Larry B. Gildersleeve

A retired corporate executive and entrepreneur who returned "home" to Kentucky, I'm in my second decade as a published author. In 2023, my fourth novel, Blue by You, was an Illumination Award Bronze Medal winner, and a finalist in both the Eric Hoffer and Writer's Digest competitions. My fourth novel, For the Love of Charley Chaplain, was released in late 2025. Married, the father of two and grandfather of four. Member of The Authors Guild, the Academy of American Poets, the Bluegrass Writers Guild and the Society of Southern Writers and Authors.