Kay Cornelius

Kay Cornelius
Born	January 14, 1933
Occupation	Novelist
Nationality	United States
Period	1985-present
Genre	Christian romance Biography Young Adult
Notable awards	Sullivan Award (Peabody College, 1952)

Kay Oldham Cornelius is a published author with more than a dozen novels to her credit.^[1] 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.^[2]

Cornelius is 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.^[2]

Partial bibliography

• Love's Gentle Journey, (October 1985, Zondervan Publishing Company, ISBN 978-0-310-47002-1)
• More Than Conquerors, (January 1994, Heartsong Presents, ISBN 978-1-55748-452-9)
• Sign Of The Bow, (September 1994, Heartsong Presents, ISBN 978-1-55748-560-1)
• Sign Of The Eagle, (1994, Heartsong Presents, ISBN 978-1-55748-564-9)
• Sign Of The Dove, (1995, Heartsong Presents, ISBN 978-1-55748-582-3)
• A Matter of Security, (1995, Barbour Publishing Co., ISBN 978-1-55748-699-8)
• Sign Of The Spirit, (1995, Heartsong Presents, ISBN 978-1-55748-700-1)
• Politically Correct, (1996, Heartsong Presents, ISBN 978-1-57748-007-5)
• A Nostalgic Noel, (September 1998, Barbour Publishing Co., ISBN 978-1-57748-349-6)
• Twin Willows, (February 1999, Barbour Publishing Co., ISBN 978-0-06-101376-8)^[3]
• The Supreme Court, (February 2000, Chelsea House Publishers, ISBN 978-0-7910-5532-8)
• Chamique Holdsclaw (Women Who Win), (September 2000, Chelsea House Publishers, ISBN 978-0-7910-5793-3)
• Francis Marion: The Swamp Fox, (December 2000, Chelsea House Publishers, ISBN 978-0-7910-6134-3)^[4]
• Edgar Allan Poe, (2002, Chelsea House Publishers, ISBN 978-0-7910-6173-2)
• Emily Dickinson, (2002, Chelsea House Publishers, ISBN 978-0-7910-6179-4)
• Pennsylvania (novella collection), (May 2002, Barbour Publishing Co., ISBN 978-1-58660-503-2)
• Toni's Vow, (January 2004, Heartsong Presents, ISBN 978-1-59310-068-1)
• Anita's Fortune, (February 2004, Heartsong Presents, ISBN 978-1-59310-123-7)
• Mary's Choice, (August 2004, Barbour Publishing Co., ISBN 978-1-59310-139-8)
• Alabama (novel collection), (February 2005, Barbour Publishing Co., ISBN 978-1-59310-562-4)
• Summons To The Chateau D'Arc, (August 2005, Five Star Expressions, ISBN 978-1-59414-386-1)

References

1. "Authors: Kay Cornelius". Barbour Publishing.
2. "Children's Author/Illustrator Kay Cornelius". Answers.com.
3. "Review of Twin Willows". Publishers Weekly. 1999-01-18. p. 336.
4. Janssen, Carolyn (2001-07-01). "Review of Francis Marion: The Swamp Fox". School Library Journal. p. 118.