Felicia M. Allen was born and raised in the beautiful southern city of Birmingham, AL. She was introduced to writing in the fourth grade when she was challenged by her teacher to complete a paragraph beginning with the three sentences provided to her. Empowered by the opportunity to express herself through creative writing, the paragraph turned into a short story. While writing, it fascinated her how the use of words can paint a vivid canvas of scenes for everyone to experience from their perspective. Since then, she has been recognized for her storytelling abilities, and poetic talent, and continues to share her gift with others.

​As an author, poet, and mentor, Felicia M. Allen has a passion for motivating others to stay hopeful while overcoming adversity. As a member of her church's ministerial team, she has mentored teens, facilitated and organized juvenile detention ministry, and prison ministry, and championed single parents. She is the mother of two and the grandmother of three. Having raised her children as a single mom straight out of high school, she empathizes with the struggles of teen parents and understands the daily challenges faced while attempting to reach desired goals. She loves inspiring and encouraging others to keep pushing forward when life offers you tremendous obstacles.

In her debut novel, ‘Til It Hits Home, she aspires to challenge every reader to embrace events that occur in life. She encourages looking beyond the obvious outcome and diving into undesired conversations to address tainted and unexplored matters of the heart.

Felicia M. Allen received her Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.  She currently resides in Douglasville, GA with her husband.

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