MEDIA MASTERY ACADEMY
Mary Hollingsworth
Secrets to Success as a Christian Author A 12-Step Program for Bookaholics Class Summary: Join bestselling author and publisher, Mary Hollingsworth, for a fast-paced and fun PowerPoint class to learn the hands-on, practical steps it takes to become a published and successful Christian author. Learn how to become publishable, to choose the right publishing path, to sell your book before you write it, to write a killer formal book proposal, to find the best literary agent, and much more. And walk away with free hand-outs and resources to help you succeed. Don't miss this chance to learn from a real pro and have fun doing it.
Mary Hollingsworth is the well-known author of more than one hundred fifty traditionally published Christian books, which have appeared on bestseller lists more than one hundred times. Three of her children’s books have sold more than one million copies each.
Mary is also a publisher, speaker, Bible teacher, and singer. She speaks from her 35-year career in background in publishing, as a minister's daughter, minister's wife, music outreach ministry leader, and missionary to New Zealand.
Honored with numerous literary awards in the Christian and general publishing industries, Mary has received the Evangelical Christian Publisher’s Gold and Platinum Book Awards three different times. She has been presented the Christian Women in Media’s Exceptional Service Award. And in 2018 she was presented the Global Media Summit’s platinum award for Excellence in Communication, as well as others. In 2022 her book TheFirst-Time Author’s Survival Guide was selected as Finalist in the International Book Awards.
Mary is currently serving as president and publisher of Creative Enterprises Studio(CES), a premier publishing services company that hosts more than 300 Christian freelancers, who work through CES for major Christian publishers, such as Harper Collins, Zondervan, Thomas Nelson, Harvest House, Kregel Publications, and others. CES also does first-class custom book publishing for independent authors, ministries, and companies. You can see their work and services at CreativeEnterprisesStudio.com.
Mary holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business education from Abilene Christian University with minor equivalent sin Bible and journalism. Her master’s work is in mass media from Texas A&M Commerce. She lives and works in Bedford, Texas. For a complete overview of Mary's publishing career, see MaryHollingsworth.com
