Raymond Atkins
Raymond
L. Atkins resides in Rome, Georgia, where he is an instructor of
English at Georgia Northwestern Technical College. He lives in a
110-year-old house with a patient wife and a fat dog. His hobbies
include people-watching, reading, and watching movies that have no hope
of ever achieving credibility.
His first novel, The Front Porch Prophet, was published by Medallion Press in 2008 and was awarded the Georgia Author of the Year Award for First Novel. Midwest Book Review called it "an intriguing and clever tale, highly recommended for community library fiction collections."
His second novel, Sorrow Wood, was published by Medallion Press in 2009. As noted in Publisher's Weekly,
"Subtle humor and mostly pitch-perfect prose distinguish Atkins's
compelling mix of mystery and romance, set in 1985 with flashbacks to
the 1930s and '40s. Atkins smoothly weaves past into present as the
action builds to a final poignant twist."
His third novel, Camp Redemption,
was published by Mercer University Press in 2013. It was awarded the
Ferrol Sams Award for Fiction and won the 2014 Georgia Author of the
Year Award for Fiction. "Camp Redemption showcases
the best of Raymond Atkins’s talents in Southern fiction: characters
who move in with us, for better or worse; a plot that keeps the pages
turning; and the stately, elegant prose of a born storyteller.
Alternately hilarious, sad, and downright scary, this is Atkin's best
novel yet." Melanie Sumner, The Ghost of Milagro Creek
For more about Raymond and his works, go to http://www.raymondlatkins.com/
