Richelle Putnam is listed on the Mississippi Arts Commission Artist and Teaching Artist Roster. She is a recipient of a 2014 and 2021 Mississippi Arts Commission Literary Fellowship. A graduate of Gotham Writers of New York’s Memoir Certificate program and Fiction Certificate program, she holds diplomas from The Institute of Children’s Literature, Open College for the Arts Advanced Writing Program, Writers Digest, and other accredited writing institutions, such as the University of Iowa. She has taught Creative Writing at Meridian Community College and through libraries, schools, and online. Her writing awards include Writers Digest, Writers Journal, Worldwide Writers, New Millennium, and more. Richelle’s songs and lyrics have been awarded by American Songwriter Magazine, Mike Pinder’s Songwars, UK Songwriting Competition, Billboard World Song Contest, and Song of the Year.