Local Christian Writers

Here is a list of local authors and writers in Washington State:

Judy Gann - Author of God of All Comfort: Devotions of Comfort, Strength & Hope for Those Who Chronically Suffer

Judy Gann’s passion is to comfort and encourage others through her writing. Judy knows the pain and limitations of illness. For over twenty years she has lived with fibromyalgia and other autoimmune system disorders and has survived breast cancer. She started an “Encouragement” support group for people with chronic illness at her local church. Judy serves as Writers Coordinator for Rest Ministries, an international support ministry for people with chronic illness and chronic pain.

Judy has written several magazine articles and contributed to Prayers for Troubled Times by Jeannie St. John Taylor, Comfort for the Grieving Heart by Margolyn Woods, and Mosaic Moments by Lisa Copen.

She lives in Lakewood, Washington where she works as an early learning librarian for Pierce County Library System. When she isn’t writing, Judy enjoys reading, collecting children’s books of the 1940’s and 1950’s, crocheting, playing the piano, cheering the Seattle Mariners, and taking long walks—even in the rain.

Catherine Madera -  http://www.catherinemadera.com/index.htm

Catherine Madera began writing poetry and essays as a teenager. Though she does not hold a degree, Catherine attended Walla Walla College in Eastern Washington where she majored in communications/journalism. Her first bylines appeared in the school newspaper, The Collegian. Her first magazine credit was an essay published in 2000 by Victoria magazine.

 

In 2004, Catherine was chosen one of 15 women nationwide, out of thousands, to attend an all expense paid workshop in New York for Guideposts magazine. She currently writes, both personal and ghosted stories, on assignment for Guideposts. Her work has also appeared in their sister publication, Positive Thinking, and Angels on Earth.

 

In addition to Guideposts, Catherine has published in the anthologies Chicken Soup for the Soul and Chocolate for the Soul. She also enjoys writing articles for equine publications and has contributed to Equus, Arabian Horse Magazine, and Horse of Kings. She is currently seeking representation for her first work of fiction, “Rodeo Dreams,” a teen novel.

 

Catherine lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband Mark, their two children, and a menagerie of animals.

 

"Although writing is a solitary profession, I have found that success as a free-lancer came when I chose to become involved in a professional writers group. The critical editing and encouragement I receive makes all the difference in the quality of work I produce."