Prudy Taylor Board (born 21 December 1933), who also writes under the name Prue Foster, is an American

author An author is the writer of a book, article, play, mostly written work. A broader definition of the word "author" states: "''An author is "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility f ...

and

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. She was born in

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

. Board has written more than 1,000 magazine and newspaper articles, and has also written several

novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...

s and nonfiction books.Authors to discuss recent books at Burroughs Home
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Florida Weekly Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to t ...

'', retrieved 20 January 2010 Her books include a history of the

Vinoy Park Hotel The Vinoy Renaissance St. Petersburg Resort & Golf Club is an historic Mediterranean Revival-style hotel opened in 1925 as the Vinoy Park Hotel. It is located in St. Petersburg, Florida at 501 Fifth Avenue Northeast, on the bayfront area of downt ...

."THE RENAISSANCE VINOY: St. Petersburg's Crown Jewel. By Prudy Taylor Board.", ''

Tampa Tribune ''The Tampa Tribune'' was a daily newspaper published in Tampa, Florida. Along with the competing ''Tampa Bay Times'', the ''Tampa Tribune'' was one of two major newspapers published in the Tampa Bay area. The newspaper also published a ''St. Pe ...

'', December 5, 1999

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The Imprudent Author: Prudy Taylor Board

1933 births Living people American travel writers American women travel writers Novelists from Florida American women novelists 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American women writers 20th-century American non-fiction writers 21st-century American women {{US-novelist-1930s-stub