Meet Stephaine Fowler author of Chasing Alice on Thursday, August 8th at 6pm!
About Stephanie:
From Stephanie’s website
I am a graduate of Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland and the 2001 recipient of the Sophie Kerr Prize, the largest undergraduate literary award in the country. I won the prize for a collection of creative non-fiction short stories written about the Delmarva Peninsula. That collection, Crossings, eventually became my first book, published in May 2008. My second book, Chasing Alice, is set to be released in September 2020.
Since the publication of my first book, I have continued to write articles, short stories, essays, and memoir pieces for outlets like She Write: Visions and Voices of Seaside Scribes, Coastal Style, Medium, and One True Thing. I was a 2016 Light of Literacy award winner and I serve as the president of the Lower Eastern Shore chapter of the Maryland Writers Association. In addition to being a judge for several regional writing contests, I also co-host (with my good friend and fellow author, Tony Russo) a writing podcast called So, What’s Your Story?
In May 2013, I opened Salt Water Media, an independent self-publishing company in Berlin, Maryland. My passion for writing and seeing those works brought to life inspired me to help other writers do the same.
A loud and proud, born and bred Marylander, I now live in southern coastal Delaware with my incredible wife, Patty, and our sweet pup, Lima.
Chasing Alice
On Sunday, September 4th, 2011, Alice Davis, a respected and beloved English teacher at Parkside High School in Salisbury, Maryland, vanished. Her disappearance shocked the community and left her family, friends, fellow teachers, and students fearing the worst. Within days, her husband, Jess Davis, committed suicide just as the police were closing in on him as their prime suspect. Alice’s body was soon discovered in the woods near their home and the terrible crime came to a swift conclusion.
But what remains? For one of Alice’s students, Stephanie L. Fowler, the heartbreaking loss of her high school mentor set her on a journey to honor the teacher she loved. Part memoir, true crime, biography, and cautionary tale, Chasing Alice examines Alice’s life, reveals the dangers of isolation and domestic violence, and seeks to preserve the legacy of a woman who touched the lives of many.