LaVern Spencer McCarthy, a Texas native, has published eight books of poetry and four books of short stories plus three journals. Her poems have been published in Visions International, Poetry Society of Texas Book of The Year, Open Skies Quarterly, National Federation of State Poetry Society's Encore, Austin Poetry Society's Austin's Best Poets, A Texas Garden of Verses as well as numerous state anthologies and newspaper columns. Her poem, October’s Agenda, was nominated for the Pushcart Award in 2023. She has won over five-hundred state awards and forty-one national awards.
