avg_rating: 4.31
name: Vincent B. "Chip" LoCoco
about: Chip LoCoco was born and raised in New Orleans. His first novel, Tempesta's Dream, became an Amazon Bestseller. His second novel, Bellafortuna, has been nationally recognized, being named a Short List Finalist in the William Faulkner Writing Competition and awarded the B.R.A.G. Award in Historical Fiction. Mr. LoCoco is a member of the Italian American Writers Association.His newest work, Saving the Music, was selected as the Winner of the 2022 American Fiction Award in Historical Fiction. It was awarded the Gold Medal in Historical Fiction by the Global Book Awards. It was also named as a Finalist in the Historical Fiction Category and Best Fiction Cover Design of the 2022 International Book Awards.Chip, who is an attorney, is married to h Chip LoCoco was born and raised in New Orleans. His first novel, Tempesta's Dream, became an Amazon Bestseller. His second novel, Bellafortuna, has been nationally recognized, being named a Short List Finalist in the William Faulkner Writing Competition and awarded the B.R.A.G. Award in Historical Fiction. Mr. LoCoco is a member of the Italian American Writers Association.His newest work, Saving the Music, was selected as the Winner of the 2022 American Fiction Award in Historical Fiction. It was awarded the Gold Medal in Historical Fiction by the Global Book Awards. It was also named as a Finalist in the Historical Fiction Category and Best Fiction Cover Design of the 2022 International Book Awards.Chip, who is an attorney, is married to his wife of over 20 years, Wendy. They have two children, Matthew and Ellie and a beagle, named Scout. They reside in their beloved city of New Orleans, where if you try to find them on a Sunday in the Fall, they will be somewhere rooting on their Saints. ...more