Kay Cornelius

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birthdate = 1933
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occupation = Novelist
nationality = United States
period = 1985-present
genre = Christian romance Biography Young Adult
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awards = Sullivan Award (Peabody College, 1952)


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Kay Oldham Cornelius is a published author with more than a dozen novels to her credit.cite web |title=Authors: Kay Cornelius |work=Barbour Publishing |url=http://www.barbourbooks.com/author/detail/kay-cornelius/] She also wrote test units for the PSAT and College Board specialized-subject achievement tests, as well as reviewing the Board's English literature examination.

Cornelius was a teacher, mostly in the English department at Virgil Grissom High School in Huntsville, Alabama, for the majority of her 34-year teaching career. Her first novel, "Love's Gentle Journey" was published in 1985. Cornelius retired from teaching to write full-time in 1990.cite web |url=http://www.answers.com/topic/kay-cornelius |work=Answers.com |title=Children's Author/Illustrator Kay Cornelius]

Cornelius is a member of the Romance Writers of America, Authors Guild, National League of American PEN Women, Alabama Writers Conclave, Alabama Writers Forum, Phi Delta Kappa, and Delta Kappa Gamma.

Partial bibliography

* "Love's Gentle Journey", (October 1985, Zondervan Publishing Company, ISBN 9780310470021)
* "More Than Conquerors", (January 1994, Heartsong Presents, ISBN 9781557484529)
* "Sign Of The Bow", (September 1994, Heartsong Presents, ISBN 9781557485601)
* "Sign Of The Eagle", (1994, Heartsong Presents, ISBN 9781557485649)
* "Sign Of The Dove", (1995, Heartsong Presents, ISBN 9781557485823)
* "A Matter of Security", (1995, Barbour Publishing Co., ISBN 9781557486998)
* "Sign Of The Spirit", (1995, Heartsong Presents, ISBN 9781557487001)
* "Politically Correct", (1996, Heartsong Presents, ISBN 9781577480075)
* "A Nostalgic Noel", (September 1998, Barbour Publishing Co., ISBN 9781577483496)
* "Twin Willows", (February 1999, Barbour Publishing Co., ISBN 9780061013768) [cite news |work=Publishers Weekly |date=1999-01-18 |title=Review of "Twin Willows" |page=336]
* "The Supreme Court", (February 2000, Chelsea House Publishers, ISBN 9780791055328)
* "Chamique Holdsclaw (Women Who Win)", (September 2000, Chelsea House Publishers, ISBN 9780791057933)
* "Francis Marion: The Swamp Fox", (December 2000, Chelsea House Publishers, ISBN 9780791061343) [cite news |work=School Library Journal |date=2001-07-01 |first=Carolyn |last=Janssen |title=Review of "Francis Marion: The Swamp Fox" |page=118]
* "Edgar Allan Poe", (2002, Chelsea House Publishers, ISBN 9780791061732)
* "Emily Dickinson", (2002, Chelsea House Publishers, ISBN 9780791061794)
* "Pennsylvania" (novella collection), (May 2002, Barbour Publishing Co., ISBN 9781586605032)
* "Toni's Vow", (January 2004, Heartsong Presents, ISBN 9781593100681)
* "Anita's Fortune", (February 2004, Heartsong Presents, ISBN 9781593101237)
* "Mary's Choice", (August 2004, Barbour Publishing Co., ISBN 9781593101398)
* "Alabama" (novel collection), (February 2005, Barbour Publishing Co., ISBN 9781593105624)
* "Summons To The Chateau D'Arc", (August 2005, Five Star Expressions, ISBN 9781594143861)

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