I'm a new member who has published 18 novels including two cozy mystery series. I like to include cats in all my books. I've won awards from the Cat Writers' Association including two Muse Medallions. I also won a silver medal from Readers' Favorites for my standalone mystery thriller, Sea Scope, that's based in South Carolina and features a murder at a lighthouse. 

My latest mystery is the fourth Buttercup Bend cozy mystery, The Case of the Whale Watching Wedding Planner. This book is currently on tour with Great Escapes Virtual Book Tours through June 9.

I am absolutely thrilled to announce I won the NC Writers Network 2024 Randell Jarrell Poetry Contest. I am humbled and honored .

https://www.ncwriters.org/news/network-news/charlotte-writer-wins-randall-jarrell-poetry-competition/

I'm thrilled to announce my poem "Night Owl Dream Woman" has just been featured in The Sunlight Press. https://www.thesunlightpress.com/2024/04/18/night-owl-dreams-woman/

My "Three Poems of Envisioning"  along with my audio recordings of the poems are in Please See Me: Acceptance. https://pleaseseeme.com/issue-14-acceptance/three-poems_psm14_poetry-mary-alice-dixon/

And my true story, "From Mudville to Joyville" is in the latest Personal Story Publishing Project Anthology, Now or Never. My recording of the story is also live on the PSPP site.https://www.randelljones.com/6minutestories/2024/4/9/from-mudville-to-joy-ville-by-mary-alice-dixon

My good friends in Virtual Fiction have my eternal thanks for their support and their own fine, fine writing, from which I always learn.

Exciting News! My poem, "Antarctica Wedding," has been featured on the Silk Road Poetry Blog—an amazing platform that connects cultures and spreads poetry across the world, reminiscent of the ancient Silk Road. An anthology is to follow later this year.

This poem holds a dear place in my heart as it was inspired by our own wedding in Blind Bay, Antarctica, on Christmas Eve 2022. It's truly an honor to be a part of this literary journey.

https://www.bardconvirtual.com/silk-road-poetry-blog/antarctica-wedding-ac-blake

I'm thrilled to share that four of my poems were published in Anthologies this Spring by Moonstone Press, along with the opportunity to record my readings of them. I owe a huge thank you to my online short story group, as much of my work begins as a poem, then evolves into a short story, and these selected works were ultimately refined back into poems:

• "In the Garden of Audre's Legacy," Remembering Audre Lorde
• "Whispers in the Woods: An Ode to Frost," Remembering Robert Frost
• "Circus of Shadows," Traitor Patriot, a poetic reflection on January 6th
• "Sonnet to the Muse of Poetry," World Poetry Day, 2024 Anthology
  

I'm grateful for the continued inspiration and support from my writing community.

 "Thriving: An Anthology"

I'm thrilled to announce my story, "Mom, Me, and Brian Wilson," inspired by the power of music, is featured in this anthology. I also had the honor of illustrating the book cover!

And special thanks to the Online Short Story group for all the suggestions and support.

Preorder here: https://goldenleafbooks.com/prod.../thriving-an-anthology...

Alien Buddha Press launches my first short story collection, "Epiphanies" on March 21, 2024 on Amazon. I am very honored and excited.

The first volume of New Rotvrier Review will contain poetry and an essay based on interviews with Furman graduate Thomas Rain Crowe.  His involvement in the second renaissance of beat poetry in San Francisco in the 1970s will be covered.  Also, his experiences through publication of over thirty books including  "Writing the Wind: A Celtic Resurgence," a book chosen as reading material for various Celtic studies programs, will be included in the first volume of the poetry magazine in May. 

Our open reading period closes officially on March 20th.  The inclusion of more poets from South Carolina would be a plus for our Easley-based poetry magazine.  Please submit your work following the submission guidelines on our website.  We look forward to being amazed by you. 

      I hope you will join me for the release of my sixth book, the mystery/suspense novel Through Any Window,  at a March 5, 2024, launch party at Cafe And Then Some, 101 College St., Greenville. It's a drop-in from 5 to 7:30 PM. 

        For those of you familiar with Greenville, my good friend Mary Louise Earle McDaniel Hampton Pinckney will say a few words. One can only assume she will detest the book.   

          https://www.eventbrite.com/e/deb-richardson-moore-launch-party-tickets-814542357117?aff=website

I am thrilled to share the publication of "Hala, the Studio Cat" in the "Cat Anthology",  a book project brought to life by the talented team at Illographo  Press.

The "Cat Anthology" will make its debut at the Festival of the Photocopier in Melbourne (Victoria, AU),  Sunday, 11th February, for an opportunity to immerse yourself in the anthology and celebrate the stories of our feline muses.

https://www.illographopress.com.au/shop/p/cat-anthology