
Lucille Usher Freeman has taught writing in public schools and at McCormick Place corporate offices in Chicago. She has written for various magazines & newspapers including the Beverly Review, Southtown Economist, Chicago After Dark, Black Elegance, and the Chicago Defender.
She has participated in writing conferences throughout the nation and is a professional member of SPAA (Speakers, Publishers, & Authors Association), and STAT (SPAA Theatre & Performing Arts).
Along with her books, she has co-written several professionally produced plays: The Sam Cook Story: A Change is Gonna Come, The Teddy Pendergrass Story: Life is a Song Worth Singing, & The Jackie Wilson Story: Lonely Teardrops.
Lucille was selected to attend Stanford University’s Professional Publishing course, and she was chosen for residencies at Ragdale, a community in Lake Forest, Illinois founded to nurture creative professionals.