Biography Heather Hamilton wrote her first novella at the age of seven. She is a graduate of the Creative Writing program at the University of North Carolina at Asheville and a recipient of the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Award for Fiction. She is an avid runner. Her daughter Melissa's courageous struggle with schizophrenia provided Heather with her inspiration for Unsung. Contact the author at http: //www.facebook.com.2012Unsung.