March Luncheon To Feature Award Winning Author Anita Higman

March Luncheon To Feature Award Winning Author Anita Higman

Luncheon Sponsored By Wells Fargo

The Humble Area Chamber's March Third Tuesday Luncheon will feature award-winning author Anita Higman who's debuting her new book, "Love Finds You in Humble, Texas". The luncheon is sponsored by Wells Fargo and will be held at 11:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 17 at the Humble Civic Center.
Higman, has twenty-four books published (several co-authored) for adults and children, and has two novels coming out in the next two years. She has been honored in the past as a Barnes Noble "Author of the Month" for Houston, and some of Ms. Higman's publishers are Bethany House, Barbour Publishing, McGraw-Hill, Lillenas Drama, Howard Publishing, and Summerside Press.

A few of Higman's books are Another Stab at Life, Another Hour to Kill, The Celestial Helix, Pokeweed and Mrs. Gasp, and Big Book of Holidays and Holy Days. She also has contributions in ten nonfiction compilations.

One of Ms. Higman's co-authored books entitled, 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. She was also named a Favorite New Author in the 15th Annual Heartsong Presents Awards and her co-authored novel, Castles in the Air, was a Favorite Contemporary Romance in the 16th Annual Heartsong Presents Awards.

In addition, Higman has won two awards for her contribution to literacy and has raised thousands of dollars for literacy with her book, I Can Be Anything, while serving on the board of directors of Literacy Advance of Houston.

Higman has also written for radio, television, ezine, and advertising. She has a B.A. degree combining speech communication, psychology, and art from SNU, and she is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers. Higman lives with her husband near Houston, Texas.
Reservations for the luncheon must be made by 12 p.m., Friday, March13, and the cost to attend is $20 for chamber members and $25 for non-chamber members. To RSVP visit the calendar section of the chamber's website at www.humbleareachamber.org, or call the Humble Area Chamber office at 281-319-8907.