Valerie Winn

Smiling woman with glasses and short blonde hair, wearing a dark patterned blouse.

Valerie Winn, an art teacher, photographer, and freelance feature writer, is the recipient of a Literary Arts Fellowship from the Mississippi Arts Commission. A native of McComb, she and her husband, Frank, live on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. A Glaring Error is her third novel and the final volume of the trilogy that began with Forsaking Mimosa and The Dance Between.

Upcoming Author Appearances

Saturday, May 2 / Bay Life Gifts at Century Hall / Bay St. Louis, MS / 10:00 a.m.
Saturday, May 16 / Buzy Beez Books / Summit MS / 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, August 20 / Starkville, MS / Starkville Public Library / 12:00 p.m.
A Glaring Error book cover with sunflowers

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Ida Mayhew, the enigmatic artist known as Aunt Ida throughout the close-knit, Southern community of Mimosa, Mississippi, is normally the picture of self-control and not-so-quiet confidence about her level of expertise. But her world is turned upside down when a flamboyant new artist arrives sporting an outrageous look, loads of talent, and a name that instantly invokes his idol, Vincent van Gogh. The final volume of the trilogy that began with Forsaking Mimosa and continued with The Dance Between, Valerie Winn’s A Glaring Error is a gripping coming-of-age story that returns much of the cast from her first two novels, including beloved photographer Max Brinkmann, Beth’s father. When Aunt Ida has the perfect chance to establish herself once and for all as a Mimosa treasure, a careless mistake in a crucial painting forces her to decide what kind of person she wants to be.
Two panelists speaking at a conference with an audience.
Valerie Winn on the Dogwood Press panel at the 2023 Mississippi Book Festival.