CHANDRA SPARKS SPLOND

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Short Bio

Chandra Sparks Splond is an editor, speaker and award-winning journalist, author, and blogger. She is the owner of West End Publishing, LLC., and was the consulting editor for Arabesque romance at Kensington Publishing. She has also edited for HarperCollins Christian, Random House, Moody Publishers, Kimani Press, and Hyperion, as well as several New York Times, USA Today and Essence bestselling authors. She was a copy editor for Good Housekeeping, Newsday and The Morning Call, and has consulted with The Birmingham Times and written for Black and Married with Kids, Brides Noir, Weddingpages, and Romantic Times. 

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Accolades

Chandra Sparks Splond has received the following honors and awards:

  • Christian Book Lover’s Retreat 2024 Distinguished Service award
  • National Newspaper Publishers Association first-place recipient of the Leon W. Washington Special Edition Award for The Birmingham Times’  “Black History from Science to Sports,” 2024
  • Alabama Press Association Media Awards first-place recipient of Best Special Section—Newsprint for The Birmingham Times’ special edition, “Black History from Science to Sports,” 2024
  • National Newspaper Publishers Association first-place recipient of the Leon W. Washington Special Edition Award for The Birmingham Times’  “A History of Black History,” 2022
  • Awarded first place by the Alabama Press Association for Best Special Section—Newsprint for The Birmingham Times’ special edition, “A History of Black History,” 2022
  • Named to the Victorious by Design Star Power Author List, October 2021
  • Spotlighted by Hoover AHEAD as someone making a difference in the community, February 2020
  • Learning for Life award recipient, presented by Samford University’s Orlean Beeson School of Education, 2019
  • Keynote speaker, Ignite Women’s Conference, March 2019
  • Keynote speaker, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Joint Founders’ Day, Birmingham chapters, 2018
  • Represented the state of Alabama at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., 2017
  • Named Legends and Leaders 2017 for her blog, Book of Splond (formerly known as Magic City Momma) by Black Pearls Magazine
  • Keynote speaker, Letters About Literature awards ceremony, 2017
  • Keynote speaker, Metro Mobile Reading Council Teen Writing Fair, 2017

Books by Chandra Sparks Splond have received the following awards:

  • Secret Weapon named Amazon #1 Bestseller for Children’s Boys and Men, 2022
  • Make It Work named Amazon Bestseller for Children’s Girls and Women, Teen and Young Adult Fiction about Girls and Women and African American Literature, March 2020
  • It’s Like That named Amazon Bestseller for Women’s Fiction, April 2019
  • Home for the Holidays named Amazon Bestseller for 90-Minute Teen & Young Adult Short Reads, December 2018
  • Home for the Holidays named Amazon Bestseller for Teen & Young Adult, Social & Family Issues, Girls & Women, 2018
  • Make It Work named Alabama’s Great Read 2017
  • The Greatest Gift of All named Amazon Bestseller for Middle Grade, Foster Care & Adoption, 2011
  • The Pledge was named a  Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers by the Young Adult Library Services Association, 2010
  • Spin It Like That was chosen as a Popular Paperback for Young Adults by the Young Adult Library Services Association, 2007
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