Shelia P. Moses
{{short description|American writer (born 1961)}}
{{Infobox writer
| name = Shelia P. Moses
| image = Shelia P. Moses - 2015 National Book Festival (5).jpg
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1961|07|16}}
| birth_place = Rich Square, North Carolina, U.S.
| alma_mater = Shaw University
| genre = non-fiction
| awards = Coretta Scott King Award
}}
Shelia P. Moses (born July 16, 1961) is an American writer.
In 2004, she was nominated for the National Book Award and in 2005 she was recognized as a Coretta Scott King Award honoree for her novel The Legend of Buddy Bush. In 2009, her novel Joseph was nominated for the NAACP Image Award.
Life
Moses was born in the small, rural, northeastern North Carolina town of Rich Square.
She grew up ninth in a family of ten children; she received her bachelor's degree in Psychology from Shaw University.{{Cite web|url=http://www.georgiacenterforthebook.org/Georgia-Literary-Map/Georgia-Author-Detail.php?record_id=182|title=Georgia Authors | Georgia Center for the Book | Supporting Libraries, Literary Programs and Georgia's Rich Literary Heritage}}
Bibliography
- Callus on My Soul: a memoir, by Dick Gregory with Shelia P. Moses, 2000, {{ISBN|1-56352-554-2}}
- Sallie Gal and the Wall-a-kee man, 2007, {{ISBN|978-0-439-90890-0}}
- The Legend of Buddy Bush, 2004, {{ISBN|0-689-85839-6}}; {{cite book| title=The Legend of Buddy Bush|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fdgeAAAAQBAJ|date=12 November 2013|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-1-4391-3182-4}} (Coretta Scott King Award honor book)
- {{cite book| title=Joseph|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jur_xZhHyXwC|date=23 March 2010|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-1-4169-9442-8}}
- I, Dred Scott, 2005, {{ISBN|0-689-85975-9}}
- The Baptism, 2007, {{ISBN|1-4169-0671-1}}
- {{cite book| title=The Return of Buddy Bush|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ipD0GEcZ7S8C|date=11 May 2010|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-1-4391-1637-1}}
- {{cite book| title=Joseph's Grace|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nkGEIArPcV0C|date=4 January 2011|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-1-4424-0618-6}}
- {{cite book| title=The Sittin' Up|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1WM2AAAAQBAJ|date=9 January 2014|publisher=Penguin Young Readers Group|isbn=978-0-698-14958-8}}
References
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External links
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|video1= [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQu53RRSX-U Shelia P. Moses: 2011 National Book Festival], Library Of Congress
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{{commons category| Shelia P. Moses}}
- [https://www.loc.gov/bookfest/authors/Moses.html Brief bio at Library of Congress 2007 National Book Festival]
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:People from Rich Square, North Carolina
Category:American children's writers
Category:African-American women writers
Category:Shaw University alumni
Category:Writers from North Carolina
Category:American women children's writers