Mrs. Davis, thank you for supporting the 2007 New Bern Literary Read-In and Book Festival and for your generous donation (s). Blessings for a successful literary career.    -The RealSistaWriters Online Reading & Writing Group, The Epiphany Book Club of New Bern, The Tyron Palace Historic Sites & Gardens Thanks to Mayor Johnny B. Thomas and the Town of Glendora, MS for inviting me to be a part of The Grand Re-Opening of the Emmett Till Historic Intrepid Center on September 24, 2011, it was an AWESOME experience. Book sales and Signing followed.    - THE EMMETT TILL MUSEUM in Glendora MS, is one of the most Memorial Museum in the Mississippi Delta. Author Bertha M. Davis Autographed copies of her book Growing Up In Mississippi to be placed into the Emmett Till Museum as part of History.    - Coming Fall 2012:    -Writing Your First Book, Before You Say I Do, & Growing Up In MS Second Edition title: "The Way It Is, "The Way It Was"		Bertha Books Mission Statement is to promote Literary through reading and writing. Encouraging our youth to read more, believe in themself, and to become the best that they can be. My experience as a writer was like a burst of spring. My thoughts were like beautiful flowers appearing everywhere. It reminded me of God's creation when He spoke the world into existence, but I couldn't speak it, I had to transform those images and words onto paper. My road to writing began in 1990 and I'm still traveling that road and reaching out to my visitors and readers. I truly hope and pray that God will bless you abundantly and be successful in all that you do. To all of my fellow writers, DON'T give up HOPE! Thank you so very much for taking the time to visit my website! You are always WELCOME and PLEASE come back again. Always remember, no good deed of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. Compelling Autobiography, Growing Up In Mississippi, Captures experience of young Black women in the South. Interviewed on CSpan2 Book TV. A must Read!. Also available in Audio Book. Use the control below to hear a sample of the audio book   Headlines GROWING UP IN MISSISSIPPI RECEIVED THE BEST BOOK AWARD IN 1994 BY BLACKREFER.COM BOOKCLUB. Dear Bertha Davis, Congratulations! Your submission "GROWING UP IN MISSISSIPPI by Bertha M. Davis" has been selected by The National Indie Excellence Book Awards as a 2009 FINALIST WINNER in the "Audio Book Non-Fiction" category. A complete list of winners and finalists in each category can be found at: www.indieexcellence.com/results