Cyrena Shows

Cyrena Shows is the author of multiple children's books, as well as a writer of novels, short stories, poetry, and plays. She is a member of the Mississippi Writers Guild and Mississippi Professional Educators. Cyrena graduated from Mississippi State University with a B.S. in Secondary Education and an M.A. in English. She studied creative writing while there, though she can remember writing and illustrating her own book as early as six years old! By day, she teaches high school, and she also homeschools her daughters, one of which has co-authored a children's book with her.

Random Facts:

* The Lucille, a chicken, Ranch, bacon, garlic, & tomato pizza from Lost Pizza Co. is her favorite pizza in the world.

* She plays several instruments - piano, clarinet, guitar, violin, and the tin whistle.

* She never reads just one book at a time.

* The place she's traveled to that she loved the most was the island of Virgin Gorda, which is featured in a poem in her book Embrace the Beauty.

* Her favorite genres to read are horror and classic Gothic novels - the creepier, the better.

Connect with Cyrena on Twitter @CyrenaShows and on Instagram @csshows. Visit her website at CSCShows.com to learn about what she's working on, to sign up for updates about new releases and giveaways, and much more! She also has a YouTube channel that you can subscribe to: youtube.com/user/bludragonfly180