Lauren A. Harrison

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Lauren Harrison writes Christian fiction, Speculative Christian Fiction/Supernatural and inspirational poetry. She completed four years of Bible College, with an emphasis on Theology and Christian Education. With a series of stories and a collection of poems in progress, Lauren is always busy with her craft. When Lauren isn’t working at her full-time job, or writing, she enjoys long walks, spending time with family and friends, window shopping at the mall, and playing with her cat Nutmeg.

 

Awards for current work in progress, None So Blind:

  • First Place in Historical/Biblical 2024 BRMCWC Foundation Awards
  • Third place in Contemporary & Historical Romance/Historical in the BRMCWC Foundation II Awards in 2020
  • Honorable Mention the Word Alive Press Braun Book Awards in 2020
  • In The Beginning – Unpublished Manuscript -first three chapters contest through The Word Guild (Canada) in 2019
  • In The Beginning Grand Prize through The Word Guild (Canada) in 2019

Why I Write

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I realized from the age of ten I loved to tell stories. Some of my teachers commented on my creative imagination when I wrote about our dog Butch chasing our car. He thought we were being eaten up by a huge monster and the great satisfaction Butch had when the big monster spit us back out. I told many stories late at night on sleep-outs to my cousins or any friend that would listen.  By the time I was thirteen I was writing poems as well.  My youth leaders spotted that I had a gift and took one of my poems and published it in our church denominations magazine. All that I dreamed of was writing. It was God who dropped this into my heart, and it is God who still urges me on today.

Many people have encouraged me to keep writing, starting with my youth leaders in church, my mom, along with some very dear cousins and friends. Truth be told, without such encouragement I may have laid this dream down.  So it is with a grateful heart to those who have encouraged me to continue on, that I push forward with my dream…and write.

Lauren Harrison