WRITING for the SOUL

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    2011 Confirmed Mentors
   
Judy Bodmer
Lisa Crayton
Joy Gage
Karen O'Connor
Cindy Thomson
Roger Palms
Suzie Eller
 
 
FEATURED CHRISTIAN WRITERS GUILD MENTORS

 
 
     
 
 
       
  Julie-Allyson Ieron (Am 1)
Julie is an author, speaker, and trainer. She's served as managing editor of Moody Press, senior editor of Moody magazine, and managing editor of The Standard magazine. She's also taught journalism, English, and communications. Her newest book is The Overwhelmed Woman's Guide to ... Caring for Aging Parents.
 
       
 


Yvonne Lehman (Am 2)

During her 25-year writing career, Yvonne Lehman has written short stories, articles, and 47 historical and contemporary novels in the categories of mainstream, biblical, romance, young adult, mystery, and women's fiction. She directs the Blue Ridge “Autumn in the Mountains” Novel Retreat.

 
         
 

 

Bob Haslam (Am 4)

A lifelong communicator, Bob has served as pastor, missionary, and Christian journalist. He's been published in more than 75 Christian magazines, plus several books. Editor of Light & Life magazine for 10 years, then a book editor, one of his greatest joys is helping writers develop their craft.

 
         
  Sandra Byrd (Am 5) morning
Among Sandra's more than three dozen books are the 2008 Christy Award finalist, Let Them Eat Cake, and its sequels, Bon Appétit and Piece de Résistance . Her young adult book series include Secret Sisters and Girls Like You, Friends for a Season, and The Hidden Diary.
 
         
  T. Suzanne Eller (Am 5) afternoon
Suzanne has written more than 600 articles for such magazines as Today's Christian Woman, Pray! , Guideposts, Passageway, Christian Parenting Today , and Woman's World . Her essays have appeared in more than 20 compilation books including Stories for the Teen's Heart, Chicken Soup for the Father Daughter Soul , and God's Way for Teens . Her youth culture column, UTHTRX, appears in leadership magazines and Gifted for Leadership.
 
         
 

Virelle Kidder  (Am 6)

For more than 20 years, Virelle has been writing and speaking about the reality of knowing God. She is the author of six books including Donkeys Still Talk, Mothering Upstream; Loving, Launching, and Letting Go; and Getting the Best Out of Public Schools, co-authored with her husband. Her newest is The Best Life Ain't Easy, But It's Worth It (Moody Publishers).