Deborah R. Edwards

Background

Deborah Edwards was born on September 24, 1945, in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States to the family of a minister Earnest L. and a homemaker Anna E. Carter.

Education

Deborah Edwards studied at Lincoln University of Missouri graduating in 1967. She got her Master of Arts in Education from St. Louis University in 1972. In 1993 Edwards achieved Education Specialist degree at St. Louis University. She became Doctor of Education at St. Louis University in 1994.

Career

Deborah R. Edwards Used to work as a teacher of enrichment classes in writing at public schools in St. Louis for thirteen years. Later she became a schoolteacher in Florence, Missouri for two years. Then she returned to St. Louis Public Schools as a classroom teacher for eleven years. After that, she held the position of an executive director at Eboni, Inc. Edwards started her writing career in 1980 with the book called Wrap It up, I’ll Take It!.

Achievements

• Deborah R. Edwards managed to achieve recognition as an outstanding educator in Missouri. She is known for her teaching activities in collaboration with Metropolitan St. Louis Alliance of Black School Educators and her own high competence as a specialist confirmed by her Doctor of Education degree.

Works

• book

  • Wrap It Up, I'll Take It

Views

Quotations: "My primary motivation for writing is to help others. Guided by the Holy Spirit, I am inspired to write about people that I have met and places where I have been, either personally or vicariously. I also write about my experiences in the hope that they will be of help to others."

"Given a subject, I often do some research on it. This may involve reading books and/or articles, interviewing people, and taking notes. Next, I write the first draft, then I put it aside for a day, and then I begin to edit it. Finally, I rewrite the material in its final form."

"For the subject that I have chosen to write about, I have been inspired by the many children, parents, and teachers that I have worked with over the years."

Membership

• Christian Educators Association International , United States

• Publishers’ Marketing Association , United States

• Metropolitan St. Louis Alliance of Black School Educators , United States

Interests

• reading, bowling, travel

Connections

Deborah Carter married Freddie Edwards. They divorced on March 8, 1983. They have two sons Neuil A. and Nyron E.

Father:

Earnest L. Carter

Mother:

Anna E. Carter

husband:

Freddie Edwards

Son:

Neuil A. Edwards

Son:

Nyron E. Edwards

References

• Contemporary Authors, Vol. 166 This volume of Contemporary Authors contains biographical information on approximately 300 modern writers.
  1998