Author biography: Norma Jean Lutz's writing career began professionally in 1977 when she enrolled in a writing correspondence course. Since then, she has had over 250 short stories and articles published in both secular and Christian publications. The full-time writer is also the author of 29 published novels, 22 nonfiction works, and many ghostwritten books. Her books have been favorably reviewed in Affair deCoeur magazine, and her short fiction has garnered a number of first prizes in local writing contests. The Christian Communicator ran a cover feature on Norma Jean in their June, 1996, issue. Norma Jean served as president of the Tulsa Christian Writers Club for three consecutive years. She is the founder of the Professionalism In Writing School, which was held annually in Tulsa for fourteen years. This writers' conference, which closed its doors in 1996, gave many writers their start in the publishing world. A gifted teacher, Norma Jean has taught a variety of writing courses at local colleges and com-munity schools, and is a frequent speaker at writers' seminars around the country. For eight years, she taught on staff for the Institute of Children's Literature, an international correspondence school. She has served as artist-in-residence at grade schools, and for two years taught a staff development workshop for language arts teachers in schools in Northeastern Oklahoma. As co-host for the Tulsa KNYD Road Show, she shared the microphone with Kim Spence to present the Road Show Book Club, a feature that was presented on the station for more than a year. She has also appeared in numerous interviews on KDOR-TV. During her time of membership with Toastmasters International, she served on their local speakers bureau. Her Tulsa-based writing business, Notations un-Limited Writing Services, offers ghostwriting, business writing, editing, proofreading and a critique service. |
