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Debut Author Podcasts
Maggie Smith, a member of WFWA since 2015, hosts our podcast. Her debut novel, TRUTH AND OTHER LIES, placed third in the 2019 Rising Star competition and will be published in March 2022 by Ten16 Press. Her short story, THE DEVIL YOU KNOW, appeared in the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writer’s 2018 anthology False Face and she blogs on writing-related topics for the Chicago Writers Association and the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writer’s Association. She also serves on the Board of Directors of the Chicago Writer’s Association and is the Managing Editor of their on-line literary publication The Write City Magazine. A confirmed workshop junkie and avid Instagrammer, Maggie makes her home in Milwaukee. If you are a WFWA member and would like to submit your debut women's fiction for podcast consideration, please visit our submissions page. Latest Podcast EpisodeDebut Author Podcast: KD Allbaugh
Her debut novel, Face Down In Rising Sun was a finalist for the WFWA STAR award in the debut novel category. She enjoys her family, her flower/fairy gardens, researching her ancestry, and traveling the backroads of Wisconsin looking for a new story to tell. Past Podcasts |
Each Debut Author Podcast is a conversation between our moderator Maggie Smith and a debut women's fiction author. 
KD Allbaugh is a retired educator who lives with her husband in the beautiful rolling hills of Wisconsin. She is a member of the Wisconsin Writers Association and the Women’s Fiction Writers Association with a passion for historical fiction mixed with true crime/mystery. 
