Freddi Williams Evans

Freddi Williams Evans enjoys writing historical fiction for young readers that feature African American characters and stories. Her books are A Bus of Our Own, The Battle of New Orleans: The Drummer’s Story, and Hush Harbor: Praying in Secret.

Freddi’s work for general audiences has appeared in local newspapers, The Storytelling Classroom, and poetry anthologies including From a Bend in the River: 100 New Orleans Poets and Kente Cloth: Southwest Voices of the African Diaspora. Her history book on Congo Square, a historic cultural landmark in New Orleans, written for general audiences, will be published in the fall of 2010.

Freddi, a native of Madison, Mississippi, holds degrees in music and psychology from Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, Mississippi, and a graduate degree in creative arts therapy (music) from Hahnemann University, Philadephia, Pennsylvania. She has worked with children of all ages and exceptionalities in various public and private settings as a music therapist, arts educator, and arts administrator. In addition to coordinating a public school arts education program, Freddi works as an independent arts education consultant and conducts author visits. She resides in New Orleans.