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Dennis Ward

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"Mademoiselle Gigi" is a celebration of a life well-lived." The Independent-Lafayette, LA.

"This is a great story! Gigi had an extraordinary life." Bill Decker, The Lafayette Sunday Advertiser

About the Author:
Dennis wishes he would have jumped on the literary merry-go-round years ago; however, he thinks he needed many years to accumulate the wisdom, humor, and insight to be able to find his writer’s voice. Currently, he has published his debut novel, "Mademoiselle Gigi," and he is writing the sequel, "Bonjour Gigi."

Since 2006, he has written three full length plays which have been produced at the Cité des Arts Theater in Lafayette, Louisiana. His play Chez Gisèle won as a
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Announcing the Release of the Gigi Series

by Dennis Ward

Since 2012, I’ve been intensively writing and editing two novels, Mademoiselle Gigi and Madame Gigi. These two books, published by the University of Louisiana Press’ fiction imprint, Sans Souci Books, comprise the Gigi series. These books were a labor of love that pays tribute to my late friend, Gisèle “Gigi” Carriton. I have often said that I can’t believe I’ve written two novels an Read more of this blog post »
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“If you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it doesn’t matter a damn how you write.”
~Somerset Maugham”
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~Somerset Maugham”
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