Wendy Elaine Nelles

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Today is Saturday November 23, 2024 in Canada. This is the day that the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. (Psalm 118:24) Find an Association, Bible passage, glossary term, media resource, person or search. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Wendy Elaine Nelles Wendy Elaine Nelles (January 9, 1955 - July 26, 2018) Wendy Elaine Nelles was Co-founder of The Word Guild where she invested nine years of full-time pro bono work to build Canada's Christian writing and publishing community (2001 - 2010) She expanded & enhanced Write! Canada, Canada's largest Christian writers' conference. Wendy also oversaw creation & development of The Canadian Christian Writing Awards Gala annual black-tie event. Achievements Wendy Elaine Nelles: was Co-founder of The Word Guild, a registered Canadian charity with the mandate of connecting, developing & promoting Canadian writers and editors who are Christian. played a key role in equipping Canadian writers who are Christian to achieve increased professionalism & greater influence. invested nine years of full-time pro bono work to build Canada's Christian writing & publishing community (2001 - 2010), plus hundreds of additional hours of volunteer work 2010 - 2013. expanded & enhanced Write! Canada, Canada's largest Christian writers' conference. Served as a volunteer on its leadership for total of 23 years. Was co-director of conference for 9 years. expanded & enhanced The Word Awards a.k.a. The Canadian Christian Writing Awards, which honour the best published work in over 30 categories. oversaw creation & development of The Canadian Christian Writing Awards Gala annual black-tie event. oversaw other literary award programs, including The Leslie K. Tarr award recognizing outstanding career achievement, and writing contests for novice writers. Background Wendy grew up on her family's farm in Norfolk County, Ontario and demonstrated her keen intellect and curiosity early. References Media Release from the Canadian Christian News Service 2018-08-07 Linkedin Profile for Wendy Elaine Nelles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendynelles/ This article is a stub. You can help us improve the quality and accuracy of this article by sending us your ideas. If you would like to modify this page or have this page removed, please contact us. To link to this page from your web site, social networking site or e-mail message, use the byline "From David Spencer's Faith Foundation <http://faith.davidspencer.ca>." Thank you!