Dixon Hearne, Ph.D., lives in southern California, though his writing draws greatly from the rich images in his daily life growing up along the graceful river traces and bayous in West Monroe, Louisiana. After many years of writing for research journals, his interests turned toward fiction -- and writing in a different voice.

He is the author of a new short story collection, Plantatia: High-toned and Lowdown Stories of the South, editor of a new book, Thanksgiving to Christmas: A Patchwork of Stories, and co-editor of two recent anthologies. His stories, many of which have earned awards, can be found in Mature Living, Louisiana Literature, Cream City Review, Wisconsin Review, and elsewhere. New work includes stories in Christmas Traditions and Woodstock Revisited -- both from Adams Media, 2009.

Dixon is currently at work on a novel and another short story collection. He is an invited speaker at the 2009 Louisiana Book Festival and other events.