Director Teacher

BIOGRAPHY

Carol Wedeven

* *** ******* ****** ****, Newtown Square, PA 19073

PH:610-***-**** FAX: 610-***-**** E-MAIL: abp3cj@r.postjobfree.com

WRITING GOAL: to creative with excellence and integrity, to entertain, encourage,

enlighten, challenge, inspire and convict the reader with God s Truth, and to celebrate the

redeemed life with Christ.

EDUCATION: AB Education, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI; graduate work, Univ. of Michigan

FAMILY: Married to tribologist, Vern Wedeven for 40 years; 4 children 36, 34, 32, 30; 8 grandchildren

EXPERIENCE WITH CHILDREN: Storyteller, Classroom teacher (K-2) and substitute teacher

(N-grade 12) in MI, OH, PA and London, England. Sunday School teacher/music director/

superintendent/education chairman. DVBS teacher/director/music director/art director/clown. Pageants

accompanist/producer/director/actress and writer. Children s author; writing tutor; guest author; author-in-

residence in schools. Facilitator: writing contests (grades 7-12, 93-present). Judge: MACSA regional fine

art contests (grades 6-12, 93-present); Judge: MACSA regional speech contests (grades 1-5, 93- 98)

MOST RECENT WRITING ACTIVITIES

Awards: 2001 St. Davids Christian Writer s Conference, Writer of the Year

1997 Sandy Cove Christian Writer s Conference, Sandy Cove Award

1996 Greater Philadelphia Christian Writer s Conference, Writer of the Year

1988 St Davids Christian Writer s Conference, First Prize, Children s Literature

1960 Michigan State Journalism Award

Published Books:

The Jack Hayford ACTS Bible Storybook, Charisma House, Strang Communications, Fall, 2005

The Heart of a Mother, Bethany House Publishers, Minneapolis, 2003 (contributer)

The Easter Cave, Concordia Publishing House, 2001 (~7500cc)

Esther Just-in-Time (Arch Book), Concordia Publishing House, 1999 (20,000cc)

Noah s 2-by-2 Adventure, (Arch Book) Concordia Publishing House, 1997 (20,000cc)

In Peril At Sea and A White Lady Doing Nothing in the Tropics,

Jr. Jaffrey Series #14 and #15, Christian Publications, 1996 (1,000cc each)

My First Bible Story Board Books (series of 4: David, Daniel, Jonah, Baby Moses) Ottenheimer

Publishers for Publisher s Clearing House (60,000cc) 1995; Simon & Schuster (100,000cc) 1996

My Turn to Care, Thomas Nelson, 1990; Ampelos Press 1999 (contributor) (8,000cc)

The Christmas Crib That Zack Built, Abingdon Press, 1989 (7600cc)

Curriculum: KID BUILDERS, Scripture Press, 1990 (contributor)

Devotionals, Childrens Stories, Fillers, Puzzles, Poetry: Standard, Touch, Secret Place, War Cry

Speaker/Workshop Leader (for example)

Seeing Through the Eyes of a Child Workshops at Chr. writer s conferences: Florida, Montrose,

Creating Characters Inside and Out Sandy Cove, St. Davids, Harrisburg Writers Assn; Greater

Writing for Picture Philadelphia, Tuscawara

Seeing Through the Eyes of the Artist Others: Writers Club of Delaware Co;

Putting Characters in Place Homeschooling Assns: Chester Co; Broomall, PA; NJ

How to Get Your Child to Write Women: Mothers & Daughters

Writing for You, Your Children and Grandchildren

Professional Membership: Greater Philadelphia Chr. Writer s Conference (core comm/registrar 84-

99); St. Davids CWC (asst dir 91; director 92- 95; board 91-99); Sandy Cove CWC fac/staff ( 90-2003);

Florida CWC fac/staff ( 95-present); Montrose CWC fac/staff/asst dir ( 96-present); Society of Children s

Book Writers and Illustrators (1995-2000); American Christian Fiction Writers ( 04-present)

Founder/Leader: monthly critique group ( 84-present)

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