Bev Marshall, a 1993 graduate with a master’s degree in English, retired in 2012 as
Southeastern Writer-in-Residence. She has published three successful novels that have been translated into several
languages. She has received numerous awards for her work, including the Mississippi
Library Award for Best Fiction for Right as Rain and recognition of Hot Sundae Blues by the New York Public Library as one of the best books for teenagers. Marshall serves
on the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival
and is the co-founder of the St. Tammany Parish Writers Group and the Southeastern
Writers Group.