Alice Faye Duncan is a librarian and author from the city of Memphis.  To date she has written five books for the enjoyment and education of children, including Miss Viola and Uncle Ed Lee, Willie Jerome and the award-winning National Civil Rights Museum Celebrates Everyday People, which is used in social studies curriculums across the country.

In 2005 Duncan released two new titles: Honey Baby Sugar Child and Christmas Soup. Both books—which feature the expressive children's illustrations of Susan Keeter—have become lyrical favorites.

Community Activities
Throughout the year Alice Faye Duncan provides school visits and book signings.  When visiting elementary schools she engages students in a 30 minute performance that includes interactive storytelling, poetic dramatizations, song, dance and the reading of her books. Each performance ends with a book signing.

During middle and high school visits, she provides motivational talks that are prepared specifically to the schools’ needs.  Thus, these talks cover a range of topics from career preparation to self-esteem and writing.

Duncan believes that everyone has a story to tell.  For this reason she conducts writing workshops for adults and teens.  She speaks to writers’ groups, book clubs and professional organizations whose members desire to know the secret to landing a book deal and writing for children.

When she is not creating stories, working in the library or speaking, this writer plays Scrabble.  She reads books by Napoleon Hill.  Dr. Seuss is her favorite children’s author. Kirk Whalum is her favorite jazz artist.  “Golden” by Jill Scott is her theme song. And on Sundays—she goes to church.