Sheryl J. Bize-Boutte is an internationally published, award-winning indie writer, poet, and Pushcart Prize nominee. Her debut novel, "Betrayal on the Bayou", an historical novel set in the fictional Louisiana Tassin Valley continues to garner high praise with reviewers as,"... a fascinating novel that delves into some heartbreaking issues around race, justice, and the noir code in the fictitious Louisiana town of Tassin," "...a book to read, to re-read, to take into your heart, and to always remember," and, "... it’s a tale of love, hope, disappointment, betrayal, revenge, racism, selfishness, and redemption, punctuated by beautiful passages. Lives like these are still lived much more often than they need be. Ms. Bize-Boutte is a fine writer." A follow-on to "Betrayal", "Back to the Bayou: The Tassin Valley Saga Continues," published in February 2024, is already being touted as a "page turner" and even foreshadowing a future continuation with "characters so intriguing I can't wait to read what will happen next."Her award-winning short stories, commentary and poetry have been published in major publications such as Harlequin, Harper Collins, Hanover Square Press, Medusa's Laugh Press, The Mercury News and East Bay Times, The Gallery of Artistry, The San Francisco Writer's Conference Anthology, Park Row Press and Writers Digest.A prolific poet, Sheryl published a book of poems with her daughter, Dr. Angela M. Boutte, titled "No Poetry No Peace™," the namesake of the No Poetry No Peace™poetry series hosted by the Mechanics Institute Library of San Francisco where she moderated the monthly "Writers Lunch." She was runner-up in the 2022 inaugural Oakland Poet Laureate competition and featured in the KALW-FM Bay Poets radio show.She is a highly praised and sought after short story writer and storyteller, literary event curator, writing teacher, speaker, panelist and a current track coordinator for the San Francisco Writer's Conference.Read more about this authorRead less about this author