WRITING for the SOUL

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2008 Highlights and Comments

 

     
  Table #   Mentor name and specialty
   
 
Am 1
 
Janet Bly (Apprentice)
   
 
Am 2
 
Stephen Bly (Apprentice)
   
 
Am 3
 
Joyce Ellis (Apprentice)
   
 
Am 4
 
Bob Haslam (Apprentice, Journeyman)
   
 
Am 5
 
Kathy Tyers (Apprentice)
   
 
Am 6
 
Carol Umberger (Squire, Journeyman)
   
 

 
   
 
 
FEATURED CHRISTIAN WRITERS GUILD MENTORS

 
 
    Janet Bly (Am 1)

One of the Guild's husband and wife mentor teams, Steve and Janet have separately authored more than 100 books and countless articles.



 
 
 
 
Stephen Bly
(Am 2)

One of the Guild's husband and wife mentor teams, Steve and Janet have separately authored more than 100 books and countless articles.


   
 
 
   
Joyce Ellis
(Am 3)
The author of more than a dozen books for all ages, Joyce has also written hundreds of articles and short stories. She's a former magazine editor and has edited more than 60 books.
 
 
 
 
Bob Haslam
(Am 4)
Bob's articles have appeared in more than 50 Christian magazines and journals, and he's been published in several books. A former pastor and missionary, he was editor of Light & Life magazine for 10 years, then a book acquisition editor. In addition to serving as a Guild mentor, Bob remains active as a free-lance book editor. He recently moved to Tennessee.
   
 
 
    Kathy Tyers (Am 5)
Specializing in science fiction for both the CBA and ABA markets, Kathy has published 10 novels. She has also written a travel book and several short stories, and was published in Guideposts and Symphony magazines.
 
 
 
  Carol Umberger (Am 6)
As a first-time author, Carol sold a three-book contract to Integrity Publishers for a fiction series set in her favorite time and place, medieval Scotland. The series has won more than a dozen awards.