Luella Hill-Dudley is a Southern girl from Madison County, Mississippi. Luella always enjoyed writing but she never knew she had a talent for it. In the 1990’s, Luella met Professor Dr. James H. Todd, II, whom she shared some of her writings with and at that moment, he told her she was a gifted poet. He encouraged her to stop throwing away her work, because he felt she was a profound poet.  She has been in Upscale Magazine, The Sun Reporter newspaper, The Oakland Post newspaper and many more magazines and newspapers. She also appeared on WE-UP Talk, FOXY 99 FM, - Gospel Radio Station and television appearance on Inspirational Moment, Chauncey Bailey, ChicagoLand News and WB 20 News and several other radio and talk shows.  When Luella joined the International Black Writers and Artist Inc., the founder, Edna Crutchfield (RIP), presented Luella with a special award for her accomplishments.  In 2011, Luella was appointed Vice President of the International Black Writers & Artist, Inc. by Richard Moore, also known as Paradise. She has also worked with many scholarship programs for students furthering their education.  In 2012 Luella won the Poetry Contest that was sponsored by Writer's Resource Center in Suisun City, California and joined a stage play "A Mother's Cry" which inspired her to write "A Mother’s Cry” poem for Bessie Lyon Production. Recent Luella has joined another stage play "Full Circle produce by Alex Godchild.  Besides being a poet, Luella has worked with Alzheimer and Dementia patients for the past 15 years at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, California, as a Certified Nurse Assistant. She really enjoys working and being around elderly people.

In 1994, Luella decided to publish her first book titled, “The Reflection of My Mind”, which was well received. The City of Oakland’s Mayor, Elihu Harris, had written Luella to congratulate her on her accomplishment and expressed how he loved her work. The City of Oakland ordered copies of her published work for every library branch in the city. Luella was contacted by the education system expressing that college professors were requesting her book as required reading for their students. San Francisco State University, Laney College and Vista Community College were the first schools to use her work.

When Luella made an appearance at Laney College in Oakland, California, Channel 20 news came out to do a cover story on her. This event was full of emotions by students eager to share with Luella how much her work had impacted their lives. Luella’s work had become an excellent tool for teachers to connect with their students and to increase their reading.

In 1998, Luella’s third Book Release, “Solid As A Rock I Stand”, became one of her most popular collections of poetry. This book was released in retail stores and sold out immediately. The release had become another award winning publication. Luella made an appearance at Walden House where they embraced her and her work with open arms.

Luella’s poetry has been published in several a
nthologies. Her “WE” poem won an award in the National Library of Poetry Contest. “The Reflection of My Mind” won the best book of the year award from North American Book Dealer Exchange in Cottage Grove, Oregon. She was also awarded the Black Book of the Year Award by the United States and United Brother and United Sister System in Hampton, Virginia.