CHERYL A. HEAD

The Saints & Sinners LGBTQIA+ Literary Festival is a small gem in the big world of literary events, but it is such a bastion of literary excellence and community. Held annually, adjacent to the Tennessee Williams Literary Festival in New Orleans, queer men, women, and gender non-conforming creatives gather to learn from each other, and celebrate queer literature. I'm very honored this year to be a finalist in the Short Fiction Contest with my short story about the lives of

Any year brings with it ups and downs. Personally, professionally, as a citizen of the world. In 2025, the human toil on our collective psyches was severe. Reminiscent of the not-so-long-ago COVID pandemic. Communities were fractured, families suffered isolation and separation, and our country faced chaotic, frenetic, violent upheaval--thanks to the actions and influences of our current Administration. It never let up. The swirl of petty executive orders, law-breaking, d

The past week has been filled with events, commitments, appointments that kept me away from my work-in-progress.  So I vowed I would write today. But, before I can write fiction I have to address today’s reality. I’ve been angry for the last eleven months.  Walking in disillusionment, discouragement and rage.  It’s a stressful way to be.  Like many other Black women I said to myself: ‘Well America, you made your bed now you can sleep in it.’ I had washed my hands of

Looking forward to participating in one of the launch conversations about the groundbreaking anthology- Crime Ink: Iconic (available here...

James Baldwin A logline is a brief synopsis of a story's plot, identifying the central conflict, the main characters, and offering an...

Thanks to Capitol Crimes-the Sacramento, CA chapter of Sisters in Crime-I participated in an interesting conversation with crime fiction...

I want to be a really good short story writer. It's an art. I know contemporary writers who are masters of the craft, and I've vowed to...

Kris Zgorski recommended me (because he knows I adore Sondheim works) when Josh Pachter (editor extraordinaire) initiated one of his...

Every single day I remind myself that despite any residence in the White House, our country originated on the principle of a government...

I'm always happy to be in a library. Whether seeking a quiet space to research or read, or visiting an out-of-town library just for the...

Grateful for my nom for the Sue Feder Memorial Award (Historical Fiction) and in superb company!!

...and last week, this happened. Happy Dance!!

I'm very, very pleased that my story of a young, journalist's investigation into a black man's death in Jim Crow Alabama is resonating...

I grew up in Detroit. The east side. It's a thing. But I spent a lot of my young adulthood in an area called the Cultural Center. My...

I'm proud to announce that Time's Undoing is a nominee for the Lefty Award in the Best Historical Mystery category. The Lefty is...

Before 2023 ended, Time's Undoing got another very nice mention in the Boston Globe. "This small-town Southern crime novel is a...

2023 was a heady, busy, exhilarating year for Time's Undoing.

Thanksgiving is absolutely my favorite holiday. I love the cooking, the gathering of family and friends, the Macy's Thanksgiving parade....

I had an amazing time at the Southern Festival of Books in Nashville in late October. I participated in two events: an...