© Pattie Steib

Katie Wainwright was born in Banes, Cuba, in 1935. Her father, William Howard Cameron, was Scot; her mother, Angela Martinez, was Cuban. Her father worked for United Fruit Company growing sugar cane. She went to high school in Louisiana and married Carl T. Wainwright in 1953. Between five children and work, she managed to get a B.A. in Education from Southeastern Louisiana University.

SCHEDULE

11 AM – 12:15 PM
State Museum, Third Floor
Discussion
Debut Novelists

Book Signing
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM