Latrivia S. Nelson

Latrivia Nelson is an up and coming new author presenting the world with her first Interracial Romance Novel, Ivy's Twisted Vine.

After years of being exposed to many different cultures and lifestyles, Latrivia was inspired to write a book based in part on the many types of people and places that she had come in contact with while at LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis, TN.

Biography

In 1998, Latrivia accepted a full scholarship to LeMoyne-Owen located in Memphis, TN. As a wide-eyed freshman from Horn Lake, MS, "Trivi" took life by the horns. Most people loved her ambitious nature and her down home southern charm. She was extremely active in Greek life, honor society, the school newspaper and student government association. She held several different titles including president of her sorority (Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.), official health reporter for the school news and Ms. LeMoyne-Owen College 2001-2002.

During her time at LeMoyne-Owen College, Latrivia also had the distinguished opportunity to work on several political campaigns (including the 2000 U.S. Presidential Campaign) and intern for some of the most prominent non-profit and for-profit organizations in the city (including Trust Marketing, Inc., St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, National Civil Rights Museum, the Memphis Grizzlies Basketball Team and the Memphis Redbirds Baseball Foundation).

In 2003, Latrivia graduated from LeMoyne-Owen College with honors and accepted a job offer with the National Civil Rights Museum as a special events coordinator for the 2003 Freedom Award honoring former U.S. President William Jefferson Clinton and civil rights activist, Maxine Smith. In an effort to transition from college life into a challenging career, Latrivia completed Ivy's Twisted Vine.

During this time, she also met and married her husband Adam Nelson. Soon after her marriage, she relocated to the Camp Lejeune USMC base, but never gave up on her dream to publish her book.

In the spring of 2007, Latrivia received her Masters of Business Administration from Strayer University and published her first novel.

Latrivia has since returned back to fund raising, started her PhD and began her second novel scheduled to be in bookstores in 2009.