JOHNNIE BERNHARD, AUTHOR
With How We Came to Be, Johnnie Bernhard
stakes out her rightful place among the most
talented and unique voices writing today.
stakes out her rightful place among the most
talented and unique voices writing today.
–Allen Mendenhall, Editor, Southern Literary Review
About Me
A former English teacher and journalist, Johnnie Bernhard is passionate about reading and writing. A published author, her work has appeared in newspapers and magazines, both nationally and internationally. She has written articles and columns for: the Suburban Reporter of Houston, World Oil Magazine, The Mississippi Press, the international Word Among Us, Heart of Ann Arbor Magazine, Houston Style Magazine, and the Cowbird-NPR production on small town America. Johnnie's entry for Cowbird, "The Last Mayberry" received 7,500 views, nationally and internationally.
A Good Girl is published by Texas Review Press. The Historical Fiction novel was shortlisted in the 2015 Faulkner-Wisdom Literary Prize, one of America's most prestigious literary prizes. The novel was selected for panel discussion at the 2017 Mississippi and Louisiana Book Festivals, as well as represented at the 2017 Texas Book Festival. It is a finalist in the 2017 national Kindle Book Awards, a nominee for the Bingham Prize, a 2018 nominee for the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award in Fiction, and shortlisted for the 2017 Texas Literary Review, Bloggers' Choice Award for Literary Fiction.
Johnnie's second novel, How We Came to Be is a finalist in the 2017 Faulkner-Wisdom Literary Prize, and a novel for panel discussion at the 2018 Louisiana and Mississippi Book Festivals. It was represented at the 2018 Texas Book Festival by Texas A&M University Press, the Texas Book Consortium, and Texas Review Press. Named a "Must Read" by Southern Writers Magazine in its March 2018 issue, it is also recognized by Deep South Magazine in its 2018 Summer Reading List and by the international Pulpwood Queen Book Club as a 2019 reading selection.
Johnnie is the owner of Bernhard Editorial Services, LLC, where she writes book reviews for Southern Literary Review, as well as assists writers in honing their craft. If you are a writer interested in what Bernhard Editorial Services, LLC, can do for you, please send an email describing your particular project to: johnniebernhardauthor@gmail.com.
Johnnie and her husband, Bryant reside in a 19th Century cottage, surrounded by ancient oak trees and a salt water marsh near the Mississippi Sound. They share that delightful space with their dog, Lilly and cat, Poncho.
A Good Girl is published by Texas Review Press. The Historical Fiction novel was shortlisted in the 2015 Faulkner-Wisdom Literary Prize, one of America's most prestigious literary prizes. The novel was selected for panel discussion at the 2017 Mississippi and Louisiana Book Festivals, as well as represented at the 2017 Texas Book Festival. It is a finalist in the 2017 national Kindle Book Awards, a nominee for the Bingham Prize, a 2018 nominee for the Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters Award in Fiction, and shortlisted for the 2017 Texas Literary Review, Bloggers' Choice Award for Literary Fiction.
Johnnie's second novel, How We Came to Be is a finalist in the 2017 Faulkner-Wisdom Literary Prize, and a novel for panel discussion at the 2018 Louisiana and Mississippi Book Festivals. It was represented at the 2018 Texas Book Festival by Texas A&M University Press, the Texas Book Consortium, and Texas Review Press. Named a "Must Read" by Southern Writers Magazine in its March 2018 issue, it is also recognized by Deep South Magazine in its 2018 Summer Reading List and by the international Pulpwood Queen Book Club as a 2019 reading selection.
Johnnie is the owner of Bernhard Editorial Services, LLC, where she writes book reviews for Southern Literary Review, as well as assists writers in honing their craft. If you are a writer interested in what Bernhard Editorial Services, LLC, can do for you, please send an email describing your particular project to: johnniebernhardauthor@gmail.com.
Johnnie and her husband, Bryant reside in a 19th Century cottage, surrounded by ancient oak trees and a salt water marsh near the Mississippi Sound. They share that delightful space with their dog, Lilly and cat, Poncho.
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I always have so much fun at the Mississippi Book Festival each year.
Watch my interview with Traci Carr, Mississippi Center of the Book.