Thirty-five books and five sons attest to the prolific Parris Afton Bonds. She is an award-winning author of westerns, historicals, international espionage, romances, sagas, and mainstream fiction as well as a multitude of nonfiction articles and essays. As co-founder of both Southwest Writers Workshop and Romance Writers of America, she instigated and sponsors the SWWW Young Writers contest. Parris donates part of her time, working with both grade-school children and female inmates to help them express their creativity.