Biographical Information
Award-winning author Anita Higman has twenty books published
for adults and children, and she has five more coming out. She's contributed to
nine nonfiction compilations and was selected as a Barnes & Noble
"Author of the Month" for Houston.
Anita donated her manuscript I Can Be Anything
to Literacy Advance of Houston.
The book helped raise many thousands of dollars
for literacy. She served on the Board of Directors of Literacy Advance and
received both the Bell Ringer and Volunteer of the Year awards for her
contributions to literacy.
Anita's book Who Will I Be for the Rest of My Life?
(co-authored
by Dr. Ruth Vaughn) appeared on the Houston Barnes & Noble best-seller list.
The Celestial Helix, a collection of one-act plays through Lillenas Publishing Company was recommended in the national theater magazine,
Stage
Directions, in a review.
One of Ms. Higman's books (A Tribute to Early Texas) has a foreword by Elmer
Kelton and has won a San Antonio Conservation Society Citation as well as a
Westerners International Book Award.
Ms. Higman has also written for radio, television, newspaper, ezine, advertising, and animation. She enjoys giving speeches and presentations at conferences, meetings, and schools.
She has a Bachelor of Arts (functional) degree in speech communication, art, and psychology. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and Christian Humor Writers' Group.
Anita was born and raised on a farm in Western Oklahoma but has lived in Texas for the past twenty-three years.
Besides writing, her other interests include reading, going to the movies, and
cooking brunch for her friends. She lives with her family near Houston, Texas.