About Morgan
Author Morgan Tarpley Smith is a bestselling author, award-winning journalist, and world traveler who weaves stories of history and heart. Her writing transports readers to places both near and far and intertwines past and present to explore questions of truth and faith.
Her debut novella, A Louisiana Snow, was published by Barbour within the contemporary romance collection, A Louisiana Christmas to Remember, which ranked #8 on the 2023 ECPA Bestseller List for Christmas Fiction.
She also co-authored a non-fiction book with award-winning author Melanie Dobson – A Split in Time: How to Write Dual Timeline, Split Time, and Time-Slip Fiction. She is the founder of A Split in Time Fiction Group on Facebook for lovers of novels where the past and present collide and its companion Goodreads group, Split Time Fiction that Travels.
Her travels to over a dozen countries, her faith in Christ, and love of history fuel the inspiration for her stories. She lives in Louisiana with her husband and son and is represented by Tamela Hancock Murray with The Steve Laube Agency. For more information, connect with her on social media or message her here.
Upcoming Events
Fall Events 2024
Thursday, September 5: Author Panel at Storyfest, a reader event during the American Christian Fiction Writer’s National Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana
Saturday, October 26: Book signing from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Barksdale Baptist Church in Bossier City, Louisiana
Saturday, November 2: Author Talk and book signing during the Louisiana Book Festival in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Past Events:
Saturday, April 9: Writing Workshop and Book signing from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the American Christian Fiction Writers-Louisiana Chapter Workshop in Shreveport, Louisiana
Saturday, March 9, 2024: Book signing from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. during the Women in History event at Fort St. Jean Baptiste Historic Site in Natchitoches, Louisiana
Saturday, December 16, 2023: Book Signing from 1 to 3 p.m. at Stella’s Christmas Shop in Natchitoches, La
Saturday, December 2, 2023: Book Author Event at 10 a.m. in Baton Rouge at the East Baton Rouge Parish Library with Betsy St. Amant and Lenora Worth
Friday, November 17, 2023: Book Signing at Barnes & Noble in Shreveport, La with Betsy St. Amant
Thursday, November 16, 2023: Book Signing from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Initially Blessed for the Jena Block Party in downtown Jena, La
Thursday, September 21, 2023: Book Signing in Leesville, La starting at 4 p.m.
Saturday, September 9, 2023: Book Signing in Jena, La from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
More about Morgan
My life’s mantra seems to fit well within the following quote from Albert Einstein: “The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before.”
My book characters follow a similar mindset.
Some fun things I’ve done are:
- eat termites in a Costa Rican jungle by an active volcano
- ride camels by the Great Pyramids in Cairo, Egypt
- swim in a bio bay in Puerto Rico (view one here!)
- backpack through the United Kingdom and Ireland
- attend a traditional German dance in Munich
- float in the Dead Sea in Jordan
- compete as an amateur boxer
- take fencing lessons
- land a lead role in a play and be an extra in a movie
- study Spanish abroad
- attend the New Year’s Eve Ball at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria
Need proof? Check out my Instagram feed for photos of the amazing places I’ve been.
