Founder of Lighthouse Literary Seeks to Help Authors Realize Dream of Becoming Published
Stephanie Cardel has a B.S. in Psychology from Middle Tennessee State with minors in English and Social Work. She owned a dance studio for ten years then left the dance world to homeschool her three children K-12. During those years, she also worked at homeschool tutorials teaching Psychology, World Literature, P.E., Health and Art.
As an author, Stephanie writes Middle Grade and Young Adult fiction. She had the privilege to work on four film crews (as P.A., Script Supervisor, and Continuity Supervisor) with writer, director, and actress Brittany Goodwin and even had a small part in two of those films, and was an extra in one. Her debut YA Christian Contemporary novel, This Isn’t Shakespeare, came out in August 2025 where it debuted at Number 5 on Amazon.com’s Hot New Releases in both the YA Religion & Spirituality and YA Religious Fiction categories, in addition to hitting Number 14 in Hot New Releases in the YA Clean and Wholesome Romance category. Stephanie also unveiled a companion Youth Bible Study/Devotional, Whatever Is True.
