Zaria Garrison

@zariagarrison

About

ZariaGarrison was born and raised in Greenville SC, where she found a love forreading and writing at an early age.In 2005 herfirst novel Baring it All was released by Publish America under her birth nameGena L. Garrison. It received rave reviews and she was awarded the best newauthor award of 2005 by Mahogany Media.

As shecontinued writing she felt she could no longer write stories that involvedexplicit sex and violence. She could only write what God told her to write. Followingher transformation, as he did with Saul, God gave her a new name Zaria, whichmeans new beginnings. As an award-winning author she iscommitted to writing and publishing literature that ministers as well asentertains.

Zaria is also part owner and staffwriter for EKG Literary magazine. An online magazine dedicated to being thepulse of the literary community.

Zaria also offers insight and encouragement toaspiring authors through workshops, and writing classes that allow eachparticipant to discover the craft of writing and how it can be used toeffectively minister to youth, women, and all members of the community.

Prodigal is her first Christian fiction novel.