Christian poet, fiction & nonfiction writer, poetry editor, children’s book writer: Glad to connect with Group Members.
Daytona Beach, Florida Area
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- Judge for International Writing Contest at Writers-Editors Network
- Poetry & Writing Instructor at Critique Service
- Christian Writer, Poet, Children's Writer, Health Writer at Freelance (Self-employed)
- Past
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- Writing Instructor, Director at Christian Writers Fellowship International
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Mary Sayler’s Summary
My publishing credits include over 1000 nonfiction articles, poems, or children's stories and 25 books of fiction and nonfiction published by such traditional houses as Broadman, Zondervan, Guidepost, Concordia, Facts On File, and soon, Chelsea House. Genres range from inspirational romance novels and a 7-book series of devotionals to a children's picture book and a couple of life-health encyclopedias for adults. I'm currently working on a book of poetry and under contract to write a health resource book for high school libraries.
Besides writing in all genres for all age groups, I judge poetry and manuscripts for children entered in the annual writing competitions sponsored by www.writers-editors.com. I've also worked with other poets and writers since 1983, first through home study courses and workshops then my critique service and ecumenical website, www.catholicpoetsandwriters.com. I Tweet tips about the Christian writing life on http://twitter.com/catholicpoets/ and about writing in general on http://twitter.com/MaryHSayler/.
Mary Sayler’s Specialties:
Textbooks; poetry; ecumenical and biblically-based church resources for all age groups; school library resources on health and writing; children’s books; poems, fiction, and nonfiction on life, nature, or some aspect of mental, physical, or spiritual health.
Mary Sayler’s Experience
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Judge for International Writing Contest
Writers-Editors Network
(Writing and Editing industry)
March 1999 — Present (10 years 9 months)
Began judging poetry entered in the annual competition and, a couple years later, also began to judge all genres of manuscripts entered in the category of Children's Literature.
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Poetry & Writing Instructor
Critique Service
(Writing and Editing industry)
January 1983 — Present (26 years 11 months)
Started working with other students in 1983, first through home study courses and workshops at writers conferences, then through my critique service and, more recently, my website.
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Christian Writer, Poet, Children's Writer, Health Writer
Freelance (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Writing and Editing industry)
July 1972 — Present (37 years 5 months)
Placed poems, nonfiction manuscripts, and children's stories in take-home papers and Christian parenting magazines. Wrote Bible stories, contemporary children's stories, church curriculum, a series of devotional books, children's novels, inspirational romances, and a children's picture book for a variety of denominational and interdenominal presses. Also wrote a poetry home study course (reportedly, the first correspondence program in poetry) that eventually became the book Poetry: Taking Its Course. Researched and wrote patient handout sheets on various medical tests or conditions and two life-health encyclopedias (muscle/ bone and back/ spine) for Facts On File.
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Writing Instructor, Director
Christian Writers Fellowship International
(Writing and Editing industry)
January 1983 — May 1993 (10 years 5 months)
Began working with other students through home study courses in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry in 1983 and later directed CWFI for about 4 years, editing and producing the bi-monthly newsletter, Cross & Quill.
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Mary Sayler’s Interests:
Writing, studying the Bible, reading poetry, sketching with colored pencils, playing with photography, using culinary herbs, taking walks, swinging on our tree swing
Mary Sayler’s Honors:
The Poets & Writers Online Directory lists some of my poetry credits on http://www.pw.org/content/mary_harwell_sayler.
2007 Poetry featured on website of Two Friends Publishing.
2006 The ALA (American Library Association) awarded The Encyclopedia of Muscle & Skeletal Systems & Disorders the honor of Nonfiction Academic Favorite for the year.
2005 Poetry featured by local chapters of National Museum of Women in the Arts and Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators.
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