Nyota Magazine Interview

Interview by Carol Wright

“Gwendolyn Wallace used to come up with elaborate stories using her stuffed animals as a kid, which ended up being a precursor to her career as a children’s book author. Wallace talked to NYOTA about her book The Light She Feels Inside which was published this month, representation in media, and embracing the natural ebb and flow of her creativity.

As a child did you take to reading very quickly? Were you a kid that often fantasized and made up stories? 

I called my mom to answer this question! I don’t remember learning to read, and I was curious what insights she had about my imagination as a child. She said I did take to reading and writing very quickly (especially spelling phonetically), but what she remembers most were the stories I made up. “Your characters were always surprisingly well-defined. Even the side characters had distinct personalities,” she said, reminding me of my two imaginary friends–Mean Twin and Nice Twin–as well as a character aptly named Guy at the Grocery Store, who appeared in every tale I told with his own continuing storyline…”

To read the rest of the interview, visit nyotamagazine.com.