Nancy Stancill

    Nancy Stancill spent 38 years as a newspaper reporter and editor before she began writing fiction full-time. A graduate of UNC Chapel Hill, she earned an M.A. in creative writing from the University of Tampa in 2015.

   Her works include Saving Texas (2013), Winning Texas (2016), Tall (nonfiction, 2020), and Deadly Secrets ( 2024).

  More on Nancy is here.

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Comments from readers of ‘Tall’

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Dec. 29, 2020

Here are excerpts from some of the recent signed reviews from “Tall” readers, as posted on Amazon.

“Whether you’re a six-footer or you top off at five feet, the book is a reminder that how you measure yourself is more of a determiner of your success and well-being than any measure on a yardstick.”

– Judy Goldman

“Two subjects especially engaged this short person – Stancill’s novel-like recounting of her years as an investigative reporter. And her tales of dating – and finding her true love in a man two inches shorter. Delicious.”

– Dannye Powell

“Stancill faced challenges with height, but also with fear, gender issues and family expectations. And she gives us examples of how she overcame adversity with each throughout her interesting life and successful career in journalism.”

– Daniel N

“A highlight of the memoir for me was the story of how she got the stories behind her most dramatic cases, including an exciting, well-paced account of a consequential corruption case in higher education.”

– Nancy A. Metz

“Nancy Stancill takes readers on a grand adventure, from her early life as a painfully shy, 6-foot teenager, to a kickass reporter who learned that height can be power.”

– Cindy Montgomery

“… I was among those who thought short women were cute, but tall women – those teased or avoided, growing up – lived in a different realm, one where they’d feel comfortable only as members of a basketball or volleyball team. Nancy Stancill’s book brought a new and valuable awareness to me and hopefully to her other readers.”

– Pat Gubbins

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