Mary Lu was born and raised in southern West Virginia
and moved to Ohio after high school to attend
college. She is a graduate of the University of
Akron,
and Methodist Theological School in Ohio.
Mary Lu is an accomplished author with numerous awards
and writings to her credit. When she is not writing, she is
relaxing at her home in northeastern Ohio. She enjoys
spending time with Nicholas, her Siamese cat and and her
Russian-Blue stray, Michael. Sugar-plum, her female
Siamese, passed away some time ago, but continues to be
with her in spirit. She also manages to find time for her
husband, Rodney, and thier children and
grand-children.
Awards:
Short Essay at American Christian Writer’s
Conference June 2002
“Lesson in Persistence”
First Place in Midwest Writer’s
Conference:
Maggie’s Aunt” – October 2001
“A Home for Beauty” – October 2004
First Place in
ByLine Magazine
“Meet Me Under the Mistletoe” – Holiday Romance, November
2007
Honorable Mention In ByLine:
“The Man on the Train” – Short Story, September
2002
“Christmas at Grandpa’s Barn” – Narrative Poem, November
2002
“The Mercy Killing” – Flash Fiction, October
2005
Grand Prize Mountainland Publishing Short
Story
“Runaway” July,
2006
Published Writings:
Worship resources published by
C. S. S. Publishing Company, Lima, Ohio:
1. Of Love and Miracles (a
Christmas Eve Service, 1987).
2. Miracle in Bethlehem Inn
(a Christmas Play, 1993).
3. Three for the Third Day
(Three Easter Sunrise programs, 1995).
4. Two Christmas services in Advent/Christmas Resources for
Young and Old. (1996).
5.“Angels We Have Heard” A Christmas Eve
Candlelight Service with Holy Communion.
(2001).
6. BEYOND THE SHADOWS: A Service of Shadows and
Holy Communion for Maundy Thursday.
(2002).
7. Hymn Services and Readings for
Special Times of the Year. (To be published 2006).
Worship resources published by
Meriwether Publishing Ltd., Colorado Springs,
CO:
1. A Vigil of Remembrance (A
Maundy Thursday Service, 2000.)
Sermons:
1. Minister’s Annual Preaching
in 1988; (Abingdon Press, Nashville, TN, 1987).
2. This New Life Together An
Anthology of Wedding Meditations; (C. S. S.Publishing Company,
Lima OH, 1988).
3. Pulpit Digest
(Logos
Productions, Inc., 1997).
4. Clergy Journal.
(Logos Productions, Inc., 1998).
5. The Circuit Rider (Abingdon Press, November/December
2005)
Devotions:
1.
The Upper Room (The Upper
Room Publications, Nashville, TN – two in early
1980’s).
Poetry:
1.
“If Every Day Were Thanksgiving
Day” (The International Library of Poetry, Owing Mills, MD,
1999).
2.
“How to Write a Poem” (The
Christian Communicator, Christian Writer’s Institute,
Nashville,
TN, February 2003).
Short
Stories:
“Maggie’s Aunt” in VENTURE Ohio Voices, (First
Place winner at Midwest Writers’
Conference, Creative Works Publishing, Canton, OH,
2001).
“Runaway”
Mountainland Publishing 2006
Books (Fiction):
BEFORE THE DAWN: A
Night of Memories (PublishAmerica, Frederick, MD,
July 2002).
Cats in the Belfry (PublishAmerica, Frederick, MD,
January 2007)
Pushing Up Geraniums (PublishAmerica, Fredrick, MD,
January 2008)
Articles:
“Never Too Old” a profile on Alberta Hawse in Christian Communicator,
(ACW Association, Nashville,
TN – Vol. 17, No. 8, August 2005.
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