Atlanta, GA (1888PressRelease)
June 15, 2008 - Jennifer Evans, author of ‘What the Locusts Had Eaten, The Nikki O’Baire Story,’ received a coveted 2008 Georgia Author of the Year Award at the May 7th celebration banquet sponsored by the Georgia Writers Association and Kennesaw State University. ‘What the Locusts Had Eaten, The Nikki O’Baire Story,’ won in the Creative Non-fiction biography category.
Since its beginning in 1964, the Awards have gained prestige and enjoyed greater participation. Originally sponsored by the Dixie Council of Authors and Journalists, the GAYA came to the Georgia Writers Association in 1990. In 2006, Georgia Writers formally affiliated with Kennesaw State University. Today, the GAYA not only recognizes the traditional Poetry and Fiction categories, but also celebrates the growing Creative Non-fiction genre. The changing literary marketplace demands guideline revisions annually.
What the Locusts Had Eaten, The Nikki O’Baire Story is the gripping life story of a woman, Nikki O’Baire, who spent years running into the arms of uncommitted lovers and unfaithful husbands, into the trap of drug abuse and alcoholism, away from the mob, and toward a dream of stardom. Being devoured a little at a time by every person she dared to trust, she finally ran into the arms of the One who could restore her life. Jennifer Evans’ ‘What the Locusts Had Eaten, The Nikki O’Baire Story’ (paperback, ISBN 978-1-60266-530-9) is an inspirational biography that will help wounded parents not pass on their own hurts to their children. The book will touch people who have looked for love in all the wrong places, and motivate readers living on the edge to discover the fullness of life.
“Too often, there is a wide disconnect between what people say they believe and how they live that faith,” says Evans. “This book will examine an individual life and ask hard questions, hopefully bridging the gap.”
As Evans and her friend Nikki explored her history over lunch, Nikki’s life grew into a story Evans believes people need to hear. “I always want to look for God’s hand moving in my life and in those of others,” explains the author, “to feel His touch in ‘coincidences,’ to see His creativity in nature. My soul is always thirsty for more of whatever it is God has in mind.”
Jennifer Evans lives with her husband, Gary, in Canton, Georgia. In addition to her most current book, Evans has also published a children’s book, a women’s Bible study, and various short stories and articles. She also works part-time for The Seed Company, a Wycliffe Bible Translators affiliate, as a staff writer. She enjoys speaking to women’s groups, Bible studies, small groups and book clubs. See her website at http://jenniferevans.org.
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