Richelle Putnam is a Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) Arts Integration Specialist, two-time MAC Literary Arts Fellow, and Mississippi Humanities Speaker. She has been published in Pif Magazine, Flashquake, Poetry Habitat, Neon Origami, The Copperfield Review, The Bangalore Review, Birmingham Arts Journal. Her short memoirs and fiction have been recognized by major publications, including Writers Digest, Writers Forum (World Wide Writers), Fish Publishing, and New Millennium Writings. Among her six published books are a 2014 Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards Silver Medalist and a 2017 Foreword Indies Book Awards Bronze Medal winner. Visit her website at www.richelleputnam.com.