About the Author

Author Rosalie Turner

Award-winning author, Rosalie Turner, has been writing for over 27 years. She currently resides between Angel Fire, New Mexico and Birmingham, Alabama. Her most recent novel, Freedom Bound, comes from personal interviews and experiences during her residency in the Southeast, primarily Jacksonville, Florida.

Books Published Going to the Mountain: Lessons for Life's Journey WinePress Publishing. March 2002 My Very Own Book of the Lord's Prayer Abingdon Press. 1986. Went through 2 printings - sold out of over 12,000 copies Magazine Articles Published "Arm Around My Shoulder" - Love Express. Oct, 1991 "When Teens Commit Suicide" - Christian Education Today. Fall, 1991 "Mom On the Loose" - Christian Parenting Today. May/June, 1991 "As Comforting As An Arm Around My Shoulder" - Decision. April, 1991 "My Song of Praise" - Moody, April, 1991 "Mothers-in-law Don't Have to be Ogres" - Christian Living. Nov 1990 "How to Survive a Move" - Pentecostal Evangel. July 22, 1990 "Setting Up a Resource Room" - Christian Education Today. Summer, 1989 "A Top Drawer Mother-in-law" - Home Life. July, 1989 "The 'You' in United Methodist Women" - United Methodist Resources Book. 1978 Awards/Recognition 2006 Novel Contest, Second Prize Florida First Coast Writers’ Festival 1998 JC Penney Golden Rule Award Jacksonville, FL for establishing reading programs for inner-city children 1995 Volunteer of the Year Award Jacksonville, FL Literacy Coalition 1992 JC Penney Golden Rule Award, Runner-up Jackson, MS 1976 (Virginia), 1986 (Alabama), 1990 (Mississippi) and 1995 (Florida) Special Mission Recognition for United Methodist Women