Rosalind Welles - Revision history

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Romancewiki: New page: DEFAULTSORT:Welles, Rosalind Category:Authors - W Category:African American Author Category:Pseudonym Category:Deceased Authors Category:1942 Births == Biography ==...

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New page: DEFAULTSORT:Welles, Rosalind Category:Authors - W Category:African American Author Category:Pseudonym Category:Deceased Authors Category:1942 Births == Biography ==...

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[[DEFAULTSORT:Welles, Rosalind]] [[Category:Authors - W]] [[Category:African American Author]] [[Category:Pseudonym]] [[Category:Deceased Authors]] [[Category:1942 Births]]
== Biography ==
Rosalind Welles was the pseudonym used by journalist Elsie Washington, born December 28, 1942. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in English. According to [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104792999 a National Public Radio] report, Welles's ''[[Entwined Destinies]]'' is widely considered to be "..the first contemporary black romance...". Welles, who only published one novel, was guided by famed editor [[Vivian Stephens]]. She also published non-fiction books in addition to her work as a journalist. She worked with the ''New York Post'', ''Life'', and ''Essence''.

According to the ''New York Times'':
<blockquote>
In 2002 Black Issues Book Review said the novel was “the first known romance featuring African-American characters written by an African-American author.”
</blockquote>

Elsie Washington passed away on May 5, 2009 at the age of 66.

== Books ==
* ''[[Entwined Destinies]]'' - [[Candlelight Romance]] #575

== On the Web ==
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104792999 Trailblazing Romance Writer Remembered] - NPR story on the Elsie Washington, who wrote as Rosaline Welles
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/arts/17washington.html Elsie B. Washington Obituary] - ''New York Times'' (May 2009)
* [http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-passings26-2009may26,0,498011.story Elsie Washington Obituary] - ''Los Angeles Times'' (May 2009)

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 Rosalind Welles was the pseudonym used by journalist Elsie Washington, born December 28, 1942. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in English. According to [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104792999 a National Public Radio] report, Welles's ''[[Entwined Destinies]]'' is widely considered to be "..the first contemporary black romance...". Welles, who only published one novel, was guided by famed editor [[Vivian Stephens]]. She also published non-fiction books in addition to her work as a journalist. She worked with the ''New York Post'', ''Life'', and ''Essence''.

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-== Biography ==
+[[Category:Authors - W]]
 Rosalind Welles was the pseudonym used by journalist Elsie Washington, born December 28, 1942. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in English. According to [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104792999 a National Public Radio] report, Welles's ''[[Entwined Destinies]]'' is widely considered to be "..the first contemporary black romance...". Welles, who only published one novel, was guided by famed editor [[Vivian Stephens]]. She also published non-fiction books in addition to her work as a journalist. She worked with the ''New York Post'', ''Life'', and ''Essence''.