"[2] Other accolades include the "Best Columnist" (2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)[3] and "Best Local Author" (2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009) honors in the Creative Loafing "Best of Atlanta" Readers Survey.
In 2012, the Magazine Association of the Southeast granted a MAGS award to Hollis Gillespie for "Editorial Excellence."
[8] She is the author of the books Bleachy-Haired Honky Bitch, Confessions of a Recovering Slut, and Trailer Trashed.
Upon publication of her first book, Hollis Gillespie appeared as a guest on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
Hollis Gillespie is also a former flight attendant at Delta, where she was a qualified foreign-language interpreter in English, German and Spanish.