Mark Littleton

Mark is the author of more than 2000 articles in such magazines as Discipleship Journal, Reader's Digest, Christianity Today, Zelos, Credo, Power for Living, Focus on the Family, Preaching, Group, and many others. He has had more than 87 books published, several of them bestsellers, including the NIRV Kids' Devotional, the Edge Devotional Bible for Kids, the Sports Heroes Series, and the "Up" series for teens. He has been nominated three times and been in the final round for the Gold Medallion Award of the ECPA. He has won Campus Life Magazine's "Book of the Year" Award twice. He works as a mentor for Jerry Jenkins' Christian Writers Guild.

As an agent, he has negotiated many books for his clients. He has great contacts in the CBA and can submit works to any publisher there. He also submits to the ABA but does not have the kind of personal contacts there that he does in the CBA. He has spoken at various Christian and secular writers conferences, including CWG, Colorado Christian Writer's Conference, Greater Philadelphia Christian Writer's Conference, Florida Christian Writer's Conference, Sandy Cove Christian Writer's Conference, Oregon Christian Writer's Conference, Mt. Hermon Christian Writer's Conference, Blue Ridge Christian Writer's Conference, and many others. He lives in Kansas City, Missouri, where he operates his literary agency. His wife, Jeanette, is also a freelance writer and editor. He has four children, most of whom will still answer the phone when he calls.

Read Mark's blog: Daddyhood

Visit Mark's website: www.marklittleton.com