Multi-Award winning novelist, Shelia E. Lipsey,is a native Memphian. She attended Belhaven College in Jackson, Mississippi, graduating magna cum laude with a BBA degree. Lipsey, a published author, professional copyeditor, literary expert, entrepeneur and inspirational speaker has been actively writing and speaking most of her life. Lipsey has written several short stories and over 200 poems which she has plans of publishing in the near future. Her novels with Urban Books are entitled, Into Each Life (Jan. '07), Sinsatiable (Aug.'07). Lipsey's third novel, My Son's Wife released October 1, 2008 and Beautiful Ugly, Aug 1, 2009. Against the Grain by Hollygrove Publishing (an anthology Dec. '09).

Among Lipsey's list of literary accomplishments and affiliations, she was recently awarded Shades of Romance Magazine (SORMAG) Author of the Year, Christian Fiction Book of the Year, Christian Romance Book of the Year, Best Book Cover of the Year, and Fiction Book of the Year; Conversations Book Club 2008 Author of the Year (thebestbookclub.info), Dallas Morning News Bestselling Author '07, Urban Knowledge Memphis Bestselling Author '07; Founding president Memphis African American Writers Group (MAAW), president Urban Christian's UC His Glory Book Club (uchisglorybookclub.net) Founder & Executive Director of nonprofit Living Your Dreams Now Foundation and first Annual Living Your Dreams Literary Arts Seminar (livingyourdreamsnow.net); founder of The Word According to Shelia Newsletter; - www.shelialipsey.blogspot.com) online member of Black Writers Christian Lit Network (bwchristian@yahoogroups.com), Booknibbler"Christian, Black, Professional Copy Editor (www.shelialipsey.com)., many social networks.

Lipsey is also acontributing blogger and Literary Diva for Sankofa Literary Society(sankofaliterarysociety.org), By God Inspired, Sistah Faith Network, Authors & Speakers of Excellence, as well as several other online literary groups.