book of the Year for Bringing Christmas Home – Barnes and Noble, Spanish Fort, AL

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