Melinda Haynes
Born in 1955
Fiction
Melinda Haynes is an American novelist from Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
She worked as a painter for much of her adult life before writing her debut novel, Mother of Pearl, in 1999 while living in a mobile home in Alabama.
The book's success launched her writing career, which focuses on stories set in Mississippi during the 1950s and 1960s.
Haynes draws inspiration from her Southern upbringing, infusing her work with rich cultural and historical details.
She currently resides in Mobile, Alabama with her husband, Ray, continuing to craft narratives that explore the complexities of life in the American South during a tumultuous era.
