Nancy Christie is the award-winning author of seven books, including her two most recent: Reinventing Rita (the first in her Midlife Moxie Novel Series), published by BookBaby, and Mistletoe Magic and Other Holiday Tales published by Unsolicited Press—both released in 2023.
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Nancy Christie is the award-winning author of seven books, including her two most recent: Reinventing Rita (the first in her Midlife Moxie Novel Series), published by BookBaby, and Mistletoe Magic and Other Holiday Tales published by Unsolicited Press—both released in 2023.
Finding Fran, her second Midlife Moxie novel, is scheduled for release in 2024 by BookBaby.
She’s also the author of two other short story collections—Traveling Left of Center and Other Stories and Peripheral Visions and Other Stories (both published by Unsolicited Press)—with her fourth collection, The Language of Love and Other Stories, scheduled for release in 2025 by Unsolicited Press.
Christie’s short stories have appeared in numerous literary publications including The Saturday Evening Post, Commuter Lit, and Goat’s Milk Magazine.
Christie’s nonfiction books include the inspirational/motivational book, The Gifts of Change (Atria/Beyond Words) and two award-winning books for writers: Rut-Busting Book for Writers and Rut-Busting Book for Authors (both by BookBaby).
The host of the Living the Writing Life podcast and founder of the annual “Midlife Moxie” Day and “Celebrate Short Fiction” Day, Christie teaches writing workshops at conferences, libraries, and schools.
She is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), the Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA), and the Florida Writers Association (FWA).
For more about Christie, visit her website (https://www.nancychristie.com/) and follow her on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Goodreads, LinkedIn and TikTok. Her YouTube channels include Books by Nancy Christie on YouTube and Midlife Moxie Novel Series™ on YouTube.
To interview her or book her for a speaking engagement, book signing or other event, contact her via email at nancy@nancychristie.com or at 330-793-3675.
AWARDS AND CONTEST PLACEMENTS
- REINVENTING RITA — 2023 International Firebird Book award winner, Bronze award winner in the 2023 Royal Palm Literary Awards (RPLA) competition, semi-finalist in the Kindle Book Awards
- RUT-BUSTING BOOK FOR AUTHORS—a finalist in both the 2019 American Book Fest competition and the Independent Author Network 2020 Book of the Year; 2019 Readers’ Favorite 5-Star award-winner
- RUT-BUSTING BOOK FOR WRITERS—A 2018 Notable Indie by Shelf Unbound; Finalist in the 2018 American Book Fest competition
- PERIPHERAL VISIONS AND OTHER STORIES—Finalist in The Eric Hoffer Award 2021 competition; finalist in the 2020 Foreword INDIES competition, finalist in the 2020 N. N. Light Book Awards – Short Story category; second-place winner in the 2018 Royal Palm Literary Awards (RPLA) competition
- TRAVELING LEFT OF CENTER AND OTHER STORIES— Runner-Up in the 2016 Best Indie Book by Shelf Unbound
- “Pandora’s Box”—Finalist in the 2018 Royal Palm Literary Awards (RPLA) competition; Quarter-finalist in the 2017 ScreenCraft Short Story Contest
- “I Remember”—Shortlisted for 2017 Stories That Need to Be Told Contest
- “Peripheral Visions”—Quarter-finalist in the 2016 ScreenCraft Short Story Contest
- “Right Wrist or Left”—Shortlisted for Pulp Literature’s 2016 The Raven Short Story Contest
Nancy Christie's Projects
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Nancy Christie's Services
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