1. Izola Bird 1409 E. Fox St. South Bend, Indiana 46613, 574.440.4145 or email:
izola574@yahoo.com
WRITNG CREDITS: Copyrights On All Work and registered with Writer Guild of
America
Izola Bird was born in West Helena, Arkansas. Izola Bird found her passion in writing at
an early age. She was abused as a child, and raped in her early twenties. She was a high
school dropout and a teenage mother. She attended Whitney Young Alternative High
School was offering young adult program to enable those who did not have a high school
diploma a chance to earn one using the credits that they had already had while in high
school. She took this opportunity and graduated with a high school diploma at the age of
27.
Izola Bird is an award-winning author and playwright. A writer since 1986, she has
inspired many local writers in the community. She has won Dayton Book Expo Award for
Bestselling author in April 2012 for her novel entitled, The Girlfriend’s List.
Izola has written four books, Not Too Rich For Love, Burning The Mattress The Witch
Who Stole My Husband, can be found at your local libraries. These two books will be
undergoing a name change to make them more approachable and marketable. The Witch
who Stole my Husband is the the most checked out book at the library by a local author.
The most recent book entitled, The Girlfriend’s List is also at local libraries, bookstores,
Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com. As a result of her efforts, she has won the
Black Book Award-Forging Ahead Award in South Hampton, Virginia, on May 31, 2009
for Burning the Mattress.
Izola ventured into playwriting while raising her children. She wrote and produced a
stage play entitled, My Baby’s Daddy and Different World. Her most recent stage play:
The Straw Women is renamed under Broken Pieces. Her play was performed at MLK
Center in South Bend on June 27, 2009. The encore performance was held at the ST. Paul
Memorial Methodist Church basement Theater on September 12 of that year. The play is
about the struggles of four women who find the truth about each other.
She went on to give a great performance of the same play in Indianapolis, Indiana at the
Indiana Historical Center June, 18, 2011. An interview was published in the Indianapolis
Recorder on one of her actors, June 13, 2011 by Rachel Trees, and about the play on June
17, 2011, and on June 9, 2012 The Straw Women was performed at the Battelle Center
in Mishawaka, Indiana.
As an adult she started as a freelance writer for various newspapers and magazine. She is
a volunteer in her community and has won many awards. She is a member as well as an
active volunteer of Indiana Black Expo, local South Bend Chapter and a former member
of fourteen years with Women in Touch/Breast Cancer. She is also an outreach

2. missionary, and has worked with Homeless Center, Hope Rescue and Christian Prison
Fellowship.
Izola Bird is known throughout her community as a local writer and employed by the
South Bend School Corp since 11.3.99 to 2011, and presently on medical leave,which has
kept her from returning to work. She is currently working on future projects.
Writing Credits:
Many of Izola's collection of articles, short stories are not shown here, many of her earlier
work throughout her writing career as a free lance writer did not get recorded, but there
are over two hundred published pieces some of which are shown below. . She has
interviewed four celebrities: Spike Lee, Alice Walker, Colin Powell, syndicated
cartoonist Robb Armstrong and Robb Armstrong.
Publish Articles:
Spike Lee, Chicago Defender March 5, 1991 An Evening With Spike Lee,
Robb Armstrong the Young Cartoonist, South Bend Communicator July 6, 1991,
publisher Clarence Nabba (retired),
Colin Powell, Tri-State Defender July 25, 1992,
Alice Walker Expression Newspaper at Ivy Tech College June 5, 1991, formerly senior
editor Tracie Jacobs.
Racism Here, South Bend Tribune/Voice of the People, December 29, 1992
Down Home Cooking with Sweet Georgia Brown Michiana Courier November 9, 1992
7 Year old boy caught in the line of fire, Michiana Courier, November 9, 1992
Runaways Cross Beyond Racial Line, Chicago Defender August 3, 1992
Fashioning Her Dreams From Cloth, Queen Calendar Newspaper, Niles Michigan
February 1993
Who is C Sharp? Daley Challenger, Brooklyn, New York May 17, 1993
Singer 'Sharpens His Career Skills May 12, 1993
Chris Harris Up and Coming Queen Calendar Newspaper, Niles Michigan 1993
Republished article, E Sharp, Expression Newspaper at Ivy Tech College, March 22,
1996
Suggs Flava at Festival South Bend Communicator Newspaper May 5, 1996
Leaning a Black History Story, Expression Newspaper at Ivy Tech State College, March
22, 1996
Charles Cecil Unleashes First Film, Tri-State Defender, Memphis Tennessee July 20-24
Crack Cocaine Expression Newspaper January 1996
Ethnic Difference in Risk of Breast Cancer Expression Newspaper January 1996
Women Taking Action 18, 1996 (pg.9) South Bend PennySaver

3. Short stories and Poems Published
Southern Cloth (pg.69 poem) Storyteller Magazine July Sept/2004
Prince With an Attitude (pg.59) Storyteller Magazine April/2000
New writer Group Forming South Bend Tribune October 8, 2000
Urban Poets Society Forms Bend Tribune October 2000
Izola Bird publishes a Christian newsletter annually entitled, 2-Soar.
Yet Still In His Eyes Quill Books 1987
Softly She Moves Quill Books 1987
Write Me (Poem) Grit Magazine February 11, 1996
Senior's Heart (Poem) Senior Newspaper April 3, 1996
Reprinted, Yet Still In His Eyes (Poem) Senior Newspaper April 3, 1996
And Then (Poem/short story) July 15, 1990
Appearances
South Bend Communicator August 1990 Izola Writing her way to Success
South Bend Communicator Local Writer Publishes First book October 15, 1997
South Bend Tribune Writer Happy Book is Accepted May 12, 1997
South Bend Tribune Local writer Wades into book signing October 13, 1997
Black Expo Calendar Ladies of Distinction Images of the Dream A Collection of Black
History Achievement and Pride Year March/2000
South Bend Tribune July 4, 2008
An Evening with Professor De' Bryant: Short talk and book signing June 27, 2008
In Michiana Magazine: Apart of the South Bend Tribune published article, April 2009
pg. 26 issue.
Sight 360 Magazine January 2009 issue
An article was published about her play was published: Indiana Recorder Newspaper
June 17, 2011
South Bend Tribune (Our Community section Sunday’s newspaper June 12, 2011
Magazines:
Hobbies: Drawing and reading books.
Awards: Forging Ahead Award, Black Writer’s Award For Burning The Mattress May
31, 2008
Aint I A Woman, Ladies of Distinction, and Women Community Award Feburary 28,
1996

4. Datyon Book Expo Award, Bestselling Author, For The Girlfriend’s List, April 28, 2012
Most Recent Published Books
The Girlfriend's List : An award winning novel
Release April 2012
The Witch Who Stole My Husband:
Released July 15, 2010
The Witch Who Stole My husband still holding it’s own of “The most check out book,”
local libraries by local author.
Burning The Mattress
Published May 2009
Black Book Award Forging Award South Hampton Virginia May 31, 2008
The Sweet Grapes
Published: October 21, 2007
Stage Play Performances:
The Straw Women performed at Battell Community Center in Mishawaka, Indiana June
9, 2012
The Straw Women Who Made Bricks performance at the Indiana Historical Center
Indianapolis, Indiana June 18, 2011
The Straw Women Who Made Bricks, performed at MLK Center South Bend, Indiana
June 27, 2009
St. Paul Memorial Methodist Church Basement Theater South Bend, Indiana September
12, 2009
Radio:
Ed's Revelation aired on WUBS 89.7 FM Radio Station October 2008-2009. Ed’s
Revelation a radio soap drama mystery, and now has been develop into a screenplay.

5. The Straw Women Who Made Bricks presently in the decision stages to air on WUBS
89.7 FM Radio Station (Yet to be determine in 2012 )
Appearances:
Face Book: 2012-2013 to present: The Straw Women Who Made Brick on Video.
Chapel Recording Company Creative Writing Skills October 3, 2000
South Hampton Virginia for book award, May 31, 2008
Write the Vision Talk Show WHPR 88.1 FM in Detroit, MI with host Celeste Kelly
February 2, 2009
IMP Radio in Indianapolis 2009
Harmabee Radio Station in Washington, DC June 6, 2008
Debra Stanley Talk Show (local) WUBS 89.7 FM Radio South Bend, Indiana 2008
Vivian Sallies Radio Talk Show on WUBU Mix 106 FM Radio July 23, 2008 South
Bend, Indiana
Hispanic Magazine (pg.86) Indie Film Actor Caludio Bueno January/February 1997
Izola Bird in her own Words, Women In Touch Newsletter March 1998-1999
Growing in Christ Prison Fellowship Ministries September 20, 1987
Upscale Magazine (pg. 72) Lillie Mazwell Street Fashion November 1993
Recognition and Awards:
Covington Who’s Who November 9. 2012
Dayton Book Expo, April 28, 2012 Bestseller Award and recognition.
Black Writer’s Award winning book, May 30, 2008 award, Forging Ahead, Shattering the
Door, UBUS South Hampton, VA
Release Date: May 5, 2008
Aint I A Women St. Joe Valley Chapter February 28, 1996
Libraries:
Her books are available at any local library in South Bend, Indiana and including libraries
in Mishawaka and Elkhart.

6. MISSION STATEMENT
Izola Bird Productions is an organization committed to inspire creativity, talent, and
education, movies, through theatrical and spiritual approaches, which will enhance and
transform the lives of people: To enhance the local and community at large. Izola Bird
Productions will provide an alternative to the theater and film experience and to celebrate
and promote elements of the medium and promote the art of acting and stage plays
productions. Izola Bird Productions will dedicate itself to help people who otherwise may
not have the opportunity to express their gifts and talents through writing and
performances. Izola Bird Productions will connect with abused women and men to give
them an avenue to expression their talent through writing and monologues. Izola Bird
Productions has a desire to provide a cultural experience to a diverse audience in the
theater and film industry. Izola Bird Productions will be positioned to be a source of
creativity, talent, reaching demographics and psychographics and education. Izola Bird
will present a services based on creativity, imaginations, and desire to learn and achieve
ones goals and dreams through writing and performances. After several years of taking
small steps she seeks to spread her talent aboard.
Izola Bird Productions wants to develop screenplays that will touch the heart of people in
inspirational films. He screenwriting is in the same mold as God is not Dead, Twist of
Faith with Toni Braxton , TD Jakes Jump The Broom and the Chronicles of Narnia.

7. PURPOSE
My purpose is to use my God giving talent to help not only myself but also other abused
women as well: To show them that our voices can be heard through writing and
performances, and through books, movies and DVD. We can be victorious and triumph
by using our voices in a positive way. We need to empty the mess out of us so that we can
help someone else. I want to teach women that there is a better way when we use our
voice. I want to move beyond the community, churches into theater and film. There is
plenty of room for good Christian stories, and Hallmark Channel and Oxygen have
presented that venue to us. I want to have workshops, writer conferences for those of us
that live in the Midwest, but everyone is welcome. I want to empower women, because
the market is still geared toward men that are in the industry of films and television. I
have a gift. I want my voice to be heard and I want to be known as a writer who is
making a differences.