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Lori Bryant-Woolridge

Lori Bryant-Woolridge (born May 25, 1958) is an Emmy Award-winning Chinese-American/African-American author in the chick-lit genre.

Writing career

Bryant-Woolridge made her debut as a novelist in 1999 when she published the novel Read Between the Lies. The book went on to become a best-seller, and in 2000 was nominated for a Golden Pen Award for Best Contemporary Fiction. Her second novel, Hitts & Mrs., was published in 2004, and made the Essence Magazine bestseller list. Bryant-Woolridge's latest work, the novel Weapons of Mass Seduction was published in April 2007.

Bryant-Woolridge has also contributed to several anthologies, such as Gumbo: A Celebration of African-American Writing (Harlem Moon, 2002), and Brown Sugar 3: Opposites Attract (Washington Square, 2004).

In the Spring of 2005, Bryant-Woolridge co-founded the Femme Fantastik Literary Tour, a book tour dedicated to showcasing the work of female authors of color.

Broadcasting Career and Emmy Win

Bryant-Woolridge spent her early career in various television production and management roles at the ABC Television Network, Public Broadcasting System (PBS), and Black Entertainment Television (BET). In 1983, Bryant-Woolridge was honored with the Emmy Award for Individual Achievement in Writing.

Biography

Bryant-Woolridge hails from the San Francisco Bay and Washington D.C. metro areas, and is a graduate of the University of Maryland, College Park. She comesfrom a decorated military family. She is the daughter of retired Army Reserve Brigadier General Albert Bryant, Sr. and is sister to US Army Brigadier General Albert Bryant Jr. Bryant-Woolridge currently has a nephew on active duty in the Army, who recently completed a third tour in Iraq. (The Femme Fantastik Tour was founded as a tour of US military bases.) She currently resides in New Jersey with her husband and two children.

She is the co-founder of Mothers Off Duty, a non-profit women's organization committed to aiding in the prevention of teen pregnancy and the promotion of continued education and parental responsibility.