John M. Williams
Biographical Sketch
I retired from LaGrange College in 2015 and live in LaGrange, Georgia. Currently I serve as a mentor in the Reinhardt University Creative Writing MFA program. I write fiction, non-fiction, plays, essays, and the occasional film script. I was named Georgia Author of the Year for First Novel for "Lake Moon" in 2002. My most recent publication is my novel "End Times," (2023). Other recent publications include "Monroeville and the Stage Production of To Kill a Mockingbird (2023), "Atlanta Music in the 50s, 60s, and 70s: The Magic of Bill Lowery" (with Andy Lee White, 2019), "Village People: Sketches of Auburn" (2016). My and Rheta Grimsley Johnson’s musical play "Hiram: Becoming Hank," about the formative years of Hank Williams, has enjoyed four successful productions, and is scheduled to be produced in fall 2024 in Pass Christian, MS.