• Kathryn SlatteryNeighbor

  • New Canaan, CT

<strong>Kathryn &#34;Kitty&#34; Slattery</strong> has written hundreds of stories of hope and inspiration for a wide variety of publications, including <i>ParentLife, Today’s Christian Woman</i>, and <i>Angels on Earth</i> magazines, and she is a long-time Contributing Editor for <i>Guideposts </i>magazine. 

In addition to <i>Heart Songs: A Family Treasury of True Stories of Hope and Inspiration</i> (Guideposts Inspiring Voices), she is the author of the memoir <i>Lost &amp; Found: One Daughter’s Story of Amazing Grace </i>(Guideposts Books), <i>If I Could Ask God Anything: Awesome Bible Answers for Curious Kids</i>(Thomas Nelson), <i>Grandma I’ll Miss You: A Child’s Story about Death and New Life</i> (David C. Cook), <i>The Grace To Grow: The Power of Christian Faith in Emotional Healing</i>, <i>A Bright-Shining Place: the Story of a Miracle</i>, and she is a contributing author to numerous <i>Guideposts</i> anthologies.  Her popular children’s book <i>The Gospel for Kids</i> (David C. Cook) has more than 100,000 copies in print in nine languages. Kathryn is also the author of the “Kids’ Question of the Week” blog on TommyNelson.com, and “Findings,” a web series of stories and videos on Guideposts.com.  

Kathryn, who is known as “Kitty,” resides in Connecticut with her husband Tom, where they are the parents of two grown children and happy owners of a roly-poly pug named Max.  Visit Kitty and learn more about her work at her website: www.KathrynSlattery.com, and her Facebook Author Page: Kathryn “Kitty” Slattery.

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<b>BOOKS </b>by Kathryn Slattery

<b><i>HEART SONGS: A Family Treasury of True Stories of Hope and Inspiration, </i></b>Guideposts Inspiring Voices, 2012.

<b><i>LOST &amp; FOUND: </i></b><b><i>One Daughter’s Story of Amazing Grace, </i></b>Guideposts Books, 2008.  Inspirational memoir about forgiveness and reconciliation between a daughter and her mother.  Crossings Book Club selection.  <i>Family Circle</i> Book of the Month.

<b><i>IF I COULD ASK GOD ANYTHING: Awesome Bible Answers for Curious Kids, </i></b>Thomas Nelson Publishers , 2006; 2<sup>nd </sup>Edition, 2010; Polish, Indonesian, and Afrikaans Editions, 2011.  Answers to questions about God and faith for ages 6 and up.

<b><i>GRANDMA, I’LL MISS YOU: A Child’s Story about Death and New Life, </i></b>Chariot Books, David C. Cook Publishing Co., 1993. For ages 5 and up.

<b><i>THE GOSPEL FOR KIDS, </i></b>Chariot Books, David C. Cook Publishing Co., 1989; Cook Communications Ministries International, Portuguese, Hungarian, Czech, Bulgarian, Romanian, Polish, Slovak, and Spanish paperback editions, 1999. More than 100,000 copies in print. The story of Jesus for children ages 5 and up.

<b><i>THE GRACE TO GROW: The Power of Christian Faith in Emotional Healing, </i></b>Word Books, 1984; Bantam Books paperback, 1985; Spanish and French editions, Vida Press, 1985, 1986; Fairway Press paperback, 1996. Written with Dr. William P. Wilson, Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and founder of the program for Christianity in Medicine at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

<b><i>A BRIGHT-SHINING PLACE: The Story of a Miracle, </i></b>Doubleday Books, 1981; Ballantine Books paperback, 1983; Harrison House, Inc., paperback, 1988. Written with gospel singer Cheryl Prewitt Salem, Miss America, 1980.

 

<b>CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR</b>

<b><i>DANCING ON MY FATHER’S SHOES</i></b>, Guideposts 2011<b> </b>

<b><i>THE JOYS OF CHRISTMAS</i></b>, Guideposts 2010

<b><i>THE BEST OF GUIDEPOSTS CHRISTMAS STORIES</i></b><b>, </b>Guideposts 2005

<b><i>GOD’S WORK IN OUR LIVES, Volumes I and II</i></b>, Guideposts 2002

<b><i>THE BEST STORIES FROM GUIDEPOSTS</i></b>, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1997

<b><i>THE POWER OF FAITH</i></b>, Inspirational Press, New York, 1997

<b><i>A VERY PRESENT HELP: God’s Power in Our Lives</i></b>, Guideposts, 1985

<b><i>THE UNLIMITED POWER OF PRAYER</i></b>, Doubleday, 1982

<b><i>THE GUIDEPOSTS DAILY DEVOTIONAL</i></b>, 1982, 1981

<b><i>THE GUIDEPOSTS FAMILY CHRISTMAS BOOK</i></b>, &#34;<i>Emmett McCallister&#39;s Christmas Eve,&#34;<b> </b></i>1981

 

<b>MAGAZINE/EDITORIAL</b>

<strong>GUIDEPOSTS</strong> 16 East 34th Street, New York, NY 10016

<strong>Contributing Editor</strong>, 1977 to present

<b>Director, <i>Guideposts </i>Writers Workshop, </b>2000-2005<br>(National Writers Contest)<br><b><br>Director, <i>Guideposts</i> Young Writers Contest</b>, 2000-2005 (National High School College Scholarship Competition)

<b>Author, <i>Findings</i> web series on Guideposts.com, </b>2009 to present

<b><i>Guideposts </i></b>is one of the nation’s Top Ten magazines, with a paid circulation of 2.5 million and estimated monthly readership of over 12 million. A non-profit, interfaith publication, <b><i>Guideposts</i></b> was founded in 1945 by Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, and features true, first-person stories of faith, hope and inspiration by people from all walks of life. Cover stories ghostwritten by Kathryn Slattery for <b><i>Guideposts</i></b> include: <b>Brian Williams, Robert Duvall, Emme, Fred Rogers, Diane Sawyer, Heather Headley, Ricardo Montalban, Ed Asner, Ginny Thornburgh, and Alberta Hunter.</b> Hundreds of other stories include: <b>CeCe Winans, Robby Benson, Dick Van Patten, Robert K. Massie, Rosey Grier, B.J. Thomas, </b>and numerous personal stories dealing largely with the struggles and joys of family life.

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<b>EDUCATION</b>

B.A., Mass Communications, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, 1973

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