Writing
Writing
PUBLISHED BOOKS
Crying Wind: Best selling award-winning Christian novel, translated into 15 languages, Published and sold worldwide. Continuously in print 33 years. Reached #2 on the Christian Booksellers best seller list. Required reading in some schools. Book one in the Crying Wind series.
My Searching Heart: Best Selling Christian novel, translated into 15 languages, sold Worldwide, reached #7 on the Christian Booksellers best seller list. Book two in the Crying Wind series.
When the Stars Danced: Christian novel, book three in the Crying Wind series.
Thunder in Our Hearts, Lightning in Our Veins: Christian novel, book four in the Crying Wind series.
When I Give My Heart: Christian Romance.
I Remember Divide: Non-fiction History.
Just Open a Vein: 37 top Best selling Authors in America Write about Writing.
Chicken Soup for the Soul series: Contributor to eighteen Chicken Soup for the Soul books, various titles.
MAGAZINES
Over 1,000 stories and articles published in over 50 magazines including:
Woman’s World Radar Decision
Redbook Evangel Modern Maturity
Writer’s Digest Mature Living Overdrive
Living Fit Good Old Days Moody Monthly
Ideals Purpose Antiques Trader
Country Woman Cat Fancy True Experience
NEWSPAPER COLUMNS
“Crying Wind,” monthly newspaper column in Indian Life since 1995.
Indian Life is a newspaper aimed at Native Americans and is published in the US and Canada and has received the EPA Award of Excellence.
PUBLICITY
Traveled throughout the US and Canada on book tours.
Given over 50 television interviews and over 150 radio interviews.
Guest speaker at numerous churches and writer’s and booksellers conventions including CBA Christian Booksellers Association.
AWARDS
National Federation of Press Women’s Association, 5 awards.
Alaska Press Women’s Association, 4 awards.
CHIEF Award for Most Outstanding Novel about American Indians.
Campus Life Award for Excellence.
Golden Quill Award.
Nite Writer’s Award.
ILLUSTRATIONS
My illustrations have appeared in several published books, and on one book cover.
CURRENT PROJECTS
Completed novels, not yet published:
Stars in the Desert: Christian Romance.
The Price of Love: Christian Romance.
Nobody Dies in Kansas: Mystery.
Three other novels to be completed in 2011.
CONTACT
April Knight aka Crying Wind
4535 SW 321st ST. J-11
Federal Way, WA 98023
AGENT
Joyce Hart, Hartline Literary Agency, LLC
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“It takes a fierce energy, a fine madness and a heart that bleeds from a thousand wounds to be a writer.” (unknown)