Alum of the Year
Rebekah L. Pierce - 2008
Mrs. Rebekah L. Pierce is an avid playwright with her works focusing on contemporary women and their search for purpose and identity. She received her MA in English with a concentration in Literature from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2002, which is where she wrote her first play, "The Myth." In 2006, Mrs. Pierce placed as an alternate in the 2006 Virginia Commission of the Arts Playwriting Fellowship for her works, "Perfect" and "The Myth," which were produced and staged in local theaters in Richmond, VA in 2004 & 2005. In 2007, she wrote and produced her third play, "Bell Blu," the story of a young woman determined to do anything to get out from under her mother's "worrisome thumb" so that she can live her own life.
"Sex, Lies & Shoeboxes" is her first mystery and suspense novella featuring Bobbie Vale. Set in Mrs. Pierce's hometown of Stockton, CA, Bobbie Vale solves cases as she works through the pain of an abusive marriage and molestation as a child. She is currently working on the second edition to the Bobbie Vale Series. In January 2008, Mrs. Pierce released her first widely praised short film, "The Briefcase," a story of faith and "the American Dream." It is being entered into various film festivals across the country and abroad. Finally, Mrs. Pierce is the founder and Editor in Chief of Average Girl Magazine (AVG), a motivational and inspirational magazine for women in search of change, purpose and prosperity.
An African-American military veteran and prevailing entrepreneur, Mrs. Pierce knows her purpose is to give a voice to women from all walks of life through her plays and publication. She is also a former radio talk show host, motivational speaker, English teacher, wife and mother.