Nancy Christie is the award-winning author of Reinventing Rita and Finding Fran (both part of her Midlife Moxie Novel Series) (BookBaby), and three short story collections: Traveling Left of Center and Other Stories, Peripheral Visions and Other Stories, and Mistletoe Magic and Other Holiday Tales —all published by Unsolicited Press.
Her 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).
Christie’s short stories have appeared in numerous literary publications including The Saturday Evening Post, Commuter Lit, Goat’s Milk Magazine, Ariel Chart, One Person’s Trash, Two Cities Review, Talking River, Edify Fiction, Toasted Cheese, Wanderings, The Chaffin Journal and Down in the Dirt, among others, with several of her stories earning contest placements.
The host of the Living the Writing Life podcast and founder of the annual “Celebrate Short Fiction” Day, Christie teaches writing workshops at conferences, libraries and schools, and is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA), Women’s Fiction Writers Association (WFWA), and the Florida Writers Association (FWA).
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Skills
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Ohio Contractor Magazine
Tennessee Roadbuilder Magazine
Better Homes & Gardens
Woman’s Day
Daily Health News
Everyday Health
Broker World Magazine
Miami Home & Decor
Book Credits
Reinventing Rita (BookBaby)
Finding Fran (BookBaby)
Traveling Left of Center and Other Stories (Unsolicited Press)
Peripheral Visions and Other Stories (Unsolicited Press)
Mistletoe Magic and Other Holiday Tales (Unsolicited Press)
The Gifts of Change (Atria/Beyond Words)
Rut-Busting Book for Writers (BookBaby)
Rut-Busting Book for Authors (BookBaby)
Awards, Honors, Appointments
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
PERIPHERAL VISIONS AND OTHER STORIES—Bronze award winner in the 2020 Foreword INDIES competition; finalist in The Eric Hoffer Award 2021 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
RUT-BUSTING BOOK FOR AUTHORS—Finalist in the 2019 American Book Fest competition; Finalist in 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
“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
“Lucinda and the Christmas List” — quarter-finalist in the 2023 ScreenCraft Cinematic Short Story Competition
As author, unless indicated otherwise.
LITERARY SHORT FICTION COLLECTION—In PERIPHERAL VISIONS AND OTHER STORIES, the characters choose to play the best game they can with the cards they’ve received. For some, it’s making the most of the circumstances in which they find themselves, even if it’s not the life they planned. For others, it’s following an unconventional path–not the easiest course or the one that others would take, but the one that’s right for them. From humorous to serious, the characters in these twenty stories experience a range of human emotions—from fear, grief and regret to courage and acceptance—all while believing that life will get better if they can just hold on and stay strong.
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Living the Writing Life podcast
Living the Writing Life is a podcast for and about writers—the business side and the creative perspective—and how our life experiences intersect with our writing work. How we do it, why we do it, and what keeps us going as we navigate the creative environment. Because, published or not, wildly popular or still unknown, we are all writers.
REINVENTING RITA is a lighthearted, contemporary novel about Rita Reynolds, a midlife woman who realizes that she has to stop coasting through life and find her inner moxie to pursue her almost-forgotten dream of being a professional baker. But can she overcome her fear that, at fifty, it might be too late for a fresh start? With the help of her friends, including her employer Donna and her ex-husband's second wife Karen, she's about to find out.
