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CYNTHIA HICKEY
I am a wife, mother, grandmother, author, and a Detention Monitor at
the local Elementary School.
I am a member of American Christian Fiction Writer's Association and Romance Writer's
of America. My cozy, Buried Beneath the Midnight Blue, won first place in the Inspirational category of The Great
Expectations Contest. I am an in influencer for several Christian authors, and maintain a website and blog. For a time, I
compiled and wrote the Member News section of the ACFW's ezine.
Betty Anne Bantz is the mother
of five, the grandmother of fifteen (including two sets of twins). She began writing music when her children were young by
putting scriptures to music. In 1976, she started her first novel, but it was not published until 2003 along with three more
in the series. For her grandchildren, she writes children’s books.
From the vantage point of age, Betty Anne can see the hand of God moving
to fulfill His call on her life, from her earliest interest in art and music, to the scriptures she learned at the family
supper table; from her choice of a Christian college, to her first job as a proofreader; from designing Yellow Page ads to
her graphic arts job that included everything she had learned thus far; from her encounter with Christ as a youngster, to
her prophetic call later in life.
Every newsletter, every article, every song, every novel she writes is
built on this foundation set by God. Writing credits include two children’s books: The King & His Castle, and God
Made Me; and four novels (a generational saga spanning the past century): Family Secrets, The Secret Cove, Sins of the Fathers,
and Snatched. Publishing credits include her own six books and five for other authors.
Bantz plays the guitar and sings the many inspirational songs she has
written over the years. Her most recent song comes from Psalm 31:15 and sums up her trust in God: My Times are in Your Hands.
She and her husband have been walking together with Jesus Christ since 1966.
Click here for Bantz's web site and some further comments on books she reviews
Holly Wolfe
Holly is wife to Duane, mother to Rachel & Paul, advisor to students
getting their Master’s Degree in Counseling, and owner of a campground & canoe livery in Northern Michigan. She
taught high school science and has a degree in Counseling from Central Michigan University. She leads a women’s Bible
study in her home and is active in the church.
Holly has been writing since she learned how to hold a pencil.
She loves to journal, has written as a correspondent for the Bismarck State Tribune & the Evart Review, and was the editor
for a tiny little newspaper in Riverdale, ND. She just completed her first mystery novel and hopes to have it published soon.
She is a compulsive reader. Some people are obligated to count things,
Holly must read. Books, papers, writing in the sand, backs of cereal boxes, bumper stickers. You name it, she’s read
it. When she gets to choose, her reading picks almost always come from the shelves where the mystery, suspense, and thriller
books hang out.
Michelle
Levigne has been a story addict since nursery school, starting with THE CAT IN THE HAT and graduating to the
HAPPY HOLLISTERS mystery series, NARNIA, the BLACK STALLION, and STAR TREK (Dr. McCoy rules!). After establishing herself
in fan-fiction writing, she finally graduated to writing in her own universes with a first place win in 1990’s Writers
of the Future Contest. Her first published novel was HEIR OF FAXINOR, a fantasy/adventure/romance with spiritual elements.
She writes science fiction, fantasy, and romance (paranormal, contemporary, suspense, and inspirational). Her background includes
a BA in theater/English from Northwestern College and an MA in communication, focused on film/writing from Regent University.
She belongs to ACFW and EPIC and is proud to be E. www.Mlevigne.com
Kay Tira, of Longview,
Washington, is a freelance writer, Certified Purchasing Manager, and pastor’s wife. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree
in Marriage and Family Relations from Anderson University of Anderson, Indiana, where she and her husband, Joe, met and married
over 30 years ago.
Kay’s articles and devotionals have
been published with companies including Warner Press (Christian Leadership, Pathways to God, Between Times, and Reach);
Shining Star (a Division of Good Apple), Wesleyan Publishing House (In Touch), and Evangel. She has written
and edited newsletters both for employers and churches, and currently writes book reviews for Author’s Choice Reviews.
Kay’s hobbies include studying the
Japanese language, extending hospitality to international students, reading, writing, and crocheting. She and Joe have three
grown children, and in February of 2005 embarked on the grandparent role – which she described as “a delightful experience!”
Sandra Thayer was
born and raised on the family farm in rural Nebraska. After receiving a Bachelor of Science degree and doing graduate
studies at Kearney State College, now the University of Nebraska at Kearney, she taught at the high school and college levels.
Moving the the Omaha/Council Bluffs, Iowa area, she taught and wrote the textbooks and curriculum as co-director of the Midwest
Institute of Health Sciences. Sandra is a licensed massage therapist and is certified in numerous natural and alternative
methods.
She has lived most of her adult life in Florida and Ohio and has two grown children and is the grandmother
of two, all of whom she is exceedingly proud of and thankful for. Praying for God's direction and purpose took an unexpected
turn when she returned to Nebraska to care for her father until his death.
Hobbies include journaling, travel, correspondence,
movies, and creating beaded jewelry and handmade cards.
JULIE WILLIAMS:
Raised in Wisconsin's Northwoods and later adopting the western lifestyle of Colorado, Julie Williams
found her true love of animals and all-things-wild second nature. Her careers as an oil painter and horse trainer provided
tales to share as she regaled friends and family with her letters from home.
While a resident of Kearney, Nebraska, she became
an active member of CNFCWAM. Among other things, she writes nature and dog stories, many centering around Cooper, her
Australian Shepherd.
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Casey Pitts is the wife of an Air Force Chaplain
and homeschooling mother of five. She currently lives in the desert southwest. With a cup of coffee at her side, she writes
articles, devotions, and continues work on a women’s fiction series with her best friend, Lori.
The opportunity to satisfy her obsession with the written word is a dream
come true. Libraries testify to Casey’s love affair with books as she increases circulation numbers and regularly maxes
out her library cards.
Casey shares her passion for the Word of God through leadership in Protestant
Women of the Chapel, a women’s ministry for military installations. You can find her caffeine induced ramblings at http://lifehappensafterjava.blogspot.com
Narda McCarthy
"An avid reader and writer, Narda is a woman devoted to "the word"; be
it writing, editing, translating or reading for leisure, words are her passion.
Narda has written and collaborated in the writing, editing and proofreading
of fictional works, corporate policies, processes and presentations; booklets, manuals, grant applications, marketing packages,
media kits as well as the narratives, and architecture of web sites.
Her short stories in English have been published in local magazines and
newspapers. Narda belongs to the American Literary Translators association, ALTA in addition to reviewing juvenile books,
bilingual and in the Spanish language, for educational institutions.
Serving as a board member in several organizations, she also finds time
for her natural health blog in which she emphasizes the importance of fruits, vegetables and herbs as well as their properties:
http://natural-is-good.blogspot.com/ .
Born in Guatemala, Narda has lived with her husband and two sons in six
countries and is fluent in Spanish, English and French. Narda currently lives in Weston, Florida with her husband."
Kristine Pratt
Kristine Pratt is a self confessed book addict which should be obvious
by the way that she's immersed herself into the publishing industry. As well as being a writer of Christian fiction, she's
also assistant and apprentice to literary agent, Terry Burns.
This is in addition to her other duties as freelance editor, writing
mentor, and most recently a position within Marcher Lord Press. Married, with five children (who are also budding book addicts),
she makes her home in Colorado Springs along with one rabbit and several cats who, surprisingly, don't read.
SARAH SAWYER
Sarah Sawyer married the love of her life. They
make their home together in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where she works with her husband in his business, Camna, LLC.
A lifelong book lover, Sarah has long delighted
in entering the imaginative worlds of others. Writing flowed naturally out of her love of reading and so far she has completed
five novels and has a sixth in progress. She is an ACFW member and has had several articles published in her church newsletter.
Interests outside the reading and writing world
include photography and pursuing God. Her faith in God is central to her life, and she enjoys serving in and fellowshipping
with her local church community.
GLORIA GEISELMAN is a mother of three adult children and works as an administrative
secretary for the College of Nursing on the University Of Nebraska campus in Kearney. She has been involved in numerous civic
and church projects over the years and shares a passion for music and reading—and movies. Her husband and children are
a great joy and often her involvements center around their activities that have ranged from band competitions, computer programming,
classic cars, shopping sprees with her daughter and family bicycling. Gloria's faith in her savior and creator bind together
all she does in regards to her compassion for people and serving Him to her best ability.
Melanie Jones
UPDATE: Melanie is a 2008 finalist in in the mystery/suspense category
of Genesis, the American Christian Fiction Writers' competition for unpublished novelist.
Melanie is a professional
journalist and copy editor who chooses do to even more reading and writing in her spare time. Happily single, she lives in
Northeast Alabama surrounded by her loving, if somewhat neurotically close-knit, family.
Favorite Authors: Charles Martin, Colleen Coble, Kristin Billerbeck,
Laura Jensen Walker, Kristen Heitzmann and, after reading "Whispers of the Bayou," Mindy Starns Clark
Preferred Reading: Suspense/mysteries, women's fiction, Southern lit,
Chick lit are preferred, but I generally read just about everything that comes along.
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Patty Staab: Patty's
Picks: An avid lifetime reader of books, Patty had checked
851 books from the Lexington, NE public library up to the time of moving to Kearney when she and her husband retired. She
eagerly looks forward to each new book she reads.
She is a Licensed Practical Nurse
and worked for 18 years in a clinic as a physican’s nurse until her retirement. The Staab's have four children , a daughter
and three sons, and five grandchildren.
Other interests include water aerobics,
quilt making, cooking and a love for home making and hospitality as a ministry.
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