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Listed as:

Fiction Writer, Creative Nonfiction Writer

Public address:

Youngstown, OH

Ohio US

Email:

nancy@nancychristie.com

Bio:

Nancy Christie is the award-winning author of ten books, including Reinventing Rita, Moving Maggie and Finding Fran (the first three novels in her Midlife Moxie Novel Series), four short story collections, two books for writers and an essay collection.

Christie’s short stories have appeared in numerous literary publications including The Saturday Evening Post, Commuter Lit, and Goat’s Milk Magazine.

The host of the Living the Writing Life podcast and founder of the annual "Midlife Moxie" Day and "Celebrate Short Fiction" Day, Christie teaches writing workshops at conferences, libraries, and schools. She is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), the Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA), and the Florida Writers Association (FWA).

For more about Christie, visit her website (https://www.nancychristie.com/ [2]) and follow her on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Goodreads, LinkedIn and TikTok. Her YouTube channels include Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube and Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube.

To interview her or book her for a speaking engagement, book signing or other event, contact her via email at nancy@nancychristie.com [3] or at 330-793-3675.

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

In which languages are you fluent?:

English

Favorite authors:

Shirley Jackson, Margaret Atwood, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Agatha Christie

Twitter/X:

https://twitter.com/NChristie_OH

Born in:

Youngstown, OH

Ohio

Raised in:

Youngstown, OH

Ohio

Website:

https://www.nancychristie.com [4]

Prizes won:

BOOKS—Fiction

Reinventing Rita (A Midlife Moxie Novel) — 2023 International Firebird Book award winner, Bronze award winner in the 2023 Royal Palm Literary Awards (RPLA) competition, semi-finalist in the Kindle Book Awards
Traveling Left of Center and Other Stories—runner-up in 2016 Shelf Unbound Competition
Peripheral Visions and Other Stories—Bronze award winner in the 2020 Foreword Indies competition; finalist in the 2021 Eric Hoffer Award competition, finalist in the 2020 NN Light Book Awards; second-place winner in the Royal Palm Literary competition

BOOKS—Nonfiction

Rut-Busting Book For Writers--2018 Best Shelf Unbound Indie Book-Notable Book; finalist on the 2018 American Book Fest competition
Rut-Busting Book for Authors—finalist in the 2019 American Book Fest competition, finalist in the 2020 Independent Author Network Book of the Year; 2019 Readers' Favorite 5-star award winner

Short Stories

“Right Wrist or Left” — shortlisted for Pulp Literature’s 2016 The Raven Short Story Contest
“I Remember” — shortlisted for Tulip Tree’s 2017 Stories That Need to Be Told Contest
“Peripheral Visions” — a quarter-finalist in the 2016 ScreenCraft Short Story Contest
“Pandora’s Box” — a quarter-finalist in the 2017 ScreenCraft Short Story Contest

Identifies as:

American

Prefers to work with:

Adults