• Panhandle Professional Writers: past Second Vice-President  
• Romance Writers of America
• Amarillo Chapter of the Oklahoma Writers Federation Inc.: President  
• Petticoats and Pistols
• Prairie Rose Publications 
• Western Fictioneers

    Phyliss was born and raised in Amarillo and has a great love for the Panhandle.  Many of her western historical's are set in the Texas Panhandle area.  The anthology, "Give Me a Texan" was originally titled "Amarillo by Morning" and is set exclusively in Amarillo.

What's in Progress?
Out of the Texas Night, the second of the Kasota Springs series, is the story of a feisty, big city Texas deputy sheriff forced to work with a small town lawman to solve the mysterious drug trafficing in her home town. Troubles begin to brew since he is well liked in the community and she is appointed County Sheriff by the mayor, a town founder and pillar of society... her father. 

Deep in the Heart of a Texan, continues the Kasota Springs series. The book follows Sylvie Dewey, decendant of a prominent founding family, in her attempts to restore her family's name after a dirtying it with men who promised her love.