Annette has written for children and adults for over 20 years. She began by writing story-driven children’s church and YA curricula for local churches while serving as Children’s Ministry Director. That led to writing inspirational pieces for women’s ministry, family events, and local newsletters.
Since then she’s written hundreds of articles for adults and kids. She’s currently a columnist and an acquisitions editor for StarLight magazine. And she regularly writes for Christianity.com, Crosswalk.com, Biblestudytools.com, iBelieve.com
Her debut, multi-award-winning children’s book What is a Family? released in 2020 through Familius Publishing. To date, it’s sold over 16,000 copies..
When Annette isn’t writing, speaking, or teaching, she enjoys making memories with her brilliant husband, 3 adult children, 2 teens, and 3 adorable grands.
Honors and Awards
2025 Second Round Finalist—Realm Makers Aurora Awards (winners TBD)
2025 First Place Contemporary Women’s fiction—Sonshine Awards
2025 First Place Early Reader—Sonshine Awards
2025 Finalist Speculative Fiction—Maggie Awards
2024 Finalist Inspirational Fiction—Maggie Awards
2024 First place winner poetry and highest overall score award—Cascades
2024 First place winner poetry, third place fiction—BRMCWC Foundations
2023 First place winner fiction—Sonshine Writing Awards
2023 First place winner for nonfiction—Cascade Awards
2023 Finalist for Genesis Award—ACFW
2023 Sonshine Awards Writer of the year
2022 Children’s Book Council Summer Showcase selection
2021 Writer of the Year—Serious Writer
2020 Amazon’s book of the month—Editors’ pick
2020 Writer of the Year—FCWC, Word Weavers International