Glyn J. Godwin can only be described as unique–spiritually, academically, and professionally. In his conversations, he often says that even at 63, he still doesn’t know what he wants to be when he grows up. His resume supports his self-deprecatory description.
Glyn is bold in his Christian faith. That boldness came after years of devotion to secular intellectualism and atheism his long tenure in academia seeded within him. Glyn earned a bachelorette in biology from Southeastern Louisiana University, then a masters in microbiology. From there, he earned a Ph.D. in food microbiology and toxicology from LSU. Glyn’s dissertation was published in the form of a scientific article in the Microbiology Section of the prestigious, refereed scientific journal, The Journal of Food Science. Before graduating LSU, Glyn took the Law School Aptitude Test, feeling he might want to return to law school. After graduating LSU with his doctorate, he joined the faculty of the University of Rhode Island as assistant professor. After a year in the northeast, he decided to return to Louisiana to attend LSU law school. He graduated LSU in 1980 and currently practices law in Slidell, Louisiana.
Jane Trufant Harvey is the author of the popular gift book series: Ask Him for Encouragement, Ask Him for Hope, Thank Him and Saints Alive.
She is currently working on her highly anticipated children’s book series, The Adventures of Rolyat, a series centered on a clever, high-spirited little girl. In each story, Rolyat (that’s the name Taylor, her youngest daughter, spelled backwards) is confronted with some of life’s toughest lessons, but with the help of her good friend God, she emerges from her adventures with a strong moral code and good character.
You can also Jump Start Your Day with Jane! Airing daily on WLAE-TV in New Orleans, Louisiana, and on the website TheDailyMass.com, these 90-second video messages help you begin your day with insight, encouragement, and inspiration.
Jane is an avid reader, an enthusiastic golfer, and an indefatigable community volunteer. What she cherishes most are the memories she’s made and continues to make with her family. She and her husband Bobby have been married for almost 34 years and are the proud parents of four children, Elizabeth, Lauren, Bobby III, and Taylor. They have two wonderful sons-in-law, Nic and Steven, and three precious grandchildren: Cade Nicholas, Austin Joseph, and Emily Joyce.
Book Jane to speak at your next meeting or event: info@askhimbooks.com
A true Southern woman who knows that any cook worth her gumbo always starts with a roux and who never wears white after Labor Day, Christa is a writer of not your usual Christian Fiction. She weaves stories of unscripted grace and redemption with threads of hope, humor, and heart.
Walking on Broken Glass is her debut novel. Her next novel, Edge of Grace will be released by Abingdon Press in August of 2011. Her essays have been published in The Ultimate Teacher, Cup of Comfort, Chicken Soup for the Coffee Lover’s Soul and Chicken Soup for the Divorced Soul.
Christa is the mother of five adult children, a grandmother of three, and a teacher of high school English. She and her husband Ken live in Abita Springs, Louisiana, where they and their three cats enjoy their time playing golf, dreaming about retirement and dodging hurricanes.
The purpose of the Southern Christian Writers Conference is to inform and inspire. It holds a workshop in June each year, one of the largest in the nation, with leading Christian writers, editors, and publishers as speakers. Many people — both speakers and attendees — have called it one of the top writing workshops in America. Despite its high quality, the cost of attending the workshop is less than half that of most other workshops.
The 2012 Workshop will be held Friday and Saturday, June 8-9, 2012
Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala., at First Baptist Church
Time: Registration will start at 11 a.m. Friday, and sessions at 1:00 p.m.
Christine Collier is the Author and Director of New Life Now Recovery Life Groups. She Holds a degree as a Registered Nurse specializing in the Operating Room. she is a certified Therapon (Christian Counselor) and has taught a fruitful drug and alcohol recovery ministry since 2003. she is a member of the Pearl River County Correction Ministry Board. Along with her husband Dennis she has devoted her adult life as a minister/teacher to the addicted, their families and those incarcerated for drug and alcohol related crime. Together it is their express belief that there is “New Life” available to all in Christ.
Marlaine Peachey is the Chairman of Southern Christian Writers Guild and a charter member. She is an author and editor and has written numerous magazine articles for The Louisiana Municipal Review, Living Magazine, Sophisticated Woman and Inside Northside. She was the former Special Sections Editor for the St. Tammany News. Marlaine is also an inspirational and motivational speaker and a speaker trainer for Christian Women Connections in Louisiana. She currently serves as Executive Assistant to the Mayor of Mandeville. Marlaine is a Certified Municipal Assistant and is current Past President of the Louisiana Association of Municipal Secretaries and Assistants. She attended Loyola University and is a graduate of Leadership St. Tammany West.
“What you are about to read is going to change your life.”
“This book personifies the essence of what a personal relationship with God can look like. Further, it reveals the fabric of what this relationship can do and produce. I have known Kenny Adams for many years. And the greatest thing I know about his life, is his intimate relationship with the Lord. It’s important first of all, because I don’t know many men with this kind of relationship with God. Secondly, the Lord is yearning for more of His people to enter into a deeper relationship with him and this book gives the invitation to do so.”
Teena L Myers is a freelance writer, editor of NOLA.com’s Faith, Beliefs and Spirituality blog, certified Belief Therapist, credentialed minister with the Assemblies of God and member of the Southern Christian Writers Guild and Northshore Literary Society. Teena worked in Children’s Church, Christian Television and taught Sunday School before she found her God given niche in writing. She lives on the westbank of New Orleans with Rod, her husband who has ministered to children for thirty years.
Pre-release copies of Finding Faith in the City Care Forgot is currently available for purchase from the publisher
Author Rebecca Gernon talks about the fulfillment of her dream to publish the truth about raising a deaf child. Gallaudet University Press released “Amy Signs: A Mother Her Deaf Daughter and Their Stories.” Fall 2012, a joint memoir Rebecca wrote with her daughter Amy. To learn more about Rebecca go to http://www.rebeccawillmangernon-writer.com/
Rebecca Gernon reads excerpts of “Amy Signs: A Mother Her Deaf Daughter and Their Story”, a joint memoir Rebecca wrote with her daughter Amy Willman. Released by Gallaudet University Press Fall 2012. To learn more about Rebecca go to http://www.rebeccawillmangernon-writer.com
Donna Gentile joined the Southern Christian Writers Guild to learn how to get published. After much research, she wrote a book proposal and Rainbow Publishers responded with a publishing contract for not one but two books. Bible Crafts on a Shoestring Budget: Chenille Wire and Straws and More Bible Crafts on a Shoestring Budget: Craft Foam and Felt became best-sellers for Rainbow publishers and Amazon. She has also been published in various Sunday school curriculums and articles for Lifeway Christian Resources in Nashville, Tennessee. Donna is currently writing Sunday school games for www.kidsSundayschool.com and developing a new reproducible craft book series for children ages 5-10.
