Delia Latham

Inspirational Romance Author

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Author Bio

Background Information
Welcome! I'm so glad you found me. Make yourself comfortable, and let's get acquainted. A born-and-bred California gal, I grew up in a little community called (hold onto your hat, now) Weedpatch! Nope, that's not a typo. It's a few miles southeast of Bakersfield, and in the ... well, I won't say how many years since I left there ... Weedpatch has even found its way onto a map or two.

Writing has been my passion since third grade, when I won an essay writing contest and took home the coveted prize: a beautiful bed doll with a pink quilted satin skirt. Remember them? Huge, padded skirts, some (like mine) with flat cardboard bottoms to accommodate display. The doll's feet were hidden away somewhere in the overstuffed skirt, never again to see the light of day.  These fancy ladies were most often used as centerpieces for beds, and that's where mine went - smack in the middle of my unimposing bed in my unmatched, Salvation Army-furnished bedroom. It was the most elegant item I had ever owned, and I was one proud little lassie.  (Ahem ... surely someone  else remembers those dollies? Winning that contest made a profound impact on my young psyche - enough so that I never stopped writing. I write songs, poems and greeting card verse as well as short stories and articles. Last but certainly not least (drumroll please!), my historical romance novel, Goldeneyes, was released through Vintage Romance Publishing on March 30, 2008. Also, since an author can never be working on just one project, well ... my elusive muse dropped by a while back and actually stayed long enough to breathe something magical into my ear. As a result, I started what could turn out to be a sequelY'all gotta have something to look forward to!

If you enjoy good, clean, homespun Christian romance, you're in the right place.  Kick off your shoes and sit a spell ....

 

Photo courtesy of my daughter-in-love, Melissa Latham.

 

Accomplishments
  • Former Staff Writer for Kern County's largest daily newspaper, The Bakersfield Californian
  • Frequent contributor to regional publication, Bakersfield Magazine
  • Published in Canada’s Our Family Magazine
  • Newspaper Institute of America
  • Longridge Writer's Group
  • Institute of Children's Literature
  • Toastmasters International
  • Professional greeting card verse writer
  • Editing and proofing skills utilized by numerous authors, including Dr. Chuck Wall, president of Kindness, Inc. and founder of the Random Acts of Kindness movement
  • Former editor of statewide departmental intranet newsletter for major insurance company
  • Former Sunday School bulletin editor/producer
  • Former member, Romance Writers of America (RWA)
  • Former member, Faith, Hope and Love (FHL - Inspirational chapter of RWA)
  • Member, American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) 

Goal: To be used of God to touch the hearts of others.

"Hearing that a fellow Christian pilgrim has been encouraged and uplifted through words I have written are among life's sweetest moments. To hear that someone has been stirred to renew a relationship with Christ through those words would be a source of immeasurable joy!" 

 

Additional Information

When I'm not writing, I like to design bookmarks for authors, using the cover art from their books. More of my work may be seen at www.deliadesigns.webs.com, but here's a tiny sample:

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