Michelle Lindsey

Michelle Lindsey has been writing professionally since she was 14. She has worked as a staff writer, columnist, feature writer and freelancer for newspapers and magazines. When she was 10, she interviewed President (then Governor) Bill Clinton for a small local newspaper of which she was the founder, publisher and editor. When she was 16, she won an international essay contest in USA Today. Her short stories have won awards in multiple contests. Her work has appeared in both print and web-based publications on 5 continents. She has also worked in politics, diplomacy and documentary film. Additionally, she does humanitarian and philanthropic aid and advocacy work around the world with a special focus on grassroots philanthropy, orphanages, animal shelters, and humanitarian projects in third world countries. She has orphanages in Uganda, South Africa and Zambia. She also studied acting for film and television at the Vancouver Film School. Michelle has lived in 12 different states and currently resides in Charleston, South Carolina with her rescue dog Bogart.