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Christina Simpson: Christina is an Independent Christian Author. She has been publishing her works since 2013. She currently has three published titles and attended The University of North Florida after graduating from high school in St Augustine, Florida. Her love for creative writing began her senior year in high school and has followed with her throughout her lifetime. She has been a member of the Christian Indie Author Network since 2013 and she currently resides in Philadelphia, PA with her husband and two sons.
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Jennifer McMurrain: Having a great deal of wanderlust, Jennifer traveled the countryside working odd jobs before giving into her muse and becoming a full time writer. She's been everything from a "Potty Princess" in the wilds of Yellowstone National Park to a Bear Researcher in the mountains of New Mexico. After finally settling down, she received a Bachelor's degree in Applied Arts and Science from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, TX. She has won numerous awards for her short stories and novels, Quail Crossings (Treasureline Publishing), Winter Song (LilyBear House), and Return to Quail Crossings (LilyBear House). She lives in Bartlesville, Oklahoma with her husband, daughter, two spoiled cats, and two goofy dogs. You can read more of her work at www.jennifermcmurrain.com.
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V.B.Tenery: V.B. lives with her family in East Texas. Her passion is writing books with shinning characters and settings with plots so exciting readers come away feeling delighted with the experience. Not content to stay in one genre, her novels range from contemporary suspense and supernatural suspense, to an upcoming historical suspense set in WWII England. When not writing she enjoys reading, hiking, and tube-floating down rivers in the Hill Country.
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Susan Correll Foy: Susan grew up in Bear, Delaware, the middle of five children and one of a set of
identical twins. She started writing stories at the age of nine, and always enjoyed using her imagination to create new plots and characters. After high school she graduated from the University of Delaware with a degree in English literature. Susan started writing her first novel in her mid-thirties at the encouragement of her twin sister, who said, "Write something for me, and I'll read it." Her books, both historical and contemporary, center on women's relationships and always contain a romance at some point in the story, while also examining more serious themes. She hopes her readers will find her stories both entertaining and uplifting. Susan and her husband Jim have raised four children and still live in Bear. They are active in their local church and enjoy vacations and holidays with Susan's large extended family. You can get a copy of her entry Here: |
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H. L. Burke: Born in a small town in north central Oregon, H. L. Burke spent most of her childhood around trees and farm animals and always accompanied by a book. Growing up with epic heroes from Middle Earth and Narnia keeping her company, she also became an incurable romantic.
An addictive personality, she jumped from one fandom to another, being at times completely obsessed with various books, movies, or television series (Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Star Trek all took their turns), but she has grown to be what she considers a well-rounded connoisseur of geek culture.
Married to her high school crush who is now a US Marine, she has moved multiple times in her adult life but believes home is wherever her husband, two daughters, and pets are. You can get a copy of her entry here:
An addictive personality, she jumped from one fandom to another, being at times completely obsessed with various books, movies, or television series (Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, and Star Trek all took their turns), but she has grown to be what she considers a well-rounded connoisseur of geek culture.
Married to her high school crush who is now a US Marine, she has moved multiple times in her adult life but believes home is wherever her husband, two daughters, and pets are. You can get a copy of her entry here:
Non-Fiction Finalists:
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Bill Jones: Bill and his wife, Sharon, live in a rural area of southeastern
Georgia, where they attend a small community church. Bill has been writing a monthly article for the church's newsletter for nearly 10 years. During that time he has learned to combine his humor and unique observations of life and nature in order to clearly illustrate Biblical principles. Bill has had articles published in Evangel, Keys to Living, and The Christian Journal magazines. Recently he has published a book "I Was Thinking the Other Day About...( Pondering Life Through the Eyes and Heart of a Christian Man)", and has been writing a blog with that same title (www.iwasthinkingtheotherday.com). You can get a copy of his entry here: |
Eva Peck: Eva has been a nature lover since childhood. All creatures big and small attracted her attention, as did trees, plants, flowers, shells, rocks, and even footprints in the dust. This and more was a never-ending source of wonder. Even now, decades later, she is still finely attuned to the natural environment, letting it speak to her heart.
In her late teens, Eva’s eyes were opened to God's existence and she began to see behind everything in nature a Designer, Creator, Life-Giver and Sustainer. Increasing familiarity with the Holy Scriptures then led her to perceive in the natural world a reflection of spiritual realities. These insights became the genesis of her Divine Reflections trilogy. The three volumes encourage readers to take a fresh look at what is around us – to see every process and each living thing as if for the first time and to catch in them glimpses of divine qualities such as love, wisdom, peace and joy. You can get a copy of her entry here: |
Julie Saffrin: Julie is the author of "Kissing the Shoreline: Quotes and Reflections to Live By," filled with her favorite quotes. She also wrote the popular book on gratitude, "BlessBack®: Thank Those Who Shaped Your Life." Most days you will find her dividing her time between Minneapolis and Ottertail County in Minnesota with her husband Rick and a golden retriever named Mick. On the other days, she can be found on a beach. Reach her at JulieSaffrin.com.You can get a copy of her entry here:
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Wendy Tush: Wendy is a children’s book author who specializes in instructional, how to, and activity books. …and a little whimsical humor.
In “real life” Wendy has enjoyed multiple successful careers as an English teacher, a center manager/instructor at a karate studio, and a technical writer and trainer for corporate, industrial, and government employers and clients. Her obsessive compulsion to teach and entertain led to a series of children’s books including a socially acceptable approach to “graffiti”…keeping children entertained for hours as they developed fine motor skills and a sense of humor by drawing and doodling and anything that falls under silly fun. Wendy equally enjoys working and playing deep in the heart of Dixie (Alabama!) with her darlin’ husband and their toy poodle, appropriately named, Doodle. Readers can follow and contact the author at WendyTush.com through the Contact page and/or the social media links listed on the web site, http://www.wendytush.com/. (The social media links will lead you to the world of Sherry Snider. Yes, Sherry and Wendy are the same person…with the same goofy sense of humor. Wendy is Sherry’s …err, pen name. You want technical or academic nonfiction? Search for Sherry Snider, technical writer http://www.sherrysnider.com/. You want fun, how-to, and activity books? Search for Wendy Tush. The publishing results are separate, but the social media accounts are all under Sherry Snider. Hey, I have a pen name…not another personality. ) You can get a copy of her entry here: |
Cheryl Zelenka: Cheryl knows what it is to walk through the "Valley of the Shadow of Death," and live to ascend the mountaintop of God. An undiagnosed brain tumor nearly took her life and caused ten years of clinical depression.
Cheryl lost her job, dream home, dog, and community. Transplanted and uprooted into a new state, she questioned God's plan for her life. Refusing to wallow in self-pity, she decided to make the best of her circumstances. Now a published author and inspirational speaker, she passionately lives to share words of hope and encouragement through God's word. "If God can turn my wailing into dancing, He can do it for you too!" You can get a copy of her entry Here: |
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