Alma Barkman
BOOKS:
EVERYDAY MOMENTS WITH GOD (devotional) 2010
PEEKING THROUGH THE KNOTHOLE (memoirs) 2006
PURRABLES (humor, gift book) Starburst Publishers 1993
LIGHT REFLECTIONS (devotional) Moody Press 1991
RISE AND SHINE (devotional) Moody Press 1987
DAYS REMEMBERED (gift book) Moody Press 1983
TIMES TO TREASURE (gift book) Moody Press 1981
SUNNY SIDE UP (devotional) Moody Press 1977
ARTICLES: Approx. 1200 inspirational, humorous, or how-to articles published in newspapers, periodicals, Christian publications and anthologies. I have been an annual contributor to Daily Guidepost for 16 years.
COLUMNS: Wrote a weekly “right around home” humor column for 23 years for The Carillon, a rural newspaper. These columns later became the basis for most of my books.
POETRY: 310 published poems including 150 poem/photo features, both traditional and free verse, in various periodicals, including Guideposts Prayers for Every Need, Vol. I and II.
PHOTOGRAPHY: Over 1400 BW photos of my weekly Insight series published
during the past 28 years on the editorial pages of The Carillon, an award winning Manitoba newspaper. Photos in Esprit magazine, a women’s quarterly, Standard, a weekly adult SS paper, as well as bulletin covers for the Presbyterian Church in Canada. I illustrate my own freelance articles and poetry appearing in other publications.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:
Award of Excellence, Religion in Media, for Days Remembered
Angel Award, Religion in Media, for Times to Treasure
Writer of the Year, Moody Write to Publish Conference 1991
Phyllis Mitchell award for Christian writing, Canada 1991
Achievement Award, Decision School of Writing, 1986
Four first prizes in Canadian writing contests
