Charisse Nesbit is a writer and film executive currently living in Los Angeles. A native of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, she attended the University of New Mexico where she obtained her undergraduate degree in Journalism. Then she attended Columbia College Chicago where she received her Master of Fine Arts Degree in Fiction Writing.Charisse first achieved success as a writer when her essay “Child of the Dream,” was chosen out of over 900 entries to appear in the 1999 anthology “Children of the Dream: Our Own Stories of Growing Up Black in America.” Following that success, Charisse self-published her first novella, “Learning to Scream: Joanne’s Revelation,” the following year. While attending Columbia College, Charisse first had the idea to compile her current anthology when prompted to write a series of essays. Though she eventually chose another topic, she never forgot the dream that started that day to finally put a positive face on foster care and foster children. The seed that was planted in that moment has finally bloomed into her current anthology “A Dream Deferred A Joy Achieved: Foster Care Stories of Struggle and Triumph.” Through the powerful stories in this book, Charisse hopes to inspire and empower other foster children to strive for more in their lives and know that the world is wide open for them as long as they believe in themselves, work hard, and always dare to dream.
Ms. Nesbit is donating a portion of her royalties to the HerShe Group! Go to http://www.ajoyachieved.com/ to buy a copy!
1 comment:
dear charisse, i have waited three months for your book, its the only one that comes from the child (in cares )perspective, which as a foster mother, really is relavant to me, i have three boys under five, all from diff backgrounds, i want to thank you so much, ive only read the introduction and i have light at the end of the tunnel, i will let you know how i go, thanks once again ... maggie :)
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