Mona Hodgson

Bio: Mona's publishing credits include nineteen children's books, contributions to ten books for adults, and more than 600 pieces in fifty-plus periodicals.

Mona speaks at women's retreats and other women's events, gives presentations at schools, and teaches a variety of workshops at writers' conferences throughout the U.S. She is an alumni of CLASS (Christian Leaders, Authors, and Speakers Seminar). Mona holds professional memberships in the Society of Southwestern Authors, Christian Writers' Fellowship International, and Advanced Writers and Speakers Association.

When she isn't writing or speaking, Mona enjoys reading, hiking, watching children play, sinking her toes into wet beach sand, exploring new places, running through a sprinkler, picnicking, horseback-riding, laughing, gazing at a sunset, sharing lunch with a friend, Hola-Hooping, and playing the conga drums.

Mona and her husband of 30 years are the proud parents of two grown daughters, and proud grandparents of Luke Allen. Mona and Bob live in Arizona.