About Penny Mickelbury Books
PENNY MICKELBURY is the author of three successful mystery series and an award-winning playwright. She is a two-time Lambda Literary Award finalist, was a writer in residence at Hedgebrook Women Writers Retreat, and is a recipient of the Audre Lorde Estate Grant. Prior to focusing on literary pursuits, Penny was a pioneering newspaper, radio, and television reporter, based primarily in Washington, D.C., wrote journalistic non-fiction and was a frequent contributor to such publications as Black Issues Book Review, Africana.com, and the Washington Blade. In 2019, Penny and other members of The Washington Post's Metro Seven were inducted into the National Association of Black Journalists' Hall of Fame.
