Vanessa Davis Griggs is an author
and motivational speaker who adores the power of words both written
and spoken. At the end of 1996, this former BellSouth employee
left 18 years of service stepping out on faith and decided to
pursue her purpose and passion--writing. Proving out Proverbs
18:16, A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth him
before great men, she began her own company (Free To Soar)
emphasizing the taking off of limits as she travels around the
country inspiring others--young and old--to take flight and do
the same.
Vanessa is the recipient of numerous
recognitions including: June 2007 recipient of the Arts and Letters
Award from Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Birmingham Alumnae Chapter,
March 2006 recipient of The Greater Birmingham Millennium Section
National Council of Negro Women Inspiration Award, 2004-2005
Jasper Outstanding Achievement Award. Wings of Grace received
a Road
to Romance Reviewer's Choice Award.
Vanessa resides in Irondale (home
of the Whistle Stop Café and Fried Green Tomatoes),
a community just outside of Birmingham, Alabama.
- Vanessa is the author of novels:
Destiny Unlimited, The Rose of
Jericho, Promises
Beyond Jordan published by BET
Books/New Spirit (now Kimani Press) and Wings
of Grace (also published under
New Spirit), Blessed Trinity
published by Kensington Books/Dafina
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- May 2008...The Blessed Trinity Trilogy
saga continues...
- with Book 2 Strongholds
published by Kensington Books/Dafina
and October 1, 2008 releasing Book 3 If
Memory Serves.
