Elizabeth Atkins writes and speaks from the spectacular human spectrum that she embodies as the daughter of an African American judge and a Roman Catholic priest who was English, French Canadian and Cherokee. 

With best-selling books, screenplays, poems, lectures, and her blog, The Bliss Report, on www.elizabethatkins.com and Fox 2 News, Elizabeth edu-tains by exploring life, love, health and happiness.

The film rights for Elizabeth’s second novel, Dark Secret — a sexy thriller about a biracial woman “passing” for white — are being shopped in Hollywood.

With a special interest in race, Elizabeth wrote her master’s thesis about mixed-race Americans at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.  Now a Diversity Speaker, the University of Michigan graduate was the race relations reporter for The Detroit News, where her articles were nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.

The Montel Williams Show showcased Elizabeth’s message of colorblind love when she appeared as race expert/author of White Chocolate, one of her five novels featuring mixed-race people in provocative plots.

And The Oprah Winfrey Show featured Elizabeth’s 100 pound weight loss!

She recently appeared on The Tyra Banks Show to discuss an article she wrote for Ebony that inspired Ms. Banks to host a show on racism within the black community.

Elizabeth’s latest work Take It Off! appears in Other People’s Skin, an anthology about triumphant women.  The sequel is coming soon from Atria/Simon & Schuster.

The former Fox News writer and Toastmasters International member has lectured about race at General Motors’ World Diversity Day, Gannett, the University of Michigan, Levy Home Entertainment, Comerica Bank, the Association of Multiracial Americans and the American Library Association

Elizabeth also wrote Twilight, an exotic love story, with Billy Dee Williams.  And she authored two hip-hop novels for Urban Books, featured in Black Expressions Book Club.  Elizabeth wrote Click! with networking guru George Fraser, and Going Full Circle for quadriplegic record company CEO Kenneth Tyson, Jr.

She taught writing at Wayne State University, Oakland University, Wayne County Community College District, the PowerNetworking conference and DaimlerChrysler.

Elizabeth has appeared on The CBS Evening News, Good Morning America Sunday, and many local TV shows.  The former Detroit NABJ Chapter president has written for The New York Times, The San Diego Tribune, Essence, Black Issues Book Review, and a Rosa Parks tribute.    

A health and fitness fanatic, Elizabeth has run the Detroit Free Press Marathon and the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure.  She also cycles, swims and lifts weights.