Though
Angela Benson began writing fiction in Miss Milizo's fifth grade
English class, her first book was not published until 1994, more than
thirty years later! Since then, Angela has published twelve novels, two
novellas, and a nonfiction writing book. Her books have appeared on
national, regional and local bestseller lists, and she has won several
writing awards, including Best Multicultural Romance from Romantic
Times magazine, and Best Contemporary Ethnic Romance from Affaire de
Coeur magazine. She was a finalist for the 2000 Romantic Times Lifetime
Achievement Award in Multicultural Romance.
After publishing seven romance novels and one novella with Pinnacle Arabesque and Silhouette Special Edition, Angela made a faith
move to Christian fiction in 2000 with the publication of Awakening
Mercy, the first book in her Genesis House series from Tyndale House
Publishers. Awakening Mercy was a finalist for both the RITA Award
given by Romance Writers of America (RWA) and the Christy Award for
Excellence in Christian Fiction.
The second book in the Genesis House series, Abiding Hope, was
published in September 2001. Abiding Hope was awarded the Emma Award
for Best Inspirational Romance presented by the Romance Slam Jam. The
third book and final book of the series, Enduring Love, is not yet
scheduled.
BET Books, now
Harlequin's Kimani Press purchased the mass market rights to Awakening
Mercy and Abiding Hope in 2000 and released mass market editions of the
titles in June 2002 and June 2003, respectively.
Angela's first
hardcover title, The Amen Sisters, was released in September 2005 by
Walk Worthy Press. The Essence bestselling title won the Emma Award for
Best Inspirational Romance. The trade paperback edition was
released in November 2007.
Up Pops the Devil, published by HarperCollins (Avon A) in August 2008, was Angela's eleventh novel. It was selected the November 2008 African-American Book Club Pick at Books-A-Million and was featured in the September-October 2008 issue of UPSCALE Magazine.
Angela's twelfth novel, Sins of the Father (Avon A), arrived in bookstores in September 2009. Her second novella, Showers of Blessings, in the A Million Blessings (Dafina) anthology, was published in March 2010. Delilah's Daughters (William Morrow Paperbacks), published in January 2014, is her thirteenth novel. Novel #15, The Summer of Me, will be published in January 2015.
Angela has a diverse education and work history. She majored in mathematics at Spelman
College and Industrial Engineering at the Georgia Institute of
Technology (Georgia Tech), and worked for fifteen years as an engineer
in the telecommunications industry. She holds Masters degrees in operations research and human resources
development. Her most recent degree is a doctorate in instructional
technology from the University of Georgia. Dr. Benson is now an
associate professor of educational technology at The University of
Alabama.
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