Carolyn Haines
Encyclopedia
Carolyn Haines (born May 12, 1953 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
) is a prolific American
romance
and mystery
author
and former journalist
specializing in mysteries set in the Mississippi Delta
and Harlequin romance novels.
in Lucedale, Mississippi
. Haines grew up in Lucedale and graduated from high school there in 1971. She received a bachelor's degree
in journalism from the University of Mississippi
in 1974 and a master's degree
in creative writing
from the University of South Alabama
in 1985. For over ten years she was a reporter and journalist for newspapers such as the George County Times, the Mobile Register
and the Hattiesburg American.
She teaches the graduate and undergraduate fiction writing classes at the University of South Alabama, where she is an assistant professor and Fiction Coordinator. An animal activist, she works to help educate the public about the need to spay and neuter pets.
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Hattiesburg is a city in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 44,779 at the 2000 census . It is the county seat of Forrest County...
) is a prolific American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
romance
Romance novel
The romance novel is a literary genre developed in Western culture, mainly in English-speaking countries. Novels in this genre place their primary focus on the relationship and romantic love between two people, and must have an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending." Through the late...
and mystery
Mystery fiction
Mystery fiction is a loosely-defined term.1.It is often used as a synonym for detective fiction or crime fiction— in other words a novel or short story in which a detective investigates and solves a crime mystery. Sometimes mystery books are nonfiction...
author
Author
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and former journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
specializing in mysteries set in the Mississippi Delta
Mississippi Delta
The Mississippi Delta is the distinctive northwest section of the U.S. state of Mississippi that lies between the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers. The region has been called "The Most Southern Place on Earth" because of its unique racial, cultural, and economic history...
and Harlequin romance novels.
Biography
Haines is the daughter of Roy and Hilda Haines who met when they were both reporters for a local newspaperNewspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
in Lucedale, Mississippi
Lucedale, Mississippi
Lucedale is a city in George County, Mississippi, United States. It is part of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,458 at the 2000 census...
. Haines grew up in Lucedale and graduated from high school there in 1971. She received a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in journalism from the University of Mississippi
University of Mississippi
The University of Mississippi, also known as Ole Miss, is a public, coeducational research university located in Oxford, Mississippi. Founded in 1844, the school is composed of the main campus in Oxford, four branch campuses located in Booneville, Grenada, Tupelo, and Southaven as well as the...
in 1974 and a master's degree
Master's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in creative writing
Creative writing
Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
from the University of South Alabama
University of South Alabama
The University of South Alabama is a public, doctoral-level university in Mobile, Alabama, USA. It was created by the Alabama Legislature in 1963, and replaced existing extension programs operated in Mobile by the University of Alabama. No other areas of the state were willing to support such a...
in 1985. For over ten years she was a reporter and journalist for newspapers such as the George County Times, the Mobile Register
Press-Register
The Press-Register is a daily newspaper serving the southwest Alabama counties of Mobile and Baldwin. The newspaper is a descendant of one founded in 1813, making the Press-Register Alabama's oldest newspaper...
and the Hattiesburg American.
She teaches the graduate and undergraduate fiction writing classes at the University of South Alabama, where she is an assistant professor and Fiction Coordinator. An animal activist, she works to help educate the public about the need to spay and neuter pets.
Awards & praise
- 2010 Harper Lee AwardHarper LeeNelle Harper Lee is an American author known for her 1960 Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel To Kill a Mockingbird, which deals with the issues of racism that were observed by the author as a child in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama...
winner for Alabama's Distinguished Writer of the Year - Received Alabama State Council on the Arts literary fellowship for her writing
- 2009 Richard Wright Award for Literary Excellence
The Sarah Booth Delaney Mysteries
- Bones of a Feather (expected June 2011)
- Bone Appetit (2010)
- Greedy Bones (2009)
- Wishbones (2008)
- Ham Bones (2007)
- Bones to Pick (2007)
- Hallowed Bones (2005)
- Crossed Bones (2004)
- Splintered Bones (2003)
- Buried Bones (2000)
- Them Bones (1999)
Non-series
- Fever Moon (2007)
- Revenant (2007)
- Penumbra (2006)
- Summer of the Redeemers (2005)
- Judas Burning (2005)
- Touched (2004)
- My Mother's Witness: The Peggy Morgan Story (2003)
Fear Familiar Series (Harlequin Intrigue)
- Familiar Vows (2009)
- Familiar Escape (2006)
- Familiar Stranger (2005)
- Familiar Texas (2005)
- Familiar Pursuit in The Truth About Cats and Dogs (2004) (short story)
- Familiar Double (2003)
- Familiar Lullaby (2001)
- Familiar Oasis (2002)
- Familiar Mirage (2002)
- Familiar Obsession (2000)
- Familiar Valentine (1999)
- Fear Christmas (1999)
- Familiar Fire (1998)
- Familiar Heart (1997)
- Bewitching Familiar (1995)
- Familiar Tale (1995)
- Familiar Remedy (1994)
- Shades of Familiar (1994)
- Thrice Familiar (1993)
- Too Familiar (1993)
- Fear Familiar (1990)
Other Harlequin Intrigue
- Babe in the Woods (2003)
- Rider in the Mist (2003)
- Deadly Currents (2002)
- Midnight Burning (2001)
- Texas Midnight (2000)
- Remember Me Cowboy (1998)
- Midnight Prey (1997)
- Christmas Kiss (1996)
- Cutting Edge (1994)
- Hoodwinked (1993)
- Fatal Ingredients (1992)
- Phantom Filly (1989)
- Measure of Deceit (1988)
- A Deadly Breed (1988)