Nancy Dorman-Hickson

Author, writer/editor, speaker...

Latest project: co-writing with Joanne King Herring the best-selling memoir, Diplomacy and Diamonds: My Wars from the Ballroom to the Battlefield (Oct. 2011; Hachette/Center Street). Julia Roberts portrayed Herring in the movie Charlie Wilson's War. Amazon and Washington Post bestseller; favorably reviewed by Publishers Market.

Former national award-winning editor of Time Inc.'s Southern Living and Progressive Farmer magazines, receiving praise from authors Harper Lee, Pat Conroy, Naomi Judd, Fannie Flagg, Sue Monk Kidd, Anne Rice and more.

Former desk editor for a newspaper; college level teacher; and marketing and public relations professional. Long-time Southern Living book review editor.

Covered subjects as diverse as education, wellness/health, workplace safety, travel, homes, gardening, food, business and spirituality.