Department of Creative Writing and English
Division of English Language and Literature
College of Arts and Science
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Education
- MEd, Teaching English, Bob Jones University
- BS, Elementary Education, Bob Jones University
Courses Taught
- Creative Writing (CW 212)
Honors/Awards
- Silver Award from Foreword Magazine in Category of Religious Fiction for novel Winter Birds, 2007
- Winner of Christy Award for novel Winter Birds, 2007
- Named by Publishers Weekly in "Top 100 Books of 2006" for novel Winter Birds, 2006
- Award of Merit from Christianity Today for Winter Birds and listed in annual "Best Books of Year", 2006
- Finalist for Christy Award for novel No Dark Valley, 2005
- Winner of Christy Award for novel A Garden to Keep, 2002
- Finalist for Christy Award for novel By the Light of a Thousand Stars, 2000
- Silver Angel Award for Artistic Excellence for novel Some Wildflower in My Heart, 1999
- Highest Scholastic Average for Graduating Senior, BJU, 1971
- Winner of Extemporaneous Essay Contest, 1968