Her novel Fancy's Knell received an award from Mystery Writers of America.
She adapted her short story "Make my Deathbed" for an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and she also adapted her novel The Walls Came Tumbling Down for the TV movie Friendships, Secrets and Lies.
[1] Born on June 23, 1929, in Scottsboro, Alabama, Babs Hodges worked as a clerk and typist after high school.
Initially stayed home with their children in support of her husband's writing, by 1959 Babs Deal launched her own literary career with the publication of her first novel, Acres of Afternoon.
Living 7 years in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the two moved to Sarasota, Florida, in 1964, where they were involved in the literary community.