Gloria Houston

award winning author, lecturer and writing coach

What's new

Gloria Houston will be the guest author for the White House Plantation Museum at the corner of East White Street and Elizabeth Lane in Historic Rock Hill, SC on Sunday, 22 April at 1 p m. Everyone is invited.

Miss Dorothy and her Bookmobile

Gloria Houston has been named the Lucy Bramlette Patterson Author by the Federated Women's Clubs of North Carolina. She will receive the award at the FEWC-NC state conference in Greensboro in April.


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Click here to read the latest review "Local legend Houston charms again"
Asheville Citizen Times review
A new larger edition of LITTLEJIM with teaching materials will be available on this webpage in May. they are currently available with an email to: authorhouston24@​gmail.com

Amazon.com will also have LITTLEJIM in softcover and in downloadable format. Ask at your favorite bookstore, too.

Inquiries about starting a Young Writers Conference at your school should be directed to: authorhouston24@​gmail.com. Written instructions for starting at any level are available.

Other out of print books and some new ones will soon be available on this website. If you have a favorite you would like to purchase, send an email to authorhouston24@​gmail.com

Selected Works

a heartwarming story about a favorite librarian
A loving tribute to a very special teacher
a young adult novel about a mountain girl's courage during the civil war
Young adult novel about a young girl and the underground railroad
A heart warming Appalachian Christmas story
Writing handbook & University level textbook
a young adult novel about a young man growing up with a stern father in a small rural community
A Christmas story featuring the popular Littlejim character
a young adult novel featuring a teenage Littlejim and his family's dramatic changes
Dr. Houston's first book about a young girl living through her brother's death

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