Kay Cornelius Explained
| Kay Cornelius |
| Birth Date: | 14 January 1933 |
| Death Place: | Huntsville, Alabama, U.S. |
| Occupation: | Novelist |
| Nationality: | American |
| Period: | 1985-present |
| Genre: | Christian romance
Biography
Young Adult |
| Awards: | Sullivan Award (Peabody College, 1952) |
Kay Oldham Cornelius (January 14, 1933 – January 23, 2017)[1] was a published author with more than a dozen novels to her credit. She also wrote test units for the PSAT and College Board specialized-subject achievement tests, as well as reviewing the Board's English literature examination.
Cornelius was a teacher, mostly in the English department at Virgil I. Grissom High School in Huntsville, Alabama, for the majority of her 34-year teaching career. Her first novel, Love's Gentle Journey, was published in 1985. Cornelius retired from teaching to write full-time in 1990.
Cornelius was a member of the Romance Writers of America, Authors Guild, National League of American PEN Women, Alabama Writers Conclave, Alabama Writers Forum, Phi Delta Kappa, and Delta Kappa Gamma.
Partial bibliography
- Love's Gentle Journey, (October 1985, Zondervan Publishing Company,)
- More Than Conquerors, (January 1994, Heartsong Presents,)
- Sign Of The Bow, (September 1994, Heartsong Presents,)
- Sign Of The Eagle, (1994, Heartsong Presents,)
- Sign Of The Dove, (1995, Heartsong Presents,)
- A Matter of Security, (1995, Barbour Publishing Co.,)
- Sign Of The Spirit, (1995, Heartsong Presents,)
- Politically Correct, (1996, Heartsong Presents,)
- A Nostalgic Noel, (September 1998, Barbour Publishing Co.,)
- Twin Willows, (February 1999, Barbour Publishing Co.,)[2]
- The Supreme Court, (February 2000, Chelsea House Publishers,)
- Chamique Holdsclaw (Women Who Win), (September 2000, Chelsea House Publishers,)
- Francis Marion: The Swamp Fox, (December 2000, Chelsea House Publishers,)[3]
- Edgar Allan Poe, (2002, Chelsea House Publishers,)
- Emily Dickinson, (2002, Chelsea House Publishers,)
- Pennsylvania (novella collection), (May 2002, Barbour Publishing Co.,)
- Toni's Vow, (January 2004, Heartsong Presents,)
- Anita's Fortune, (February 2004, Heartsong Presents,)
- Mary's Choice, (August 2004, Barbour Publishing Co.,)
- Alabama (novel collection), (February 2005, Barbour Publishing Co.,)
- Summons To The Chateau D'Arc, (August 2005, Five Star Expressions,)
Notes and References
- Web site: Hampton Cove Funeral Home | Owens Cross Roada AL funeral home and cremation.
- News: Publishers Weekly . 1999-01-18 . Review of Twin Willows . 336.
- News: School Library Journal . 2001-07-01 . Carolyn . Janssen . Review of Francis Marion: The Swamp Fox . 118.
