Dot Hatfield

Dot Hatfield is the 2020 inductee to the Arkansas Writers’ Hall of Fame.

Dot is the author of seven books, including 4 novels, a collection of short stories, a one-act play and a collection of essays from her blog. Her most recent novel, Worth the Candle, debuted in 2019.

She is a freelance writer whose op-ed pieces have appeared in the Nashville Tennessean, the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, and several regional newspapers. Her devotional material has been printed in The Upper Room, Mature Living, Evangel, Church Educator, and Ministry Now. She is currently a contributing columnist for the Beebe News. Her opinion column, As I See It, appears monthly in the hometown paper.

After living in Texas, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, Dot now makes her home in Arkansas. She is a certified lay speaker / lay servant in the Arkansas Conference of the United Methodist Church.

She is past president of White County Creative Writers and encourages every serious writer to find a critique group or mentor.

WEBSITE: You can find out more about Dot at her website: dothatfield.com

MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Dot was the WCCW featured member for September 2022.

BLOG POSTS: You can read Dot’s posts at the Write Way Blog here.

BOOKS BY DOT HATFIELD

WORTH THE CANDLE. Tandy Anderson didn’t even believe in love at first sight — until it happened to her. She knew from the beginning the situation was impossible. Mike Blanchard felt sure Tandy would not fit into his future plans. He needed someone who could be supportive and understanding about his calling. There was no way it could ever work out. Was it worth a try? BUY ON AMAZON

DID ANYONE READ MY STORY? A collection of Dot’s favorite posts from her blog. One review from Amazon… “Hatfield entertains us with snippets from her life, her views on current issues and popular topics, glimpses of her faith and much more. Although I read it in one sitting, the short chapters make it a good choice for someone who doesn’t have much time to read.” BUY ON AMAZON

AN ORDINARY DAY. January 25, 1928 began like any ordinary day in an ordinary small Oklahoma town. No one had the slightest hint that before sunset, someone they knew would die. Based on true events, this is the story of an ordinary day turned extraordinary for the townspeople of Marietta, Oklahoma, and the many lives that were changed as a result. BUY AT AMAZON

R.I.P EMMA LOU BRIGGS. On the day after Emma Lou Briggs’ funeral her family gathers to decide what to do with her things. Each daughter has a different idea about how that needs to happen. As they work through the dynamics involved, they are helped by memories of the past. This one-act play that was performed at Center on the Square Theater in Searcy Arkansas in May 2011. BUY ON AMAZON

TO FIND A HOME tells the story of Becca Lucas who finds out she’s adopted. Her primary focus becomes finding the ones who gave her up for adoption. She is convinced that understanding the reason for their decision will help her know her true identity and bring her home again. How this obsession influences Becca’s life choices and how it affects the ones who love her leads to her discovery, layer by layer, of the truth. BUY ON AMAZON

THE LAST TO KNOW. Sharon Jordan is happy and content until she receives a call telling her that her husband, Tim, has been killed in a head on collision in Lincoln, Nebraska. She thought he was on a business trip to Dallas. She is devastated by the thought of Tim having secrets. Her quest to peel away the layers leads her to a small town in Nebraska and to the homeless shelters of Little Rock. BUY ON AMAZON

EVERY DAY A NEW DAY. During her writing career, Dot Hatfield has won numerous awards for her short stories and essays. In 2006, she compiled a group of these stories into a delightful read. Some of the awards her stories have won are from Arkansas Writers Conference, Grand Prairie Festival of Arts, Life Press Christian Writers, Green River Writers, Grandmother Earth, White County Creative Writers Conference, and Calliope and Byline magazines. BUY ON AMAZON