Preslaysa Williams Explained

Preslaysa Williams
Birth Date:11 June 1979
Occupation:Author
Notable Works:A Lowcountry Bride series
Awards:2015 American Christian Fiction Writers Genesis Award for Short Novel

Preslaysa Williams (née Edwards; born June 11, 1979) is an American actress, journalist, and author from New Brunswick, New Jersey. She is a novelist with HarperCollins, specializing in contemporary romance and women's fiction, with a focus on diverse characters.[1] She has been featured in The New York Times, Kirkus Reviews, Publishers Weekly, NPR, and Writer's Digest.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Williams attended Bishop Ahr High School in Edison, New Jersey (which has since been renamed as St. Thomas Aquinas High School) and graduated from Columbia University.[7]

During her acting career, she was best-known for her role as Cindy Ornette on Nickelodeon's The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo (1996-1998). She was also a panelist on Figure It Out.

Career

Acting

Williams began acting in the early 1990s where she performed under the stage name Presley Edwards. In 1990, she appeared in the Off-Broadway play, The Onliest One Who Can't Go Nowhere at the Ensemble Studio Theatre directed by the acclaimed director Woodie King, Jr and written by J.E. Franklin. She was called "appealing in the central role" by the New York Times.

In 1999, she acted as Gertrude in the Horton Foote play The Death of Papa, which was part of a series of plays called The Orphans' Home Cycle.[8]

Novelist

HarperCollins

She has been noted as "carving out [her] place on the American bookshelf with own-voices diaspora heroines."

Journalism

In 2020, Williams co-founded Black Catholic Messenger, a nonprofit media publication covering stories of interest to African-American Catholics.[9] She has also written for Literary Hub.[10]

Awards and recognition

Williams' writing accolades include the 2015 American Christian Fiction Writers Genesis Award for Short Novel (for her work "Coming Home to Love"), and the Indiana Romance Writers of America's Golden Opportunity Award.[11]

Williams has been featured in Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, NPR, The Root, Boston.com, The Patriot-News, Writer's Digest, and Columbia Magazine.[12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Routledge companion to literature of the U.S. South . 2022 . Routledge . 978-1-003-00992-4 . Burnett . Katharine A. . Routledge literature companions . New York London . Hagstette . Todd . Miller . Monica Carol.
  2. News: Rodale . Maya . 2021-05-22 . For May, 3 Romances About Staying True To Your Passions, Whatever They May Be . NPR . 2023-10-17.
  3. Web site: Deahl . Rachel . Book Deals: Week of February 10, 2020 . 2023-10-17 . PublishersWeekly.com . en.
  4. News: Gussow . Mel . 1992-06-02 . Review/Theater; Four One-Acts on the Ways Life Can Go Wrong . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-10-17 . 0362-4331.
  5. Book: A LOWCOUNTRY BRIDE Kirkus Reviews . en.
  6. News: Preslaysa Williams: On Finding Hope in Romance . en . Writer's Digest . 2023-11-02.
  7. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-central-new-jersey-home-news/24897044/ "Edwards-Williams"
  8. News: Ascheim . Skip . 1999-06-09 . Strong cast, directing fill out flat 'Papa' . 89 . The Boston Globe .
  9. Web site: 2021-09-15 . The Vision and Mission of the Black Catholic Messenger: An Interview with Nate Tinner-Williams . 2023-10-17 . Millennial Journal . en.
  10. Web site: 2023-03-30 . Untold Stories: A South Carolina Lowcountry Reading List . 2023-10-17 . Literary Hub . en-US.
  11. Web site: Genesis Contest Winners . 2023-10-17 . ACFW . en-US.
  12. Web site: 2022-11-06 . November 2022 Books by Black Authors We Can't Wait to Read [UPDATED] ]. 2023-10-17 . The Root . en.
  13. Web site: 32 Movie and TV Stars who Graduated from Columbia . 2023-10-17 . Columbia Magazine . en.
  14. Web site: Victoria Priola . eCommerce writer . 2022-03-30 . 10 romance novels that deserve to be on your vacation reading list . 2023-10-17 . pennlive . en.
  15. Web site: 2023-03-30 . Untold Stories: A South Carolina Lowcountry Reading List . 2023-10-17 . Literary Hub . en-US.
  16. Web site: Dwyer . Dialynn . The Boston Public Library released its 'Black Is…' booklist for 2022. Here's what's on it. . 2023-10-17 . www.boston.com . en-US.

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