(They never came, and people were extremely kind). My far too active mind believed the Klan would be on our front lawn with a burning cross. Why did you decide to start writing fiction? I’ve been writing on and off since I was 12 years old and we had moved to an all-white neighborhood. A sabbatical would be a great idea right about now! What inspired you to get this degree? I needed a job! I knew that my MFA would not be enough because I did not have publication credits at that time.ĭo you love teaching? I do, but I’ve been doing it for more than 25 years without a sabbatical because I’m not tenure track. in Twentieth-Century United States Literature. Tell us about your career as a college professor: From UCLA, I got my BA in Political Science and Soviet Studies University of Pittsburgh-MFA in Fiction Writing Georgia State University-Ph.D. Click here to learn about all of her books.
Her next series, Migrations of the Heart, follows the loves and lives of African American sisters during America’s most significant internal migration in the first part of the twentieth century. Her first books are part of the Home to Milford Collegeseries, including Amazon bestsellers The Lawyer’s Luck, The Preacher’s Promise, The Mayor’s Mission, and The Representative’s Revolt. Please scroll down for our Q&A with Piper, whose goal is to make new inroads in the publication of historical romance by featuring African American Christian characters. Case in point: Her current book, By Her Own Design.We meet Ann Lowe, the fashion designer to the social register who designed the world-famous wedding gown for Jackie Kennedy, among other prestigious accomplishments. A note from Hope Katz Gibbs, publisher, Inkandescent Women magazine - What a privilege it is to introduce our readers to professor Piper Huguley, author of a series of historical fiction novels that teach us about some of the amazing black women that history has not focused on.
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