Shelia P. Moses (born July 16, 1961) is an American writer. In 2004, she was nominated for the

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and in 2005 she was recognized as a

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honoree for her novel ''The Legend of Buddy Bush''. In 2009, her novel ''Joseph'' was nominated for the

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Life

Moses was born in the small, rural, northeastern

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town of Rich Square. She grew up ninth in a family of ten children; she received her bachelor's degree in Psychology from

Shaw University Shaw University is a private historically black university in Raleigh, North Carolina. Founded on December 1, 1865, Shaw University is the oldest HBCU to begin offering courses in the Southern United States. The school had its origin in the fo ...

Bibliography

*''Callus on My Soul: a memoir'', by Dick Gregory with Shelia P. Moses, 2000, *''Sallie Gal and the Wall-a-kee man'', 2007, *''The Legend of Buddy Bush'', 2004, ; (

honor book) * *''I, Dred Scott'', 2005, *''The Baptism'', 2007, * * *

References

External links

Brief bio at Library of Congress 2007 National Book Festival
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moses, Shelia P. Year of birth missing (living people) Living people People from Rich Square, North Carolina American children's writers African-American women writers American biographers Shaw University alumni Writers from North Carolina American women children's writers American women biographers African-American writers