Sara R. Turnquist

Coordinator

Multi-published author Sara R. Turnquist is a sought after speaker at conferences, meetings, book clubs, and other gatherings. She is available to talk about her books, her publishing journey, do book readings, and teach about the craft of writing.

She writes clean Historical Romance and has experience publishing with a traditional small publisher as well as indie publishing.

Carlton Hughes

Executive Board

Carlton Hughes, represented by Cyle Young of Hartline Literary, wears many hats. By day, he is a professor of communication. On Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings, he serves as a children’s pastor. In his “spare time,” he is a freelance writer. Carlton is an empty-nesting dad and devoted husband who likes long walks on the beach, old sitcoms, and chocolate—all the chocolate. His work has been featured in Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Dating Game, The Wonders of Nature, Let the Earth Rejoice, Just Breathe, So God Made a Dog, and Everyday Grace for Men. His latest book is Adventures in Fatherhood, co-authored with Holland Webb and released by the Ellie Claire imprint of Worthy/Hachette.

Lea Ann Johnson

Executive Board

Lea Ann is an ordained deacon in full connection of the Kentucky Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. She retired after thirty years of serving in the military and as a counselor in an extension ministry position at Fort Knox, KY in May 2013. In July of 2022, she was given the privilege of being appointed as the new pastor at Sulphur Well UMC in Metcalfe County. She now writes weekly sermons and monthly articles for the church newsletter. Lea Ann has served on the Planning Committee of Kentucky Christian Writers Conference in various positions, including coordinator in 2015-16, since 2009. She has published several articles and devotions in newsletters and online at Christiandevotions.com. She currently lives in Tompkinsville, KY, with her pastor husband, Calvin.

Kristy Horine

Executive Board

Kristy Horine is an award-winning freelance journalist and creative writer. In addition to her nonfiction newspaper and magazine publications, her poetry and short fiction have been published in regional journals and anthologies.

She makes her home with her husband in Paris, Kentucky. Together, they have four children and an assorted menagerie of canines and chickens. A lover of chocolate and coffee; sheep, fiber, and crochet; paper, fine writing instruments, and good books, Kristy’s goal is to be found faithful, writing worthy of God’s call on her life, bringing glory to His name.

Janet Grimes

Deputy Coordinator

Janet Morris Grimes may not have realized she was a writer at the time, but her earliest childhood memories were spent creating fairy-tale stories of the father she never knew. That desire to connect with the mysterious man in a treasured photograph gave her a deep love for the endless possibilities of a healing and everlasting story.

Janet is now a writer/music reviewer for Nashville Arts & Entertainment and Crossroad Magazines. She is also a devotional contributor to Christian Woman, Power for Today, Inspire a Fire, and The Christian Pulse. Janet has featured stories in several anthologies, including The Spirit of Christmas and Sweet Tea for the Soul: Real-Life Stories for Grieving Hearts.

A wife of one, mother of three, and Tootsie to four, Janet currently writes from her quiet two-acre corner of the world near Elizabethtown, KY. She has spent the last few years preparing to introduce her novels and children’s stories to the world.

Hallee Bridgeman

Social Media & Marketing

With nearly a million sales, Hallee Bridgeman is a best-selling Christian author who writes action-packed romantic suspense focusing on realistic characters who face real-world problems. Her work has been described as everything from refreshing to heart-stopping exciting and edgy. An accomplished speaker, Hallee has taught and inspired writers around the globe. She loves coffee, campy action movies, and regular date nights with her husband. Above all else, she loves God with all of her heart, soul, mind, and strength; has been redeemed by the blood of Christ; and relies on the presence of the Holy Spirit to guide her.

Cathy Robinson

Treasurer

Cindy Smith

Faculty Chair

Chermaine Stein

Registrar

Greg Turnquist

Technology Chair

Greg has read scifi since he was a kid including Asimov, Herbert, Saberhagen, and Del Rey. Years ago, the idea of a futuristic world reduced to a medieval existence began to bounce around in his head.

He also loves slinging code as a software geek, and has written several non-fiction books. He lives in middle Tennessee with his wife and family.