Chrissy Willis

9. Hightower Award - Given by Chrissy Willis and Clarice Hightower, in memory of Harold Hightower - for a humorous story about family life.
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Chrissy Willis (willisc@etsu.edu) - Contest Chair/Program Chair
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c/o Chrissy Willis

400 East Chilhowie Avenue

Johnson City, TN 37601

CHRISSY WILLIS

Chrissy is the past President of OCW, Inc. and has been a member of the board since 1986.She is the author of seven books including three books for children.Her short stories have been published in the USA and Australia.Currently she writes for McGraw-Hill and Gryphon House.E-mail her at ozarkcreativewriters@earthlink.net or visit her Web site at http://www.clarissawillis.com/.

Chrissy L. Willis

5 Colony Road Little Rock , AR 72227 Email : mailto : eecw@atuvm.atu.edu

Willis has been a member of the OCW , Inc. board since 1986.She is the author of four books , co-author of another , and has written for several magazines.Her short stories have been published in the USA and Australia.

30 August - CHRISSY WILLIS will talk about, FROM OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI TO OXFORD, ENGLAND: USING PERSONAL EXPERIENCE TO WRITE FICTION AND NON-FICTION.Chrissy is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in such magazines as "Parents," "Weight Watchers," and "Living with Preschoolers."In addition, she is the author of three non-fiction books and over 100 short stories which have appeared in national and international publications.Her most recent book published by McGraw Hill is a teacher resource book about children with special needs.She is President of Ozark Creative Writers Inc. and founder of Fiction Writers of Central Arkansas.

Chrissy Willis, a long time member of OCW, suggested that next year we get some kind of OWL banner to hold up each time a writer from OWL won an award.