Mary Nida Smith

Mary has written for newspapers as a feature writer, book reviewer, essayist and columnist. She has been published in Grit, Northwest Living, Farm Lines, Fall Street Journal, Pentecostal Evangel, Good Old Days Specials, Rural Arkansas, The Ozarks Mountaineer, Inside Stories and Literary Magazines. She is the founder and president of Twin Lakes Writers and the editor of their newsletter, a member of the Society of Children's Books Writers & Illustrators, Missouri Writers Guild, Oklahoma Writers' Federation, Inc., and the newly elected vice-president of the Ozarks Writers League. WWW.geocities.com/twinlakeswriters or email marynida@lakeviewnet.com