Dr. Edna M. Ellison
 

Bio: Dr. Edna Ellison, known as a humorist and “the Christian mentoring guru,” lives in Spartanburg, South Carolina. A well-known author and speaker, Edna has been a keynote speaker in London, England; Frankfort, Germany; and cities in Panama and Honduras. She has spoken in Hawaii and Alaska, as well as most of our continental States.

Dr. Ellison has earned degrees from Presbyterian College, Converse College, and the University of South Carolina, finishing with a Ph.D. from the University of Alabama. Her life has been featured in a Focus on the Family magazine, where she has also been published. She served as the editor of Royal Service, a Christian women’s magazine. She has written twelve (12) books now in print. Look for three (3) more books coming out in fall 2006, 2007, and 2008 in the Deeper Still series at all Lifeway bookstores, and find others to which she’s contributed, at Wal-mart: Soul Matters for Women, Kisses of Sunshine for Women, Chicken Soup for the Christian Sister’s Soul 2. and Chicken Soup for the Christian Soul 2. She says, “One of the joys of serving God through speaking and writing is traveling all around the country and being able to interact with godly women--and I love to sign books!”