Debra Shiveley Welch was born in Columbus, Ohio and has lived in the Greater Columbus area all of her life. She now resides in Central Ohio with her husband, Mark, and their son, Christopher, also a traditionally published author. Debra is a best selling author of 14 books and the recipient of the FaithWriter’s Gold Seal of Approval, Books & Authors Award of Excellence recipient, Books & Authors Best Non Fiction Book – 2007, AllBooks Reviews Editor’s Choice 2010 and Books & Authors Best Native American Fiction 2011.
Her books include: “Cedar Woman,” her made its debut in December of 2010 and recounts the story of a daughter of the Lakota Sioux who opens the first Native American restaurant in Central Ohio and won Books & Authors Best Native American Fiction 2011; four time award winner “Son of My Soul – The Adoption of Christopher,” released during November, National Adoption Month in 2007, a best seller, will soon to be available in audio; “A Very Special Child,” her first children’s book and an award winning Best Seller, “Jesus Gandhi Oma Mae Adams,” Debra’s first novel, co-authored with Linda Lee Greene, a best seller as well, “Christopher Meets Buddy,” a children’s book about the proper care of a pet bird, is the second book in the Christopher Series. Printed in full color, it is an excellent guide if you are considering buying a pet bird.
Currently, Debra is working on “Spirit Woman,” a sequel to “Cedar Woman,” “Christopher’s Family Table,” a companion cook book to “Son of My Soul - The Adoption of Christopher,” which she is co-authoring with her son, “My Cousin My Son – A Story of Adoption, Motherhood and Kinship,” a sequel to “Son of My Soul,” “Memories of an Old Farm House,” a collection of poems, essays and short stories about her family’s ancestral farm, and “Heads Are Gonna Roll,” an ambitious tale weaving English history, reincarnation and murder.
You may want to visit her son’s work, “Just Chris,” a companion book to “Son of My Soul,” and “Christopher Bullfrog Catcher,” the first in The Christopher Series.
