Charles David Sutherland signs his books as C.D. Sutherland. He is a retired B-52 pilot, where he was known as The Chuck, turned novelist with his The Chronicles of Susah series. These novels shook-up the fiction world as they defied conventional classification. They blended action and emotional tension with technology and spiritual intrigue in a coming of age story wrapped in an epic adventure set in the antediluvian age marking the birth of a new literary genre. His readers called it Antediluvian Steampunk and declared C.D. Sutherland to be its father. If you like Biblically-based action adventures, then you should take a look at his books—you’ll be glad you did.

Born in the Virginia foothills to a coalminer’s son, who long ago joined the Navy to escape a life in the dark Appalachian mines, C.D. Sutherland joined the military also. After high school, he served in the Air Force for thirty-two years, seeing much of the world, flying jets and doing other such things most men have only dreamed about doing.

C.D. Sutherland married the love of life, and they are well into their 43rd years. The two of them are raising a couple of their grandsons. While C.D. Sutherland is a Baptist deacon, author, and an ACFW Louisiana officer and program manager, he is also the owner and executive editor of Narrow Way Press, LLC, a small independent publishing company. His philosophy for life is “to do the best you can with what you have to work with.”

“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” (King James Version, Phil 4:16)

Judy Burford is a charter member of ACFW Louisiana and has served as president, vice-president, and secretary. She has five short stories and her personal salvation testimony published in various anthologies. A Special Touch of Grace is her self-published collection of stories of missionaries. The Cross Murders is a novel, written by a deceased friend, which she edited and had published.

A resident of Gloster, Louisiana, a small farming community in DeSoto Parish, Judy and her husband, Hall, are parents of two daughters, each of whom is married. They have four grandchildren and one grandson-in-law. They hosted nine exchange students who have given them eleven bonus grandchildren.

Former dairy farmers, Judy, Hall, and their oldest daughter, Holley, run a beef cattle farm. Agriculture is one of her passions.

Traveling is another passion she shares with her husband. Their trips have taken them to Lithuania, where Lara, their younger daughter, and her husband live and work as missionaries; Germany, Finland, and Brazil, to the homes of exchange students; and mission trips to China, Niger, and Alaska. The COVID shut-down and limited travel has been hard to deal with. With a trip scheduled for September 2021, Judy is hoping to take to the skies again.

She also enjoys cooking, especially with vegetables from the family garden. Cooking for her family and others has been a great way to endure some of the pandemic restrictions.

Judy and Hall are very involved in Gloster Baptist Church, which is conveniently located across the street from their house. They lead a young adult small group.

When writing, Judy enjoys the way characters take on life and personalities of their own. Her coming-of-age story, Step In, surprised her by leading its characters, and her, along the Oregon Trail. She enjoyed researching the trail, a new venture for her, so the facts that she included would be true.

As far back as she can remember, Wanda’s imagination has kept her entertained. Day and night, she fabricates tales causing piles of paper to accumulate under her desk. Now that her children are grown, she has more time to turn her scribbles into written narratives. She enjoys bringing to life her favorite characters as she delves into the craft of writing.
Wanda is an award-winning author and is an active member of the ACFW Louisiana chapter. She loves theology, gardening, and walking in woodlands. She and her husband enjoy building projects together, and they are famous for dreaming up new ideas before finishing old ones. It’s a miracle when something gets completely completed.
Although raised in Kansas and aged in Louisiana, Wanda most often resides in her imaginary world.

Beverly Flanders lives in Shreveport, Louisiana and is an active member of ACFW-LA. She has dabbled in light poetry since childhood when a seventh-grade poetry class assignment was published in a school anthology. Her career goal was to become a teacher, but those plans were interrupted when she met Al, the love of her life, at Indiana University. He became a banker in Mansfield, Louisiana, his hometown. Her writing projects stalled for a few years as they raised three perfect children who later produced six even more perfect grandchildren.

Through the years she stayed active in her church. In Mansfield, she taught Sunday School for third and fourth graders and often wrote plays based on familiar Bible stories for the children to perform. She was concerned about the problem of adult illiteracy, so she volunteered for Literacy Volunteers of America. An eighty-year-old man who had never been inside a school building was her star student. It was a truly amazing journey and she used her writing skills in preparing lesson plans for his progress.

She became a widow in 2009 and moved to Shreveport. A friend encouraged her to join ACFW-LA. Through her association with other writers and encouragement from family and friends, her interest in writing was rekindled. Her focus turned to writing devotionals and short stories. She currently teaches a Sunday School class of delightful ninety-year-old ladies in her Shreveport church.

Growing up as an “Army brat” as well as other life experiences have provided her with a wealth of material for her writing. Whether it’s devotionals, short stories, or teaching nine to ninety-year-olds, God has enabled her to use her love of writing in ways she never imagined.

Donna M. Copeland didn’t decide to be a writer, but writing has been part of who she is since she first picked up a pencil. One of her fond childhood memories was a sixth-grade class assignment to write a play. She wrote a mystery and it was chosen to be performed. She still has that play!

She used her gift throughout the years as she penned letters and cards to family and friends. In recent years, she founded a Prayer and Card Ministry. Her writing echoes from her heart and soul. Donna’s inspirational non-fiction, poetry, and fiction writing are gifts displaying her passion for writing.

Donna’s won two short story contest awards. One of her poems was chosen to be in a Poetry Anthology. She also had a poem featured in a spiritual newsletter. Her debut short story, Unspoken was published in a 2019 anthology. Her short story, Secrets was published in the 2020 anthology, 2020 Vision. Her inspirational devotional book, Daddy God is available on Amazon, Apple, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, 24 Symbols, Tolino, and Baker and Taylor. She is a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers and active member of her local ACFW chapter.

Donna is married to the love of her life. They have four remarkable children and nine precious grandchildren and counting!

She is a Production Analyst in the Oil and Gas Industry. She is a voracious reader and enjoys needlepoint, photography, antiquing, gardening, bass fishing, saltwater fishing, and rooting for the New Orleans Saints and LSU Tigers!

Donna loves her Christian path as every day is a JOURNEY WITH JESUS!

“I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” (ESV, John 15:5)

Carole Lehr Johnson is a veteran travel consultant of more than 30 years and has served as head of genealogy at her local library. Her love of tea and scones, castles and cottages, and all things British have led her to immerse her writing in the United Kingdom, whether in the genre of historical or contemporary fiction.

She is a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) and the president of her local chapter. She and her husband live in Louisiana with their goofy cats. Permelia Cottage is her first novel.

Susan is the author of two children’s books, Because God Tells Me So, dealing with her challenges of visiting her mother in a nursing home, and Leaping Over Walls, discussing the subject of bullying. In both books, Susan incorporated various family members in her tales, including her grandson John, and grand-dog Vito, a narrating pug.

After two decades spent mostly in the Washington DC area with her Army officer husband and children, the Shreveport native returned home. Susan’s professional life started in newspapers, including The Shreveport Times, The South Towne Courier, and as city editor of the Leesville Leader. She retired as director of the Noel Neighborhood Food Pantry after 17 years. What started as a job out of her comfort zone, would eventually become a passion for working with volunteers in serving a community living with a food shortage.

Susan enjoys being a group leader in Bible Study Fellowship, and volunteers in the jail ministry of Purchased Not for Sale, a program working with women in human trafficking. Susan is currently serving as The American Christian Fiction Writers Louisiana chapter’s vice president.

As always, Susan’s best days are spent with husband Rick, their adult children and spouses, active grandchildren, and their on-the- loose pets. Her second-best days are happily curled up with a book, fully appreciating someone else’s hard work.