Paula K. Parker has been writing as long as she can remember. With a poet father, writer mother, and a story-teller grandmother, she has always been comfortable in the world of words. Early training in music and theater led Paula to a life-long love for the arts. This passion eventually brought her to Nashville, TN, where she – along with her writer husband, Mike – helped establish local community theaters, Carpenter’s Playhouse and LampLighter’s Theatre.
A stint in the public schools, along with seventeen years of home schooling their five children has resulted in not only a quick wit and a unique sense of humor, but also the ability to effectively communicate ideas on a wide range of subjects.
Since 1995, Paula has been a professional freelance writer, and has contributed more than 1000 articles personality profiles, CD, DVD, movie, book, and theatrical reviews to such national publications as Christian Single, Christian Health, Disney’s Family Fun, Living with Teenagers, ParentLife, Clarity, Release Ink, PB&J, Profile, Bible Express, and HomeLife magazines. She contributed commentary to Thomas Nelson’s award-winning Bible-zine, Real, and to the #1 New York Times Best-Seller, Becoming. She has written for numerous online publications including Crosswalk.com and LifeWay.com. She presently serves as the Christian Entertainment Examiner for Examiner.com and as Senior Editor for the online entertainment magazine, BuddyHollywood.com.
Paula recently co-authored YHWH: The Flood, The Fish & The Giant with New York Times Best-selling novelist, GP Taylor, as the first volume of the Ancient Mysteries Retold series for Authentic Media. The second volume, tentatively titled YESHUA: The Vine, The Demon & The Traitor, is scheduled for release in early 2012. Paula contributed to Steve Arterbern’s Young Believer’s Case File and is putting the finishing touches on her first children’s picture book, Slow Love. She is currently providing devotional material for The Common English Bible – God’s Thoughts, My Thoughts. She is also collaborating with her husband, Mike Parker, and accomplished stand-up comedian, Torry Martin, on a non-fiction ‘how-to’ book called Shameless Self Promotion that is due out in the Summer of 2011.
As an accomplished playwright, Paula has written numerous short sketches, One-Acts and full-length plays. She is best known for The Sam Jones Story, a historical play commissioned by Nashville’s Summer Lights Foundation, and her smash hit adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. She has adapted several classic works for the stage including an authorized adaptation of Barbara Robinson’s Best School Year Ever. Paula’s newest stage play, a fresh adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense & Sensibility, has already be scheduled for production.
When not writing, Paula enjoys an empty nest, helping Mike renovating their vintage 1927 home, heading up the makeup department for Lamplighter’s Theatre Company, and fulfilling a lifelong ambition of learning to play the harp.
To learn more about Paula K. Parker visit her online at www.paulakparker.com.
