Mary Cartledgehayes







Check out my other web locations!


The pursuit of happiness with compadre and dog -- the blog of my life
My cafepress storefront for Middle Bass Island stuff
My excellent photos, including a set showing the cast of characters of Grace: A Memoir
It's Only a Book -- the blog for my literate art project based on my turning the pages of Grace: A Memoir into art
Grace: A Memoir, Crown Publishing, a division of Random House, 2003.

Semisweetness and Light, Goldentree Communications, 2006


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Welcome to my world!
--I'm a writer, editor, artist, and blogger in Louisville, Kentucky. My specialties are copy editing blogs/websites and mentoring writers.
--I'm the author of three books and currently the wellness columnist for TODAY'S WOMAN magazine in Louisville.
--I was the founding director of the mentoring program for the Creative Nonfiction Foundation; have mentored numerous writers since 2000; and have taught, lectured, and directed workshops on writing across the country.
--I hold a Master of Fine Arts in creative nonfiction from Goucher College, a Master of Divinity degree from Duke University,and a Bachelor of Arts degreefrom the University of South Carolina Upstate.


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A new review of Semisweetness and Light appears in the Winter 2008 issue of Christian Feminism Today. While I'm hunting down the link, here's a quotation from the review, by literature editor Linda Williams: "Cartledgehayes knows well how to craft a poem. Her work is rich in compelling detail and layers of meaning, sophisticated in structure, and complex in tone. And her writing is fresh." Semisweetness and Light is available from amazon.com; from GoldenTree at (515) 462-4004; or from me at (502)897-9547.

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Mary Cartledgehayes is the author of Semi-sweetness and Light (GoldenTree Communications, 2006); Grace: A Memoir (Crown/Random House, 2003); and To Love Delilah (Innisfree, 1990). Her publishing credits include Funny Times, Ms. Magazine, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Christian Century. Her award-winning writing has been recognized for its sensuality, its unexpectedness, and its poetic mastery over language. A nationally known speaker, Mary has led workshops across the country on writing. Her areas of expertise also include living well and preserving our natural history. The founding director of the Mentoring Program of the Creative Nonfiction Foundation, Cartledgehayes continues to mentor writers in craft and process.

Website last updated October 10, 2008.

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It's Only a Book
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Buy Grace.

Poetry
Semi-sweetness and Light, a new poetry collection by Mary Cartledgehayes. To order, phone (515) 462-4004.


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