Debra Shiveley Welch was born in Columbus, Ohio and has lived in the Greater Columbus area all of her life. She now resides in Central Ohio with her husband, Mark, and their adopted son, Christopher, also a traditionally published author.  Debra is an Amazon Best Selling Author and the recipient of the FaithWriter’s Gold Seal of Approval and Books & Authors Award of Excellence recipient, Books & Authors Best Non Fiction Book – 2007 and AllBooks Reviews Editor’s Choice 2010.

A third generation poet, Debra has been writing since age nine. In her early twenties, she had her own column in the Baltimore Eagle Gazette.  Later, she worked as editor for several newsletters, including as development editor for The Parent Connection for The League Against Child Abuse. 

“The defining moment in my life is the day that I became a mother, and our attorney placed my son in my arms.  I drew him to me, breathed him in, memorizing his unique scent, imprinting his essence into my very being.  It brought me full circle.  I knew that this was a very special calling in my life, to be with this soul, and to share my life with this child.  To this day, I revel in his unique perfume.”

Written while waiting to pick up her son from pre-school, A Very Special Child was born.  Debra wanted to tell the story in a spiritual way, and in such a manner that would make a child proud to be adopted. She also felt that it was important to reinforce the fact that he or she was loved from the very beginning. These feelings, therefore, were her muse, and A Very Special Child sprang from her heart, virtually complete with the first writing.

Debra is the award winning author of four books: Cedar Woman, her solo novel, made its debut in December of 2010 and recounts the story of a daughter of the Lakota Sioux who opens the first Native American restaurant in Central Ohio; four time award winner "Son of My Soul – The Adoption of Christopher" released during November, National Adoption Month in 2007 and a Best Seller on Amazon within the first week of its release, "A Very Special Child," a Best Seller on Amazon America and in English at Amazon Japan, and "Jesus Gandhi Oma Mae Adams," Debra’s first novel, co-authored with Linda Lee Greene, an Amazon Best Seller as well.  All are available through Saga Books http://www.sagabooks.net/ and your major book stores.

In May of 2011, Debra signed on as partner in Saga Books Publishing and has expanded its services to eBooks and a promotional program for its authors.

Currently Debra is working on “Ista Numpa,” a sequel to “Cedar Woman,”  “Christopher’s Family Table,” a companion cook book to “Son of My Soul - The Adoption of Christopher” which she is co-authoring with her son, and “Heads Are Gonna Roll,” an ambitious tale weaving English history, reincarnation and murder. Debra can be reached at DebraSWelch@aol.com

Debra is a member the Baby Boomer Diva Web of Fame http://www.enjoyyourmenopause.com/web_of_fame.htm,

and can be reached at http://www.DebraShiveleyWelch.net/.