Ivey

While during genealogy research in Virginia where generations of family members (Tylers, Mealy, Kincaides) lived since the 1800s, stories evolved: some were freed men and women, and some were slaves; and some owned land; some where white and some where black; and some fought in the wars. It is not autobiographical of the writer, although it does give an account of persons whom the writer has known and left writings of their life.

The novel, White Mink, took shape from a tale of two plantation owners fighting over a runaway slave, that evolved into the legacy of a family whose racial identities are blurred through generations. The book examines the strife just before the advent of the civil rights of the 1960s. It is a fictional account of persons struggle to enforce desegregation and those who fought to resist it.

This writer is also an playwright, and was a member of several theater writing workshops in New York City. Notably, her play, 'Run'ers', was produced at the New Federal Theater in New York City, and Alice Art Center, Oakland, California. 'Lonely Returns from Ambition', was produced at Hunter College's Little Theater. She is a recipient of an Audelco Award, John Golden and Phoebe Ephron Drama Awards.

The writer graduated from New York University with a psychology degree, and a masters in theater from Hunter College. She has lived in New York City; Oakland, California; and Richmond, Virginia. While living in California she was a member of an art collective, TAOLB, where she exhibited her paintings under a creative name (www.taibelize.com)

Presently, she is editing two other novels for publication.