Sibley Fleming
Encyclopedia
Sibley Fleming is an American journalist
and writer
of children's literature
and adult non-fiction. She was named Outstanding Writer of 2000 by the National League of American Pen Women and the Georgia Writer of the Year by Georgia Writers.
, and attended Centenary College
in Shreveport, Louisiana
, on a music scholarship. She has worked as a feature writer and freelance weekly columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and managing editor for National Real Estate Investor magazine (2005–2010). She is now the national editor for real estate publications at Bisnow.
Fleming has written and edited seven books, including How to Rock Your Baby, for which she received the 1997 Family Channel Seal of Quality. In 2000, she was named Outstanding Writer by the National League of American Pen Women and was named Georgia Author of the Year by Georgia Writers for her book, Celestine Sibley: A Granddaughter's Reminiscence, about her grandmother, a well-known Atlanta reporter and newspaper columnist for more than three decades.
Fleming and her husband, a professional geologist
and environmental consultant, reside in Avondale Estates, Georgia, where she serves on the vestry
of St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church. They have two sons.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
of children's literature
Children's literature
Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...
and adult non-fiction. She was named Outstanding Writer of 2000 by the National League of American Pen Women and the Georgia Writer of the Year by Georgia Writers.
Biography
Fleming was born in Atlanta, GeorgiaAtlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
, and attended Centenary College
Centenary College of Louisiana
Centenary College of Louisiana is a primarily undergraduate, liberal arts and sciences college in Shreveport, Louisiana. The college is one of the founding members of the Associated Colleges of the South, a pedagogical organization consisting of sixteen Southern liberal arts colleges...
in Shreveport, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, on a music scholarship. She has worked as a feature writer and freelance weekly columnist for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and managing editor for National Real Estate Investor magazine (2005–2010). She is now the national editor for real estate publications at Bisnow.
Fleming has written and edited seven books, including How to Rock Your Baby, for which she received the 1997 Family Channel Seal of Quality. In 2000, she was named Outstanding Writer by the National League of American Pen Women and was named Georgia Author of the Year by Georgia Writers for her book, Celestine Sibley: A Granddaughter's Reminiscence, about her grandmother, a well-known Atlanta reporter and newspaper columnist for more than three decades.
Fleming and her husband, a professional geologist
Geologist
A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that has shaped it. Geologists usually engage in studying geology. Geologists, studying more of an applied science than a theoretical one, must approach Geology using...
and environmental consultant, reside in Avondale Estates, Georgia, where she serves on the vestry
Vestry
A vestry is a room in or attached to a church or synagogue in which the vestments, vessels, records, etc., are kept , and in which the clergy and choir robe or don their vestments for divine service....
of St. Dunstan's Episcopal Church. They have two sons.
Non-fiction
(with Celestine Sibley)- Celestine Sibley, Reporter by Celestine SibleyCelestine SibleyCelestine Sibley was a renowned southern author, journalist, and syndicated columnist. She reported for the Atlanta Constitution from 1941 to 1999. Over her long career, she wrote more than 10,000 columns and many news stories of astonishing range, dealing with such varied topics as politics and...
, Richard Eldredge, and Sibley Fleming (with Celestine Sibley)