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Award-winning author Henry McLaughlin lives in North Texas where he writes, edits, teaches, and coaches.
He is a winner of the Christian Writers Guild Operation First Novel contest. His winning novel, Journey to Riverbend also won several other awards and was published by Tyndale House in 2011. Tagged as “one to watch” by Publishers Weekly, his most recent works, Journey to Riverbend, Riverbend Justice and Riverbend Reunion, are stories that take readers on adventures into the hearts and souls of his characters as they battle inner conflicts while seeking to bring restoration and justice to a dark world. He has also published short fiction. Book Life says this about Henry, “[His] prose is meticulously detailed and rich with memorable imagery. [Henry’s] characters experience an inspiring amount of growth over the course of his novel; the nuanced evolution of relationships new and old will keep readers riveted to the pages.” He is a member of ACFW and Word Weavers. Henry blogs on his website, www.henrymclaughlin.org. He also blogs regularly for American Christian Fiction Writers, The Write Conversation, Writing Momentum, and The Write Editing. He speaks and teaches on the storytelling craft at conferences and workshops. He has led writers groups and continues to coach and mentor individual writers. He is also a free-lance editor and a published ghost writer.