Sharon Ewell Foster

Sharon Ewell Foster is a regular Daily Guideposts contributor and a true crossover artist. Her books-previously published by Simon and Schuster, Random House, and others-have earned her a loyal following that crosses market, gender, and racial boundaries. Winner of the Civil War Institute's 2012 Shaara Prize for her two-part novel, The Resurrection of Nat Turner, she is the only African American Christy Award winner, won for her first novel, Passing by Samaria. A former Defense Department...See more

Sharon Ewell Foster is a regular Daily Guideposts contributor and a true crossover artist. Her books-previously published by Simon and Schuster, Random House, and others-have earned her a loyal following that crosses market, gender, and racial boundaries. Winner of the Civil War Institute's 2012 Shaara Prize for her two-part novel, The Resurrection of Nat Turner, she is the only African American Christy Award winner, won for her first novel, Passing by Samaria. A former Defense Department instructor and writer, the critically acclaimed author is a teaching artist and a sought after speaker and workshop presenter. See less