Author Spotlight, Episode 4 - Ciera Horton McElroy
In episode 4 of our Author Spotlight Series, founder and editor of History Through Fiction Colin Mustful chats with Ciera Horton McElroy, author of the novel Atomic Family. During the interview, McElroy talks about her process of revising first drafts, how her own family history relates to her new novel, and the connections that the Cold War era has with political and social issues of today. Don’t miss it!
About the Author
Ciera Horton McElroy is a shamelessly multi-passionate creative: she’s worked as a collegiate writing instructor, a consultant for film campaigns, a journalist on Capitol Hill, a photographer and painter, and a fiction writer, among other ventures. She served as the Communications Director on the faith campaign for the Academy Award-nominated A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD (2019) and also PAUL, APOSTLE OF CHRIST (2017). Ciera has worked as Editor-in-Chief at Kodon literary magazine and The Wheaton Record newspaper. Ciera has also published work in AGNI, The Chattahoochee Review, The Crab Orchard Review, Iron Horse Literary Review, Bridge Eight, Little Fiction, Lumina, and Flash Fiction Magazine among others. Her debut novel, Atomic Family, tells the story of a South Carolina family that endures one life-shattering day in 1961 in a town that lies in the shadow of a nuclear bomb plant.
