Ellis Anderson resided in the New Orleans French Quarter for two decades before moving full time to the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 1996. Her work has been published in various regional venues, including Southern Cultures. She was the recipient of a Mississippi Arts Commission Fellowship for Literary Excellence (2007). Her first book, Under Surge, Under Siege, is being published by University Press of Mississippi and will be released in Augus, 2010."Ellis Anderson resided in the New Orleans French Quarter for two decades before moving full time to the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 1996. Her work has been published in various regional venues, including Southern Cultures. She was the recipient of a Mississippi Arts Commission Fellowship for Literary Excellence (2007). Her first book, Under Surge, Under Siege, is being published by University Press of Mississippi and will be released in Augus, 2010."...more