FACULTY
FACULTY BIOS
Linda Goldfarb, https://www.lindagoldfarb.com/
As an award-winning, multi-book author, international speaker, certified personality consultant, professional actress, board-certified Christian life coach, audiobook narrator, and talk radio veteran, Linda has logged thousands of hours influencing lives worldwide. She’s the award-winning host of the Your Best Writing Life podcast, the Staying Real About Faith & Family podcast, clarity and mindset coach for The Biblical Nutritionist Academy, a board member of the Advanced Writers and Speakers Association, emcee of the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference, and co-founder of the LINKED® Personality Assessment.
Cindy Sproles, https://cindysproles.com
EDITOR
Cindy Sproles is an author and speaker. She is the cofounder of Christian Devotions Ministries and the cowriter of the popular He Said, She Said Devotions written with her cofounder, Eddie Jones. She is a novelist and best-selling author. Cindy’s devotions and articles are published in Christian newspapers across the eastern seaboard, including having been used to represent legislature for the protection of the elderly. She is a speaker to women’s conferences addressing not only the heart of women but also their biblical responsibilities to their families. As a teacher and speaker for Christian Writers Conferences, Cindy teaches writing skills and how to write placing God in the forefront. She is a contributing author to CBN.com and is the Executive Editor for www.christiandevotions.us and a freelance editor for Ironstream Media. Cindy has served in the past as an acquisitions editor and also a managing editor for publishers and she now uses that experience to mentor and coach new writers through her mentoring service, WRAMS (Write Right Author Mentoring Service) she shares with Lori Marett. She is the director of the Asheville Christian Writers Conference, held each February at the Cove, the Billy Graham Training Center, Asheville, NC
Lynette Eason, http://www.lynetteeason.com
AGENT
Lynette Eason is the best-selling, award-winning author of over sixty books. Her books have appeared on the USA TODAY, Publisher’s Weekly, CBA, ECPA, and Parable bestseller lists. She has won numerous awards including the Carol, the Selah, the Golden Scroll and more. Her novel, Her Stolen Past was made into a movie for the Lifetime Movie Network. Lynette teaches at writing conferences all over the country and is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), Mystery Writers of America (MWA), International Thriller Writers (ITW), and Faith, Hope, and Love. She is also a New York Times best seller and is an agent with the Steve Laube agency.
Kate Angelo, https://kateangelo.com/
Kate Angelo is the Publishers Weekly bestselling author of Hunting the Witness, Selah Award winner of Deadly Holiday Hijack, and Amazon Top 100 Bestseller of Driving Force. Kate works alongside her husband, championing stronger marriages and families. Her journey from foster care to bestselling author fuels her fast-paced romantic suspense, where flawed characters discover hope and healing through life’s fiercest trials and relationships. When she’s not putting fictional people through the wringer, she’s out creating real-life happily-ever-afters at conferences and events nationwide. Get to know Kate at kateangelo.com.
Kate Huff, https://kateoliviahuff.com/
I’m a storyteller at heart and love finding Gospel elements in all stories—especially fairytales. I believe stories that explain the Gospel in clear and captivating ways have the power to change the world, one person at a time. My first manuscript is currently with an agent, and I’m working on my second novel along with a few nonfiction projects that blend faith, creativity, and connection.
Professionally, I work as a freelance content writer and newsletter specialist. With over twenty years of experience crafting content across sectors like non-profits, sales, and fundraising, I help authors and entrepreneurs create newsletters that truly connect. Through my Newsletters Made Simple brand, I offer writing services, strategy sessions, and hands-on training to help people grow their subscriber bases and share their stories with confidence.
Dan Balow
Agent
Dan is a literary agent with The Steve Laube Agency, beginning in 2013. Starting in Christian publishing in 1983 with David C. Cook, much of his professional experience was with Tyndale House Publishers from the early 90s to the mid-2000s, working with hundreds of authors and thousands of books over 14 years. After Tyndale, Dan led audiobook publishers Oasis Audio and then Christianaudio. Over six years, he published about 800 audiobooks.
Dan served on the board of the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, the trade association for Christian publishers in the U.S., and was board chairman of the Global Publishers Alliance, a group of U.S.-based publishing executives mentoring Christian publishers worldwide. He was also an original member of the advisory board of the Christy Awards, which are now part of ECPA.
He is now a member of the international board for Media Associates International, a key international Christian publishing mentoring organization.
Dan graduated from Wheaton College with a degree in Communications and has been married to Carol for 40+ years. They live in Wheaton, Illinois, have four grown children and seven grandchildren.
Lori Hatcher, https://lorihatcher.com/
Lori Hatcher is a women’s ministry speaker, author, editor, blogger, and healthcare professional. As an award-winning Toastmasters International speaker, she's spoken to women’s ministry groups in the United States, Japan, and Mexico. Lori’s the author of several bestselling devotional books—seven with Our Daily Bread Publishing, with whom she also works as a freelance editor.
Samantha Evans Tschritter-
Multi-award-winning author S.E. Tschritter (pronounced Shritter) specializes in articulating grief and loss, leading grievers toward hope and healing. Whether poetry, fiction, or non-fiction, Tschritter strives to write content readers will sink their teeth into and rest their souls within.
Sam’s book Love Letters to Miscarriage Moms won second place in the 2023 Golden Scroll Awards for Christian Living Book of the Year. Love Letters to Miscarriage Moms also finaled in the 2023 International Book Awards for “Women’s Health,” and “Best Interior Design.”
Tschritter’s current non-fiction writing undertaking is The Prodigal’s Son, a true story of the crack-addict-turned-pastor’s story of redemption and grace.
Her current fiction work in progress is Keeper of the Keys, the first book of six in a YA fantasy series called, The Ephenian Chronicles.
Her 20-plus years of ministry leadership experience and contributions to over 30 books enable her to serve others, speaking truth with transparency, humor, and love.
Tschritter lives in South Carolina with her husband, daughters, cats Pitter and Patter, and their husky, whom she voted to name “Onomatopoeia.”
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Toni Shiloh, https://tonishiloh.com/
Toni Shiloh is a wife, mom, and a Christian contemporary romance writer. Once she understood the powerful saving grace of the love of Christ, she was moved to honor her Savior.
She writes soulfully romantic novels to bring Him glory and to learn more about His goodness.
Before pursuing her dream as a writer, Toni served in the United States Air Force. It was there she met her husband. After countless moves, they ended up in Virginia, where they are raising their teen boys.
When she’s not typing in imagination land, Toni enjoys reading, playing video games, watching K-dramas, and spending time with her family.
Toni is a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW), the Virginia Chapter, and Faith, Hope, & Love Christian Writers (FHL).
Larry Leech , https://larryleech.com/
EDITOR
Writing coach of award-winning authors and recently named Editor-in-Chief at Bold Vision Books, Larry J. Leech II has spent more than forty years writing and editing.
He started his career as a sportswriter in southwestern Pennsylvania, where he covered prep sports and the Pittsburgh Pirates and Steelers. In 2004, Larry shifted to writing and editing after 2,300 published articles and 13,000 interviews.
Since that time, he has ghostwritten 30 books, edited more than 400 manuscripts, and coached hundreds of authors through the writing and publication process.
For more than a decade, Larry has taught at numerous general market and inspirational conferences nationwide. You can find him online on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram
Jessica Brodie, https://www.jessicabrodie.com/
EDITOR
Jessica Brodie is an award-winning journalist, author, blogger, editor, inspirational speaker, and devotional writer with thousands of articles to her name and a huge heart for people and their inspiring redemption stories. A humanitarian who draws her inner strength and convictions from the mighty spirit of God, she is unafraid to go where needed to get a story or do what the Lord asks, whether that’s the inner city, a roof doing mission repairs, or walking with lions in Gweru, Zimbabwe.
Jessica has a passion for writing captivating, intelligent, escapist Christian fiction, the kind of books you can’t put down. Her Christian contemporary novel, The Memory Garden, released this spring and has been in the top ten Christian women’s fiction and Christian contemporary books on Amazon; book two in the series, Tangled Roots, releases in fall 2025, and book three, Hidden Seeds, releases in spring 2026.
Vincent Davis, https://vincentbdavisii.com/
Vincent B. Davis II writes historical fiction books to keep the past alive through the power of storytelling. He is also an entrepreneur, speaker, and veteran who is a proud graduate of East Tennessee State University and was honorably discharged from the US Army in 2022. Armed with a pen and an entrepreneurial spirit, Vincent quit his day job and decided it was as good a time as any to follow his dream. He’s since published several historical fiction novels, several of which have become Amazon International Best Sellers.
When Vincent isn’t writing stories and traveling back through history, he enjoys the present with his wife and their three little legionaries, their two rescued pups, and two kittens. Vincent is also a devoted and depressed Carolina Panthers fan.