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Author of the Month Brenda Jackson

December's Author of the Month is Brenda Jackson!

Join us in congratulating Brenda Jackson as our December's chosen, Author of the Month.

Having earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Jacksonville University, Brenda Jackson retired after serving thirty-seven years in management for State Farm Insurance. Fifty-four years ago, she married her high school sweetheart, Gerald, who inspired her pen to write love like she experienced it, they have two sons, Gerald Jr. and Brandon. Mrs. Jackson's professional writing career began in 1995 with the release of her first book, Tonight and Forever. Since then, she has received numerous national and literary awards and has made many trail-blazing accomplishments, which include being the first African-American author to make the New York Times and the USA Today’s Bestseller’s List in the romance genre.  She was a 2012 NAACP Image Award Nominee for Outstanding Literary Fiction for her book, A Silken Thread, and she was named Romance Writers of America’s Nora Robert’s Lifetime Achievement Award recipient for 2012 and additional awards and recognitions.

She has been featured in several magazines including Essence, Sister-2-Sister, Today’s Black Woman, Ebony, Romantic Times, Good Housekeeping, Woman’s Day, and Cosmopolitan. Brenda’s novels, One Special Moment and Truly Everlasting, were made into movies by BET and Five Alive Films, respectively. Passionflix produced movies for A Brother’s Honor, A Man’s Promise, and A Lover’s Vow from Brenda’s Granger Series books. They are presently streaming on Passionflix.com, Amazon Movies and Roku. Brenda has expanded her writing to Young Adult novels (age 10 through 18+) under the pen name of Author Lorren Madaris.

A staunch supporter of higher education, Brenda established the Josephine Threatt Scholarship Foundation at Florida Memorial University, in honor of her grandmother, to grant college education to students who might not be able to afford one. She hosts the Brenda Jackson Readers Reunion every odd year to benefit this foundation. The group travels via cruises or destination trips.

Brenda also established the “Brenda Jackson Leadership Award,” which is presented to a high school senior who displays strong leadership skills.

Brenda created the “Brenda Jackson Empowerment Scholarship” for a graduating senior at the Pace Center for Girls.

Additionally, she has established the “Brenda Jackson Literary Scholarship Award” through her sorority Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. This award is presented to a college-bound high school senior who displays outstanding writing skills.

Find her on social media platforms:

Website: brendajackson.com
Facebook: Brenda Jackson
IG: author_brendajackson