Oregon Christian Writers - Oregon Christian Writers

A freelance writer for over twenty-five years and a freelance editor for twelve years, Mary A. Hake has published hundreds of nonfiction articles, plus short stories for all ages, devotions for teens and adults, homeschool curricula, opinion pieces, puzzles, activities, and poetry. She has been a feature writer for three newspapers. Nine of her children’s stories appear in the book Walking with Jesus, One Step at a Time, published by Zondervan. She has also contributed to a number of compilation books, including Seasons of a Woman’s Heart, The Gift of Prayer, His Forever, and Hello Future!, with others soon to be published. She is currently working on a YA novel.

Her experience working in a Christian bookstore as both sales clerk and as purchasing agent gives her some insight into the publishing world. In addition Mary has been employed as a part-time teacher, teacher’s aide, and childcare provider. She has taught various children’s classes at churches for over twenty-five years, served as a church librarian for eight years, and edited church and homeschool newsletters. She is a member of SCBWI and has been part of Oregon Christian Writers (OCW) for twenty-two years. The current OCW president, she also served seven years as program coordinator for OCW’s three annual one-day conferences and has assisted with many OCW summer conferences. She has also taught various writing workshops at writers’ conferences and to students in grades two through twelve.