Vanessa Russell

After 12 years in the making, Vanessa Russell finally let go of her debut novel, FOUR OF A KIND, and is thrilled at her saga's 5-star ratings and recent awards: Finalist, Eric Hoffer's Montaigne Medal 2016 for most thought-provoking, and the Royal Palm Literary Award 2016 for women's fiction.

Vanessa has 5 short stories published in Journeys, An Anthology of Award-Winning Short Stories, for 5 consecutive years.

Vanessa is a lover of writing and theater and jumps back and forth effortlessly. Well, maybe "effortlessly" is fiction, but both loves are worth her sleep deprivation. She's currently combining the two by converting one of her manuscripts into a play, while her beloved Labradoodle, Dylan, keeps her feet warm.