More About Me
Toya
Raylonn Vickers was born and raised in Toledo, Ohio and currently lives
in Columbus, Ohio. She is an African American with a love for the
written word. Toya holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from
the Ohio State University and attended Howard University to gain a
Master’s in Social Work. In 2003, exactly two months before she was to
graduate from Howard with top honors, she was involved in a
life-threatening car accident. With much strength and courage though,
she began the road to healing and after much prayer and fasting she
returned to her first love of writing while in her hospital bed. After
almost a six-month hospitalization she returned to Columbus, Ohio and
began the long road to recovery. She found herself trying to reclaim a
dream deferred. She penned her first novel Dimes, Profiles, and Wives,
completing it in 2006 then self-published in 2010. It was the first book
of many to come for this author. She is a published poet and novice
song writer. Ms. Vickers dares to walk in the newness of life and humbly
writes to glorify God. She feels that even though her life has been
filled with many obstacles she can still contribute to the world through
her gift of writing and hopes through this avenue more people will come
to know who God is.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me - Philippians 4:13
