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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Kay Whaley

Hometown: Eufaula, AL Lives in: Auburn, AL

Contact Information

  • Email: kayjw212@gmail.com

Address:

    • 358 Bentley Court
      Auburn, AL 36830
      United States
  • Phone: (334) 740-5041
  • Preferred Contact Method: Email

 

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About Kay Whaley

Genres: Children and Young Adults

Available for: Readings, School Programs, In Person

Bio: Kay Whaley is the author of the Tales of Sydney children’s book collection that follows the escapades of Sydney, a Portuguese Water Dog, and her human companions. A native of Eufaula, AL, where she taught high school English for many years, Kay is a National Board Certified Teacher and a graduate of Auburn University and Troy University. In addition to her career in the classroom, she has worked as Public Relations and Marketing Director and as Director of Grant Development at Wallace …Read More Community College in Dothan, AL.

Works:

Alabama English (1991), Voices International (1993), Reflections from Around the Wiregrass (1998); Sydney Tours Eufaula (2019), Sydney and the Masquerade (2021), Sydney and the Christmas Star (2022), Sydney’s Adventures in Aubieland (2024)

Awards: Winner of Grand Prize, Adult Short Story, Reflections from Around the Wiregrass Creative Writing Contest (1998)
2000 Pyramid Award, Alabama Community College System Public Relations Association (ACCSPRA), Newswriting
Maxwell Award, Dog Writers …Read More Association of America (DWWA), 2019
Maxwell Award, Dog Writers Association of America (DWAA), 2023

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