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 Milam
McGraw Propst
Hello! Let me introduce myself. I've had
careers as a newspaper reporter and feature writer and also in public relations
with national companies in addition to a variety of volunteer positions.
Highlights for the last several years include
the publication of three books with Mercer University Press: A
Flower Blooms on Charlotte Street, It May Not Leave a Scar,
and, Ociee on Her Own. I'm delighted with BelleBooks'
publication of my book, Creola's Moonbeam, and am currently
working on several projects, including a new novel for young readers.
 Charlotte Street brought
honors to me as Georgia Author or the Year for first novel and a nomination
for the Townsend Prize for fiction, and nationally, it won the Parents'
Choice Fiction Recommendation. As well, the book was made into a motion
picture, The Adventures of Ociee Nash which premiered at Atlanta's
Fox Theater on June 1, 2003.
Produced
and directed by Amy McGary and Kristen McGary, the film was released nationally
in 2004, with the DVD and video release set for August 2005. The
film introduces Skyler Day as Ociee and stars Keith Carradine and Mare
Winningham along with a number of noted Georgia stage actors, including
Tom Key, Anthony Rodriquez, Janice Akers, and John Lawhorn.
My short story "Nestle" was published in
the March 2004 issue of ATLANTA Magazine.
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, I've also lived
in Birmingham, New Orleans, Springfield, Massachusetts, and Atlanta.
Married to Jamey Propst, my college sweetheart at the University of Alabama,
we have been blessed with three children: Amanda, William, and Jay, and thanks
to William and his darling wife, Abigail, we have
two grandsons Loftin and Emmett. Notably, the children and I were extras
in the movie while Jamey netted a small role with some six lines!
I currently enjoy public speaking about
my work and the movie. I want to thank everybody for your kind reception of my
first Belle Book
Creola's Moonbeam. The story remains dear to
my heart because it's based on my own personal experiences.
However, my darling grandmother, Ociee Nash, continues to
call to me from her white puffy cloud. Also Belle Book's own
very talented Deborah Smith also "calls to me" via e-mail.
She suggests I write additional stories about my
grandmother.
I'm delighted to say I did or IT did. The truth is
The Further Adventures of Ociee Nash just about
wrote itself! Perhaps my grandmother's spirit continues to
push my fingers on this keyboard?
The wonderful news is Belle Books will release the new
book on September 1st.The storyline includes a Witch, the
Milam Madstone, a copperhead snake and a Dominican nun. Only
Ociee Nash could stir that pot and come up with a belieable
story! I'm also blogging so please visit me at
milamwritesbooks.
Her Books From BelleBooks:
The Further
Adventures of Ociee Nash
Ociee on Her Own
A Flower Blooms in
Charlotte Street
Creola's Moonbeam
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