September 4-6, 2009

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The AJC Decatur Book Festival Presented by DeKalb Medical

Hollis Gillespie

Festival Appearance(s):

Writer and former flight attendant Hollis Gillespie is a top-selling author, magazine columnist, keynote speaker, and writing instructor. She writes the back-page column for Atlanta magazine as well as the blog "Inappropriate Conversation" for the magazine's Web site. She is the travel columnist at Paste magazine and writes a humorous financial column for BeE WOMAN magazine.

Hollis has appeared on the cover of numerous publications including Atlanta magazine, Creative Loafing, and Tampa's Weekly Planet. She has been profiled in Marie Claire, Bust, Writer's Digest and Entertainment Weekly. Her television appearances include “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “TBS Storyline,” Monica Kaufman's “Closeups,” “Good Day Atlanta,” and an upcoming appearance on TV Land. Her radio commentaries appear regularly on National Public Radio (NPR) and Georgia Public Broadcasting.

In 2004, Writer's Digest named Hollis Gillespie a "Breakout Author of the Year." Other accolades include "Best Columnist" (2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007) and "Best Local Author" (2004, 2005, 2006) honors in the Creative Loafing Best of Atlanta Readers Survey. Atlanta magazine awarded her "Best 'Tell-All'" in 2006.

The film rights to her first book, Bleachy-Haired Honky Bitch: Tales from a Bad Neighborhood, are currently under option with a major Hollywood studio.

She is the founder and instructor at the Shocking Real Life Writing Academy in Atlanta.


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