Stephanie Verni

STEPHANIE VERNI is the author of THE ONES CLOSEST TO YOU (2024); THE LETTERS IN THE BOOKS (award winner for inspirational fiction, 2023); FROM HUMBUG TO HUMBLE: THE TRANSFORMATION OF EBENEZER SCROOGE; BENEATH THE MIMOSA TREE; INN SIGNIFICANT; LITTLE MILESTONES; THE POSTCARD; and ANNA IN TUSCANY. She is also a co-author of the textbook, EVENT PLANNING: COMMUNICATING THEORY & PRACTICE. Currently an adjunct professor at Stevenson University Online, she instructs communication courses for undergraduate and graduate students. She and her husband reside in Severna Park, Maryland, and have two children. On the side, she enjoys boating, blogging, and traveling.

Awards:

THE LETTERS IN THE BOOKS, Bronze medal, Readers' Favorite, 2023.

THE POSTCARD AND OTHER SHORT STORIES & POETRY, Finalist, National Indie Excellence Awards, 2019.

INN SIGNIFICANT, Finalist, National Indie Excellence Awards 2017.

BASEBALL GIRL, Honorable Mention Award for Sports Fiction, Readers' Favorite, 2015.

BENEATH THE MIMOSA TREE, Bronze medal, Readers' Favorite, 2012; Finalist, National Indie Excellence Awards in 2013.