About Savannah

Originally from Blythewood, SC, I started writing when at twelve years old and haven't stopped since. I graduated from Harvard College in 2005 and concentrated in African and African American Studies and English. While there, I earned the Dorothy Hicks Lee Prize for Outstanding Thesis on African-American Literature for my novella Reconstructing Jada Channing and the Edward H. Potter Prize for the pursuance of interests and hobbies that especially further the preservation of popular history and culture. My debut novel Being Plumville earned me SORMAG Readers Choice Awards for 2007 and a nomination for Debut Author of the Year at 2008 Romance Slam Jam Conference. It was also a summer reading selection for my high school alma mater.

The first book to have a deep impact on me was Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor, for her writing about a strong black family in the 1930s Mississippi and all the challenges it faced. Since then, works from Toni Morrison to Maya Angelou to Alice Walker to Jamaica Kincaid, to Jack London's The Sea-Wolf and Charles Dickens's A Tale of Two Cities and too many more books to name have shaped my literary canon.

In addition to writing, I am also a freelance editor. I enjoy reading, singing, and spending time with friends and family.

If interested in book club appearances or call-ins, please contact me!