November is National Novel Writing Month, better known as NaNoWriMo. If you’re participating in NaNoWriMo and looking for inspiration from some of your favorite Tennessee and Chattanooga authors, check out some of rare books housed in Special Collections including works authored and illustrated by local authors including, Cherie Priest.
Cherie Priest is an award winning novelist and blogger who earned her M.A. in Rhetoric and Professional Writing from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2001. Priest currently resides in Chattanooga and even set her Eden Moore series in the Scenic City. Explore works like Boneshaker (nominated for both the Nebula and Hugo awards) and The Family Plot to get inspired by this talented fantasy, horror, and sci-fi author.
Discover more UC and UTC authors in the Library’s University Alumnus Collection and get inspired to write the great American novel by participating in NaNoWriMo!