| BIO OF ELNORA AGNES FORTSON Elnora Agnes Fortson is a born-again Christian who loves the Lord and has been saved since 1975. She is a member and secretary at Christian Teaching Ministries where Elder Ronald Burnett is the pastor and founder. Her poems appear in numerous anthologies, and she is blessed to be the author of the following two books: >Praise Poems for Sunday Mornings of Rejoicing and >Women of The Bible Praise Poems for Sunday Mornings of Rejoicing “sends praises up to God joyfully and triumphantly. Fortson encourages God’s people to “keep on keeping on” through this world until that ‘great getting up morning’ when all of God’s people can take their place and praise Him day and night forever and ever and ever.” It is available at the following venues for $16.95: Images Fine Art and Gifts 7355 Frankstown Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15208 (Homewood) Penn Avenue Mail Center 6393 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15206 (East Liberty) Our Father’s House Inspirational Gifts 11619 Penn Hills Drive – Suite A-6 Penn Hills, PA 15235 ({Penn Hills) University of Pittsburgh Pitt Book Store 4000 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213 (Oakland) Elnora‘s spoken word CD “Jesus Walks The Waters of My Soul” is a recording of her poems made possible through God’s blessing and a Fellowship in Literature from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. The Greater Pittsburgh Christian Temple Ensemble, under the direction of Elder Keith Moncrief, accompanies her poems. Her CD is available for $12.95 at: Dorsey’s Record Shop 7614 Frankstown Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15208 (Homewood) In 1992, by God’s grace, she won 1st Place in the adult poetry division of the August Wilson Writing Contest. Two original compositions can be heard on her two musical cd’s $7.00 each. >”This Is The Day” and >”The Lord Requires More” She is founder and host of PRAISE Poet Tree, which airs on PCTV- 21 every Wednesday evening at 8:00 P.M. Elnora and her husband Walter Fortson are co-producers of this program whose mission is “Praising God through poetry” and “Preserving poetry in Pittsburgh.” Vendor at: 2006-2009--United Black Book Clubs of Pittsburgh (UBBCP) Celebration of Reading at the Homewood Branch Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh 2009—Meet The Author event sponsored by Soul Pit at the Open Door Theatre 2008 Back To Our House & Community Celebration sponsored by Our House Development, Inc. Member Toastmaster’s International 2006-present. Earned Competent Communicator’s certificate. Through Walt’s encouragement, The Fortson Family Joke Book will be published in 2009. Walt and Elnora have three beautiful daughters, Akilah, Ayanna, and Anika. To God be the glory! |