Paula K. Parker

Paula K. Parker is an internationally recognized playwright, author and freelance writer. Since 1995, Paula has been a full-time freelance writer, with more than 1000 articles, sketches, plays, scripts, nonfiction books and novels to her credit. She has written for such national publications as Christian Single, Christian Health, Citizen (Focus on the Family) Family Fun (Disney), Living with Teenagers, the National Drama Service, ParentLife, Clarity, Release Ink, PB&J, Profile, Bible Express, and HomeLife magazines. Online she has written for Crosswalk.com and was a contributing writer for the entertainment page at LifeWay.com for over twelve years. She is the Senior Editor for the online entertainment magazine, BuddyHollywood.com. An accomplished playwright, Paula has written numerous professionally-produced full-length plays, short sketches and one-acts. She is best known for her sparkling stage adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice - which has been performed internationally - Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility and Jane Austen's Emma. Paula contributed to The Young Believer’s Case Files with Stephen Arterburn (Tyndale). She contributed to the CEB Deep Blue Kids Bible, Thomas Nelson’s award-winning Bible-zine "Becoming" and edited their American Women’s Bible. She co-authored two novels, YHWH: The Flood, the Fish & the Giant, and YESHUA: The King, The Demon & The Traitor with New York Times Best-Selling author, GP Taylor. She co-wrote Shameless Self-Promotion and Networking with Mike Parker and Torry Martin. Her devotional book, Illuminations showcases the work of artist Tracy H. Sugg. Her biblical novel SISTERS OF LAZARUS; Beauty Unveiled, reached Amazon's Top Ten Best-seller's list for biblical fiction. The second book in the series, GLORY REVEALED; Sisters of Lazarus, Book Two, reached Amazon's Top Ten Best-seller's list for biblical fiction. the final book in the series, GRACE EXTENDED; Sisters of Lazarus, Book Three, reached Amazon's Top Ten in their Hot New Releases in biblical fiction and Top One Hundred in Amazon's Ancient History Fiction. Her latest biblical novel, THE CARPENTER AND HIS BRIDE; The Birth of Hope, reached the Top Ten on numerous Amazon.com charts, including Hot New Releases in Biblical Fiction, Bestsellers in Biblical Fiction, and New Releases in Historical Fiction. It also won the Bronze Level in Adult Christian Fiction Category for the Inscriptions Christian Book Awards. When she is not writing, Paula whiles away the hours with her writer/actor husband Mike, visiting with their five grown children, loving on their eight grandchildren, playing in their gardens, restoring their vintage home, cooking, baking (especially anything chocolatey), and playing the harp.